9/22/2016 Provide non-partisan legal services for 33 Senators and - PDF document

9/22/2016  Provide non-partisan legal services for 33 Senators and 99 Representatives ◦ Drafting bills, amendments, resolutions, proclamations, and attorney general request letters ◦ Drafting legal memoranda on various issues Office ce of Legal Services ces for the  Staff 9 Senate Standing Committees and 14 Tenne nessee Gene neral Assembly ly House Standing Committees (along with 13 subcommittees) and Ad Hoc committees  Provide staff for Tennessee Code Commission NCSL Profe fess ssional al Development nt Semina nar Salt Lake City, y, UT 2016 6  Permanent Staff:  Process: 3 Rounds of Interviews ◦ 18 Attorneys ◦ 6 Researchers  Participants: 11 Attorneys (both Directors) ◦ 1 Legislative Librarian and 2 Administrative Assistants ◦ 6 Administrative Staff  Experience:  Session Staff: ◦ Review a mock bill in T.C.A. format ◦ Present in a legislative hearing room ◦ 1 Attorney ◦ 3 Researchers ◦ Analyze TN legal issue with on-the-spot questions ◦ 3-4 Proofers 1

9/22/2016  Read through various manuals: Drafting,  Formal mentors (1-2) Mentorship, Procedures, Administrative ◦ Staff committees that the new attorney will staff ◦ Lead group lunches to introduce additional staff  Tour facilities ◦ Introduce new attorney to committee chairs ◦ Review the new attorney’s written work  Watch NCSL webinars ◦ Answer new attorney’s questions ◦ Organize new attorney’s first month schedule  Attend committees  Everyone is a mentor!  Draft various legislative documents  Mentor/Mentee expectations  Drafting/Grammar Manual Review  OLS duties, staff, procedures, and facilities  Confidentiality and Ethics in a Legislative Setting  Other legislative offices  TN Rules of Statutory Construction  Overview of the legislative process in Tennessee  Social Media in a Legislative Environment  Interacting with various persons (members,  TN Constitutional Law for Drafters members’ staff, constituents, department liaisons, and lobbyists)  Lexis Advance Training  Request procedures (intake, drafting, and review)  The Art of Committee Staffing: A Review of Basic  Types of requests Procedures, Rules, and Practice Pointers  Committee management  The Art of Drafting Criminal Statutes  Staffing floor sessions  The Art of Drafting Licensure Statutes 2

9/22/2016  Continuous feedback from mentors on written work product  Continuous resource for questions Office ce of Legal Services ces for the Tenne nessee Gene neral Assembly ly  Committee management training NCSL Profe fess ssional al Development nt Semina nar Salt Lake City, y, UT 2016 6 3