Legislative Session Staffer: Nonpartisan

Assembly Session Employment—Job Description s

Assembly Chief Clerk’s office is now accepting applications for session employment for the upcoming 2027 Legislative Session.

Nevada’s legislative sessions are held during odd-numbered years. Prior to session, temporary positions are hired for the period from the beginning of January through the end of the session in May to work as nonpartisan support staff. These positions have many duties and responsibilities that make the work of legislators possible. The Assembly hires committee managers, committee secretaries, data information technicians, personal assistants, proofreaders, and other staff to assist with facilitating the legislative session.

Work closely with legislators and have many important duties to assist with the successful running of committee meetings. Tasks include creating meeting agendas, gathering materials for meetings, monitoring committee meetings, posting exhibits, and scheduling with bill sponsors and presenters.

Primarily responsible for recording and taking detailed notes of committee meetings, maintaining exhibits, entering appropriate data for minute status reports, reporting committee actions to the committee manager, and drafting and finalizing minutes.

Access relevant systems to support the technical and document center needs of Assembly staff, particularly regarding committee exhibits. Other duties will be assigned including, but not limited to, processing appropriate data for bill and minute reports, supply delivery, troubleshooting hardware and software, office organization, etc. The data information technician will also be cross-trained to potentially substitute as a personal or committee assistant as needed.

Provide clerical and administrative support to an Assembly member. Duties include greeting visitors, answering telephone calls, making travel arrangements, maintaining the Assembly member’s calendar, and tracking the progress of legislative bills. The personal assistant is also responsible for researching constituent concerns; drafting letters and memoranda; generating reports; and maintaining files. Personal assistants maintain strict confidentiality and professional conduct at all times.

Review committee minutes for fluency, accuracy, grammar, spelling, and adherence to Assembly styles and formats.

Perform duties under the direction of the Sergeant at Arms, who is the principal law enforcement officer for the Assembly. The Sergeant at Arms staff is responsible for enforcing the Assembly’s rules and the directives of the Speaker and Chief Clerk of the Assembly to ensure the legislative process in the Assembly Chamber operates without interruption.