DISTRICT COUNCIL 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

2025 SUMMER INTERNSHIP/UNION LAWYERS ALLIANCE DOOR PROGRAM

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, is New York City’s largest public employee union.  DC37 also represents thousands of employees in the non-profit sector as well as employees of certain cultural institutions and public libraries. DC37’s General Counsel’s Office seeks 2Ls for its 2025 Internship Program.  The General Counsel’s Office handles a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including representation proceedings, filing and prosecuting unfair labor and improper practice charges; this Office also represents members and local unions in labor arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and federal and state court litigation.  Assignments may include conducting legal research and drafting legal memoranda regarding a variety of labor law issues; interns may attend and participate in arbitration and disciplinary proceedings, and may observe labor-management meetings.

Candidates must be available to work the full ten weeks of the Program’s duration, demonstrate an interest and commitment to union-side labor law, and must have strong research and writing skills. Interns will be paid a modest stipend of $800 per week.  Please send your cover letter, resume and writing samples to: Erica C. Gray-Nelson, Senior Assistant General Counsel, District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, 125 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10007; or, email your application materials to egray-nelson@dc37.net by close of business, March 1, 2025. 

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews conducted on a rolling basis. Women and students of color are encouraged to apply. DC 37 is an equal opportunity labor organization that operates in compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations.

DC 37 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age or disability.