Political Law Paralegal/Analyst

Venable LLP is a Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., seeking a Paralegal/Political Reports Analyst for their Political Law group. The role involves producing campaign finance and lobbying registrations and reports, assisting with compliance advice, and managing multiple projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize client activities and accounting information to prepare and file nonprofit and political disclosure reports, including federal, state, and local campaign finance reporting, and federal, state, and local lobbying reporting
• Assist with compliance advice, by providing client-ready guidance on reporting requirements
• Communicate effectively with group attorneys and clients, including representatives from corporations, trade associations, advocacy groups, political committees, and lobbying firms
• Interpret and respond to requests for analysis and reporting with client-ready work product
• Leverage analytical skills to complete complex tasks, such as analyzing political reporting data or synthesizing client financial information to report appropriately
• Effectively manage multiple time-sensitive projects, at once
• Work independently to research, analyze, and synthesize information
• Have strong organizational skills to keep track of assignments, deadlines, filing requirements, client transactions, and other aspects of job
• Pay close attention to detail
• Complete special projects as requested

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated history of working independently, taking initiative and problem-solving
• Strong research abilities
• Effectively prioritizes deadlines and tasks and manage multiple time-sensitive projects at once
• Expertise working with Microsoft Suite, especially Excel, is required
• Meet the firm's billable hours requirement
• Ability to handle sensitive matters and maintain confidentiality
• Committed to work outside of normal business hours, if needed, which may include weekends or holidays
• Experience with CRM platforms (e.g. Hive, Salesforce, etc.)

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