Legislative Legal Services Intern

State of Colorado • Denver, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS) is seeking motivated law students for its internship program. This nonpartisan office serves as the in-house counsel for the Colorado General Assembly, facilitating and supporting legislative work. OLLS drafts legislation, conducts legal research, and provides legal advice to legislators and their staff. They also publish the Colorado Revised Statutes, review citizen-proposed laws, and provide public information about the General Assembly's work. The internship offers a chance to apply research, writing, interpersonal, and analytical skills to public policy issues, with extensive mentoring and exposure to various subject matter teams. Interns will gain experience in legislative bill drafting, legal research, meeting with legislators and lobbyists, staffing committee hearings, attending floor debates, and preparing annotations to appellate opinions.

Requirements

• Must be a 2L or 3L law student
• Strong writing skills
• Excellent people skills
• Sound professional judgment
• Ability to set aside own biases
• Intellectual curiosity

Nice To Haves

• Having taken a legislative drafting course
• Having taken a legislative process course

Responsibilities

• Legislative bill drafting
• Conducting legal research and reviewing other states' laws
• Meeting with legislators and lobbyists
• Staffing legislative committee hearings
• Attending floor debates
• Preparing official annotations to Colorado appellate opinions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed