As senior assistant parliamentarian to the U.S. Senate, Leigh advises the presiding officer of the Senate on all aspects of Senate procedure and interprets the standing rules and orders, relevant constitutional and statutory provisions, precedents and unanimous consent agreements.  She enjoys holding one of the few non-partisan positions on the Hill and being able to truly focus on what is best for the Senate as an institution.  Previously, Leigh worked as an attorney for the litigation division of the Federal Election Commission representing the Commission before United States District Courts.  She received her J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law and is an avid Bulldog fan.  During her studies, Leigh interned at the Athens-Clarke County Attorney’s Office and served as a certified lay advocate for the Protective Order Project dealing with domestic violence cases.  As an undergraduate at Westminster College in Arkansas, Leigh spent her summers as an intern for U.S. Representative Marion Berry and U.S. Representative Blanche Lincoln.  She is a native Arkansan, hailing from Stuttgart, a small agricultural community in Southeast Arkansas and the rice and duck capital of the world.  Leigh was a Stennis Fellow in the 111^th Congress.