DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SEIU 

About the Organization
SEIU is a progressive, dynamic, and growing labor organization of over two million members in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada, united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide. We are dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society.

Job Description
Attorneys in SEIU’s Legal Department engage in innovative lawyering to further the organization's interests in organizing non-union workers, improving working conditions for all workers, engaging in political action, and achieving social justice. This includes legal work on a wide range of litigation, regulatory and legislative matters, and policy and advising on union governance issues, organizing campaigns, and other legal work in furtherance of working people, and their communities.

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.

Law clerks and externs are assigned to work in person in the Legal Department in Washington, D.C.

Requirements
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 a basic labor law course is preferred but not required. Please note clerk positions are open only to current law students.

Application Requirements
Applications should include a cover letter, resume, short writing sample, references, and law school transcript. Please apply at: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/SER1005SEIU/JobBoard/e131b2ae-a5ce-4fb1-a93c-84c36a485721/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=4040e027-d360-4163-91a1-ab7945299d4d 

Rate of Pay for the Position
$25/hour

Application Deadline
11/21/2025

Phone Number to Call Regarding Applications
(202) 730-7466

Employer Address
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia. 20036

KANSAS

Blake & Uhlig, PA

About the Organization
Blake & Uhlig P.A. is a Midwest law firm based in Overland Park, Kansas representing labor unions and multiemployer employee benefit plans nationwide. We pride ourselves on providing comprehensive legal representation to labor organizations and their affiliated benefit funds on a local, regional and national basis.

Job Description
During the summer of 2026, the summer law clerk will be given exposure to Blake & Uhlig's practice areas, perform legal research assignments, and assist with various proceedings and events, including arbitrations, trials and client meetings. Blake & Uhlig proudly participates in the Diversity, Outreach, Opportunities, and Recruitment (DOOR) Program of the AFL-CIO, ULA.

Requirements
Blake & Uhlig welcomes applications from law students wishing to serve as a summer law clerk at our firm. We expect applicants to have a demonstrated interest in the fields of labor and/or employee benefits.

Application Requirements
E-mail resume, law school transcript, writing sample and two references to hiringpartners@blake-uhlig.com

Rate of Pay for the Position
$1,350 gross per week

Application Deadline
01/31/2026

Email for Applications
hiringpartners@blake-uhlig.com

Employer Address
6803 West 64th Street
Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas. 66202

MARYLAND

KSC Law

About the Organization
Our law firm represents labor unions in all that they do for just workplaces and rewarding careers. We also represent individuals in matters related to their employment. We litigate, counsel, and advocate in courtrooms, before agencies, at the bargaining table, and before legislative bodies.

Job Description
We seek a rising third year law student to join our team full time and in person during the summer of 2026. We are open to the law clerk also working part time in the fall of 2026 and spring of 2027 if available. Our law clerks are tasked with widely varying assignments to serve our clients. Our law clerks mostly provide research and writing support, though there may be opportunities for direct client contact.

Requirements
Strong research and writing skills, and an interest in representing unions and workers.

Application Requirements
Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, transcript (or grade report), and writing sample

Rate of Pay for the Position
$25/hour

Application Deadline
02/02/2026

Email for Applications
ryon@kscadvocates.com

Phone Number to Call Regarding Applications
(410) 244-1010

Employer Address
KSC Law, 201 North Charles Street, 10th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland. 21201

Major League Soccer Players Association

About the Organization
The Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA) serves as the voice and collective bargaining representative for all former, current, and future Major League Soccer players. Formed in 2003, the MLSPA ensures protection of the rights of all MLS players, while also promoting their best interests and amplifying their voices. Together, members and MLSPA staff work to collectively bargain and enforce a Collective Bargaining Agreement covering myriad issues ranging from minimum salaries, bonuses, health insurance, discipline, free agency, and retirement plans for players.

Job Description
Each Law Clerk will be involved in all aspects of the MLSPA’s Legal Department’s responsibilities, with a focus on contract administration, compliance, group licensing, and data tracking. The MLSPA is seeking a year-long, in-person commitment from law clerks (full-time hours during summer break and part-time during the academic year). As such, preferred candidates should be located in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area or within reasonable commuting distance from Spring 2026 through at least Spring 2027.

Applicant Requirements:
-Excellent organizational skills
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong editing and proofreading skills
-Developing legal research skills
-Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving environment and deliver timely and high-quality work
Preferred Skills:
-Strong knowledge of labor unions or soccer and an interest in a career in labor or soccer
-Fluency or Professional Working Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, and/or French
Application Requirements
-Student must be current enrolled in an accredited law school - 1L, 2L or 3L
-Applicants should submit an email with the subject line “Law Clerk Application” to jobs@mlsplayers.org.
-Must submit a cover letter, resume, and a list of two references combined into one PDF

Rate of Pay for the Position
Starting at $22.50

Application Deadline
03/06/2026

Email for Applications
Jobs@mlsplayers.org

Employer Address
7373 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1800
Bethesda, Maryland. 20814
 

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)

About the Organization
The IAM is one of North America’s largest and most diverse labor unions, representing workers in air and rail transportation, aerospace, manufacturing, and service industries. We advance dignity, equity, and economic security on the job through collective bargaining, member education, policy advocacy, and strategic litigation. Our legal team works on matters under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), arbitration and mediation, contract enforcement, and organizing support. We are committed to social, racial, and economic justice and proud to participate in the ULA’s DOOR program to help develop the next generation of movement lawyers.

