Full Time Law Clerks in the Summer of 2015, SEIU International (Washington DC)
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SEIU LAW STUDENT PROGRAM
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has openings for full-time Law Clerks in the Summer of 2015.
Washington, D.C.
SEIU is a progressive, dynamic and growing labor organization representing over 2 million members in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, principally in the property service, public service, and health care fields. Attorneys in SEIU’s Legal Department engage in innovative lawyering to further the organization's interests in organizing new workers, improving working conditions, engaging in political action, and achieving social justice. This includes representation of SEIU in litigation before courts and administrative agencies involving the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, election campaign finance laws, and local and state labor relations statutes.
Law clerks and externs in the SEIU Legal Department conduct legal research and draft legal memoranda, work with attorneys on pending litigation, attend hearings and conferences, and meet with union leaders.
Generally, law clerks and externsare assigned towork in the Legal Department in Washington, D.C. However, a full-time law clerk may be assigned to work at a field location. One or more of the summer clerks will be selected through the Peggy Browning Fund (www.peggybrowningfund.org).
Law clerks are paid $22/hour. Externs receive credit from their law schools. We are interested in candidates with a demonstrated commitment to workers’ rights and social change. The successful applicant will have a strong academic background with excellent writing and researching skills. Completion of the basic labor law course is not required, but applicants who have taken it should so note on the application. NOTE: THESE POSITIONS ARE ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT LAW STUDENTS; LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
To apply for this opportunity include:
- a cover letter that contains references
- resume
- short writing sample
- law school grades
Submit all of the required materials at the same time.
In order to add documents, you need to sign into the portal and select the UPDATE YOUR PROFILE option. You can upload your documents in the fields labeled ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. Depending on the number of documents you plan to attach, you may need to combine them to make your submission.
If you are having technical difficulty in uploading your materials, send an email to Tinselyn....@seiu.org .
No telephone calls please.
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