Government Relations

Types of practitioners

Then there are "non-lobbyist government relations and public affairs professionals" (such as consultants, administrative/program/project/secretarial/legislative support staff, researchers, lawyers, government relations specialists, legislative assistants, legislative coordinators, and, public relations/communications professionals, among others) who work on behalf of professional lobbyists but may not actively engage in directly influencing or face-to-face meetings with targeted individuals to the extent required for registration as lobbyists, operating within the same professional circles as registered lobbyists (i.e. not all government relations professionals are lobbyists, while all lobbyists are generally considered government relations professionals).