The IAM is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, people with disabilities, first-generation professionals, and those from other historically marginalized communities.

Job Description
Summer law clerks will support IAM attorneys with legal research and writing across a wide range of representational matters and organizing campaigns. Projects may include research memos, cite-checking, drafting short briefs/letters, and assisting with National Labor Relations Board and National Mediation Board filings as needed., and—through the DOOR program—gain mentoring and networking opportunities with practitioners across the labor movement.
Expected Term: 10–12 weeks; full-time or part-time. Location: In-person in Upper Marlboro, MD, approximately 15 miles from Washington, D.C. Some travel possible.

Requirements
• Open to rising 2Ls and 3Ls.
• Strong legal research and writing skills; clear, careful citation and editing.
• Demonstrated interest in labor, employment, administrative, or public-interest law.
• Coursework in Labor Law, Employment Law, Administrative Law, or Evidence is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines, handle confidential information, and work collaboratively.
• Languages other than English are a plus (e.g., Spanish).
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and the mission of the labor movement.

Application Requirements
1. Cover letter (describe your interest in labor law and the IAM; note availability for full-time or part-time and summer dates).
2. Resume.
3. Unofficial law school transcript.
4. One writing sample (5–10 pages, legal analysis preferred).
5. Two references (at least one professor or legal supervisor).
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Rate of Pay for the Position
$25–$35 per hour, commensurate with experience

Application Deadline
12/01/2025

Email for Applications
cvallas@iamaw.org

Phone Number to Call Regarding Applications
(301) 967-4510

Employer Address
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, Maryland. 20772

MASSACHUSETTS

Sandulli Grace, P.C.

About the Organization
Sandulli Grace, P.C. is a 10-lawyer union-side firm located in downtown Boston. Our clients are public sector and private sector unions, for whom we provide a variety of legal services, including general legal advice, contract negotiation and administration, unfair labor practice proceedings, grievance arbitrations and litigation. The majority of our clients represent employees in the public sector, especially police officers, teachers, and firefighters, but we also represent a variety of private sector unions. We also represent individual employees in matters involving civil service, public employee retirement, discrimination, and violations of the FLSA, FMLA and other statutes.

Job Description
Sandulli Grace has hired a law school intern nearly every quarter since the firm was founded in 1977, and the firm is well-equipped for a summer clerk. The clerk has a desk and a computer with Lexis. The clerk has opportunities to work closely with a number of different attorneys on a variety of projects. Although legal research and writing is a significant part of the clerkship, there are usually multiple opportunities to assist attorneys at court and agency hearings, arbitrations, collective bargaining sessions, and client meetings. To the extent possible, the firm attempts to tailor the clerkship to the interests of the student. The clerkship supervisor is available to provide written and oral feedback on the clerk’s written work.

Requirements
We will accept applications from both first and second year law students. Students with labor law coursework or union work experience preferred.

Application Requirements
Send a cover letter, résumé, transcript, and writing sample to Laurel Goldstein. Please mention the ULA DOOR program in your cover letter.

Rate of Pay for the Position
$750/week

Application Deadline
01/22/2026 

Email for Applications
lgoldstein@sandulligrace.com

Employer Address
44 School Street, Floor 11
Boston, Massachusetts. 02108

NEW YORK

Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA)

About the Organization
The MLBPA is the exclusive collective bargaining agent for all Major League Baseball Players, Minor League Baseball Players playing in a United States-based Minor League, and individuals who may become such Major or Minor League Baseball Players. The Association represents those players for all purposes under the terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the MLBPA and the Thirty Clubs, including the filing and processing of grievances, and works with the agents who negotiate the players’ salaries and other added terms of employment. The MLBPA has a long and proud history of standing up for the rights of its members – past, present and future.

Job Description
The MLBPA Fellow will function much like a law clerk at any other union or union-side firm. They will be given a variety of research and writing assignments, depending on then-current demands. Where practical, the Fellow may attend arbitration hearings, grievance meetings, and other meetings with league officials, agents and players.

Typically, an MLBPA Fellow will work full-time during the summer and continue on a part-time basis during the fall and spring semesters. As a result, the Association traditionally looks to hire students from New York-area law schools. The Fellow could potentially work remotely or on a hybrid remote/in-office basis if public health circumstances permit it.

Requirements
The Association prefers applicants who will have completed a labor law course prior to the start of their fellowship and an interest in practicing union-side labor law.

Application Requirements
The MLBPA accepts applications through the Peggy Browning Fund at https://www.peggybrowningfund.org/fellowships/summer-fellowship-positions/item/76-major-league-baseball-players-association
Applications will open on November 7, 2025 by Noon ET.

Please address cover letters to:
Major League Baseball Players Association
Attn: Robert M. Guerra, Esq.
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

Rate of Pay for the Position
$30

Application Deadline
12/05/2025