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Legislative Intern

The City of Fort Worth59 open roles

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Pay Range: $18.00/hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 📅

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

The Fort Worth City Attorney’s Office is a collegial team of legal professionals providing excellent legal service to the City of Fort Worth. As an in-house legal department, we practice in a wide range of civil and criminal law on behalf of and for the City, including general counsel, litigation, and prosecutorial areas. Local government is the form of government that is closest to the people, and working for a well-managed city like Fort Worth gives meaning and purpose as you see the direct and positive impact your work has on improving the community

A Legislative Intern position is available with the City of Fort Worth City Attorney's Office to provide on-site administrative, logistical, and legislative support to the City's Governmental Affairs Liaison during the 90th Texas Legislative Session in Austin. This temporary assignment is anticipated to run from January 3, 2027 through May 31, 2027, with the possibility of extension based on City needs if a special session is called. The intern will work in a fast-paced environment where schedules and priorities may change quickly based on legislative activity.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current or recently graduated within the last six (6) months of application or working towards a specialization in a vocational field, or a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a related field of study
  • No previous work experience is required

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Coursework or demonstrated interest in government, political science, public administration, public policy, law, business, communications, or a related field
  • Familiarity with the Texas legislative process, municipal government, or public policy
  • Experience coordinating calendars, meetings, or events and managing multiple time-sensitive priorities
  • Strong written and verbal communication, organization, attention to detail, and ability to work professionally with elected officials, legislative staff, stakeholders, and City employees
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience organizing information in spreadsheets, databases, or similar tracking tools

The Legislative Intern - job responsibilities include:

  • Provides day-to-day administrative and logistical support to the Governmental Affairs Liaison, including coordinating assignments, deadlines, materials, and general office needs
  • Serves as a legal and legislative runner as needed, delivering and retrieving time-sensitive documents and materials between City representatives, legislative offices, committee rooms, and other Austin locations
  • Monitors legislative calendars, committee hearing notices, and other Capitol activity and communicates relevant schedule changes and updates
  • Assists with tracking municipal-related legislation and policy issues using legislative tracking tools, spreadsheets, and databases; prepares status reports and updates as directed
  • Attends committee hearings, briefings and other legislative proceedings as requested; takes notes and summarizes key information and follow-up items
  • Conducts basic research on proposed legislation and municipal policy issues and assists with preparing background information, briefing materials, contact lists, and shared record
  • Assists with meeting and event logistics, special projects, and other general administrative work as assigned
  • Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the City's Personnel Rules and Regulations

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

This position is based in Austin, Texas and requires in-person work during the 90th Texas Legislative Session. Work may include frequent walking and standing throughout the Capitol complex and other meeting locations, carrying and delivering documents or materials, and occasional early morning, evening, or irregular hours based on legislative activity. The temporary assignment is anticipated to end May 31, 2027 unless extended based on City needs.

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Background Check

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth. 🌟

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

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