About This Role
Serving under the Deputy Chief Counsel and Chief Counsel, this position involves performing legal work to support the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) in resolving disputes. The role suits a law clerk who will contribute to the disposition of cases arising under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute and other applicable laws.
Responsibilities
- Review hearing records, briefs, exhibits, and related case documents
- Analyze arguments and applicability of precedent cited by the parties, and analyze issues and facts presented in cases
- Perform legal research and apply legal precedent to the issues presented
- Exercise judgment based on research and understanding of the provisions and intent of the Statute, applicable policy, precedent, government-wide regulations, and similar material
- Discuss approaches to cases with supervisors and managers, with particular concern for establishing an orderly and consistent body of precedent
- Process cases and prepare decisions, as directed by the Member, Chief Counsel, and/or Deputy Chief Counsel
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Must be a citizen of the United States
- Must be able to pass and maintain a background investigation
- New Law Clerks to the Federal government will be required to serve a trial period of 2 years
- Must possess the 1st professional law degree from an accredited law school
- Must complete Bar Exam within 14 months of employment
- Possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from an accredited law school
- Demonstrate superior law school performance or achievement through at least one of the following:
- Graduation in the upper one-third of the law school class
- Significant work or achievement on the law school's official law review or another recognized legal journal
- Receipt of high-level honors for academic excellence, such as election to the Order of the Coif
- Winning a moot court competition or serving on a moot court team that represented the law school in competition against other law schools
- Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program, rather than one-time, intermittent, or casual participation
- Significant summer law clerk experience in labor relations or a related legal field
- Other equivalent evidence of clearly superior legal, academic, or professional achievement
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or certify being exempt from registering with the Selective Service System
- Must submit a copy of your law school transcript with your application, identifying the educational institution, degree awarded, and degree-conferral date (unofficial transcript acceptable when applying; official transcript required before appointment)