Law Student Union Summer is a unique and exciting 10-week internship for law students that combines front-line legal work with grass-roots organizing in real, on-going campaigns by AFL-CIO affiliated unions in various regions of the country.
In addition to legal research and writing, LSUS interns are involved in community out-reach, member mobilization, corporate and other non-legal research, legislative campaigns and general litigation. Responsibilities may include interviewing workers and drafting memorandum with factual and legal analysis in connection with presenting evidence to the National Labor Relations Board in unfair labor practice investigations and administrative hearings. Similar work may be performed in connection with wage and hour violations, discrimination claims, immigration issues, environmental regulations, and consumer protection, and workers’ compensation and/or other issues that may arise during organizing or contract campaigns. Organizing activities, including canvassing, planning and implementing solidarity-building activities, and participating in meetings and home visits, are another primary component of the program. Travel may be required; work will vary from placement to placement.
Interns work on-site, at locations throughout the country [NOT in Washington, D.C.]. The weekly stipend is $600 and transportation and housing are provided. Interns are supervised by attorneys and union organizers. The program starts on June 1, 2009 and runs through August 7, 2009.
Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in the practice of labor law and may be 1st or 2d year students; students who have taken one or more labor law courses and who have experience in organizing and/or community activism are preferred. (See eligibility requirements). Submit an application, cover letter [see application for requirements], resume, writing sample, law school transcript, and three references [include current contact information] to AFL-CIO Law Student Union Summer:
Online: http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/lsus.cfm;
Email: nschiffe@aflcio.org; Fax: 202/637-5323
Mail: Nancy Schiffer, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO
815 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202/637-5336
Application deadline: Oct. 20, 2008 for 2Ls; Jan. 26, 2009 for 1Ls.
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