Maxwell gained valuable legal experience prior to joining Venable, as a law clerk for the Federal Election Commission (FEC), an extern with the DOJ in the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division, and a paralegal for a preeminent DC nonprofit. During law school, he was president of William & Mary's Election Law Society, where he co-founded the Alliance of Students at the Polls (ASAP) during the 2020 election cycle. ASAP led a national network of law students to recruit poll workers and work with local officials to protect the integrity of election administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.