Law Student Internship (Unpaid) (Open Continuous)

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is an independent administrative federal agency created by Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. 7101-7135. The mission of the FLRA is to promote stable, constructive labor-management relations in the federal government by resolving and assisting in the prevention of labor-management disputes in a manner that gives full effect to the rights of employees, unions, and agencies.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements listed in the Conditions of Employment, Education: Student Volunteer Program Education Requirement, and submit all supporting documentation listed in the Required Documents by the closing date of this announcement.

Responsibilities:

As a Student Volunteer, your typical work assignments may include:

Conducting Legal Research;
Assisting with Conducting Unfair Labor Practice Investigations;
Assisting with Conducting Union Elections;
Interpreting Case Law;
Performing Case Evaluation;
Preparing and Presenting Reports of Findings;
Preparing Disposition Letters and Memorandums;
Presenting Oral and Written Reports of Cases;
Organizing, Analyzing, and Managing Case Files;
Providing General Administrative Support.

(1) Resolving complaints of unfair labor practices (ULPS);
(2) Determining the appropriateness of, and supervising and conducting elections to determine the labor-organization representation of, bargaining units (REP);
(3) Resolving exceptions to arbitrators' awards (ARB);
(4) Resolving legal issues relating to the duty to bargain (NEG); and (5) Resolving impasses in negotiations (Impasse).