Analysts and Counsels

Legal Counsel

The primary duty of the Legal Counsel is to provide individual members and committees with legal research and analysis. Duties also include policy research and analysis, developing and evaluating options to assist House members in meeting their policy goals, bill and amendment drafting, presentation of oral and written staff reports, and committee administration.

Research Analyst

The primary duty of the Research Analyst is to provide individual members and committees with policy research and analysis. Duties also include developing and evaluating options to assist House members in meeting their policy goals, bill and amendment drafting, presentation of oral and written staff reports, and committee administration.

Fiscal Analyst

The primary duty of the Fiscal Analyst is to provide individual members and committees with fiscal research and analysis and to assist members in the development of legislative budget and revenue proposals. Duties also include review and analysis of agency budget requests and Governor's budget proposals, policy analysis, research, bill drafting, and presentation of oral and written staff reports. 

Desirable qualifications

The ideal candidate:

• has the ability to perform high quality, objective research and analysis in a position requiring high levels of self-direction 
• has excellent research, writing, oral presentation, and organizational skills and must be pro-active, creative, flexible, collaborative, and service-oriented
• has a demonstrated ability to deal effectively with the fast-paced, high pressure legislative environment
• must be willing to work the long, irregular hours that are common during a legislative session

For Analyst positions, a graduate degree is desirable. Candidates for Legal Counsel positions must have a Juris Doctorate and must be a member of a state bar association.