Legislation Processing Specialist

About us

The Legislative Service Commission (LSC) is a nonpartisan agency providing the Ohio General Assembly with drafting, research, budget and fiscal analysis, training, and other services. We serve all members of the General Assembly and are trusted to provide objective, nonbiased, and confidential services to enable members to make informed policy decisions. We foster a professional work atmosphere that includes a system of review, collaboration, and support to help employees meet our commitment to excellence in the services we offer to the General Assembly.

Job opportunity

The Legislative Service Commission (LSC) is seeking legislation processing specialists to join our team. Legislation processing specialists provide typing, proofreading, and final processing of legislative documents for members of the Ohio General Assembly. Duties include:

• Typing, formatting, and team proofreading of legislative documents, including bills, amendments, and resolutions in custom software and letters in Microsoft Word;

• Electronically processing final versions of legislative documents;

• Applying styles and ensuring that proper bill drafting rules have been applied;

• Monitoring an assignment database to facilitate prompt assignment completion;

• Entering and verifying data as needed;

• Staffing the bill preparation area or other support areas on a rotating basis during scheduled night work and at other times when night or weekend work is required;

• Assisting other LSC processing specialists in providing typing, proofreading, and final processing of legislative support documents, including bill and fiscal analyses and research memoranda;

• Providing customer service to, answering inquiries of, and otherwise assisting LSC staff;

• Maintaining availability to work seasonal scheduled and, at times, unscheduled overtime, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Salary and benefits

The current starting rate for new specialists is $20.75 per hour. We offer our staff merit-based salary increases, opportunities to learn and grow in their careers, and a comprehensive state benefit package

Characteristics of a strong candidate

• Strong interest in confidential, non-partisan public service;

• Ability to accurately type and enter data, proofread typed material, recognize errors and make corrections, and to organize materials in alphanumeric order;

• Flexibility to recognize and respond to changing priorities, including managing rush assignments;

• Customer service orientation, with the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a group setting, and to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;

• Willingness to acquire knowledge of bill drafting and agency-specific practices and procedures (developed after employment).

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Minimum qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent;

• Proficiency with word processing, particularly with Microsoft Word, including rapid and accurate typing experience;

• Excellent grammar, punctuation, spelling, and proofreading skills;

• Problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills;

• Ability to work overtime, scheduled and unscheduled, occasionally on short notice;

• Strong attendance record;

• Willingness to limit public activity and to not give any appearance of bias in work.

How to apply

Complete the application on careers.ohio.gov and attach all of the following documents;

• Resume;
• Cover letter;
• Three references (with email addresses); and
• If you have a college degree, copies of college transcripts.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.