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Legacies are often built in the legislative arena – getting your boss's vision enacted into law. As a new Member of Congress, how do you become an effective lawmaker? As a congressional staffer, how can you help your boss define their policy agenda and achieve legislative success? Join CMF and the Center for Effective Lawmaking on Monday, March 29 for this special webinar for freshman offices.

A CMF survey of freshmen congressional staff in the 116th Congress found that the most difficult task in setting up the office was "setting up a scheduling operation." We encourage/strongly implore all freshman offices to send at least ONE representative to this session where you'll gain insights NOT presented in any other training or venue. Presenters include two seasoned congressional schedulers offering valuable guidance on how to avoid major mishaps. Watch the recording >>

Do you find yourself constantly reacting to other offices' agendas? Do your staff find it difficult to focus their energy to achieve significant accomplishments? Or does your boss keep adding priorities and goals, leaving your team scrambling to keep up, or pose questions about their legacy that leave you quaking in your boots? If so, this webinar on December 14 is for you!

Tip O'Neill once said, "It's easier to run for office than to run the office." Running a campaign and creating a congressional office are vastly different tasks. Setting up a House or Senate office includes all the challenges of starting a small business with all the red tape of a bureaucracy. During the past 40 years the Congressional Management Foundation has helped thousands of new members of Congress and their staffs set up freshman offices. Here are 7 mistakes to avoid.