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Florida House Sergeant at Arms Earnie Sumner will Retire

Longtime Florida House Sergeant at Arms and NCSL Officer, Earnest "Earnie" Sumner will be retiring next month after 42 years of legislative service. More

Courteous & Effective Communication:  Social Media & Email 

Formal letters and phone calls were once the norm but times have changed.  Today, email is our primary form of communication, and social media provides an easy outreach tool.  More

State Budget Update:  Spring 2013

As the four-year anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession approaches, no strong indication exists that states are entering a robust recovery phase. More

 
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NCSL Legal Services Staff Section (LSSS)

Welcome to the LSSS Web Page!

Legal Services Staff Section logoThe Legal Services Staff Section (LSSS) is the only national legal professional organization dedicated to the needs of legislative attorneys and other paralegal legislative staff.  All staff who are involved in bill drafting, legal research, statutory and administrative rule compilation and publication, litigation, and other legal services are members of LSSS.

School Vouchers: Legal and Constitutional Issues

Picture of peopleat conference tableThursday, June 20, 2013
3 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. CT/1 p.m. MT/ Noon PT
This webinar will feature legislative staff from around the country who will discuss the legal challenges that school voucher and tuition tax credit programs have faced in both their own state and federal courts. More

The Legislative Lawyer 

scalesThe December 2012 Issue of The Legislative Lawyer  includes articles on Plain Language; State News; and information on upcoming meetings. More

Courteous and Effective Communication: Social Media and Email

Join Anna Post, from the Emily Post Institute, as she discusses techniques and best practices to help us become effective communicators in the fast-paced and politically sensitive legislative environments in which we work. More

 

NCSL's 2013 Legislative Summit

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