Law Clerk (Trainee) (Honors Law Clerk)

National Labor Relations Board•Birmingham, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the National Labor Relations Board Honors Program and is based in a General Counsel Field Office. Field Offices are the Agency’s operating arm, through which the Board and the General Counsel serve the public. The position supports labor relations investigations and legal work involving unfair labor practice cases, settlements, case dispositions, and elections. Applicants must have completed a full course of study at an ABA-accredited law school and hold a first professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.), and must not be admitted to or licensed by the Bar at the time of application. They must also meet the announcement’s basic eligibility requirement and either be serving in a qualifying post-law-school judicial clerkship, honors law clerk, or law fellow position, or be pursuing an advanced law degree (LL.M. or J.S.D.) under the specified timing conditions. Transcripts are required, and selectees must sign an Honors Program Participant Agreement. The position is not virtual, is in the Excepted Service and a bargaining unit, and may require a two-year trial period. Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Meet at least one basic eligibility criterion: a GPA of at least 3.0 (or equivalent), ranking in the top 25% of the law school class, or attendance at a school without numerical GPA/rank; prior internship or employment at the NLRB or another labor agency; or other specialized labor law or labor relations experience.
Successfully complete a full course of study at an ABA-accredited law school and hold a first professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.).
Must not be barred or licensed at the time of application.
Either be serving in a post-law-school judicial clerkship, honors law clerk, or law fellow position of at least one year that began within six months of graduating with the first professional law degree, or be pursuing an ABA-accredited advanced law degree (LL.M. or J.S.D.) that began within six months of that graduation.
Submit transcripts and ensure all qualifications and eligibility requirements are met by the announcement closing date.
Provide complete support for the qualifications in the resume.
Submit a complete application package online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
May be subject to a background investigation before appointment.

Nice To Haves

Strong academic law school record.
Excellent legal research skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience or coursework in labor or industrial relations and the National Labor Relations Act.

Responsibilities

Assist labor relations investigators and field attorneys with investigations of unfair labor practice cases, including cases involving difficult legal issues or likely to result in a complaint.
Negotiate informal or formal settlement agreements with charged parties or respondents to resolve cases.
Prepare reports recommending withdrawal or dismissal, approval of a proposed settlement agreement, issuance of a complaint when settlement cannot be reached, or issuance of a Notice of Hearing.
Arrange and conduct elections.