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California Western --
Area of Concentration
Labor & Employment Law

Labor and Employment Law is a fast-growing, dynamic field that offers a wide range of practice--from litigation to in-house counsel to government work.  Our faculty has a range of experience as practitioners and scholars in employment discrimination, labor and employment law, and international issues. This area of concentration regularly offers core courses in Labor Law, Employment Law, and Employment Discrimination, as well as electives such as International Labor and Employment Law, NAFTA and Labor, Workers' Compensation, and Employment Benefits.   

Other relevant courses include Business Organizations, Entertainment Law, Federal Income Tax and Sports Law.  The related practicum courses are Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Advocacy, Mediation, Mediation Advocacy, and Negotiation.

Student Application - Labor & Employment Law Concentration

Course Planner Worksheet (Submit with your application for the Concentration)

Web Resources:

 

Legal Resources

U.S. Department of Labor

National Labor Relations Board

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

California Department of Industrial Relations

Labor/Employment Organizations

Peggy Browning Fund

ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law

San Diego IRRA

Center on Policy Initiatives

California Employment Lawyers Association
AFL-CIO
National Right to Work Foundation

California Employment Lawyers

San Diego Chamber of Commerce

 

Careers in Labor/Employment Law

Union Lawyer Job Postings

Employment Law Center-San Francisco

NLRB Attorney Honor Program 

NLRB Student Positions

NLRB Career Opportunities

AFL-CIO Law Student Union Summer 

AFL-CIO Fellowship Program

Association of Corporate Counsel

The Management/Defense-side Practice of Labor and Employment Law,

SEIU Fellowship

CRLA Fellowship

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Employment Opportunities

 

Labor/Employment in the News

Yahoo: Labor and the Workplace News

Law.com Employment Practice Center,

CCH Workweek,



Local Internships through the Internship Office

 

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Callaway Golf

 

Cohelan & Khour

Employee Rights Center

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

 

Gomez Law Firm-John Gomez

 

MCRD-Office of Staff Judge Advocate

 

Mintz Levin

 

Navy Region Southwest

 

Rick Engineering 

 

San Diego Unified School District

 

SANDAG

 

SSC San Diego

 

State of CA-Dept.of Labor Standards Enforcement

 

Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz

 

Tatro & Zamoyski 

 

Teeple Hall

 

Thompson Law Group

 

Waller, Robert A.-Law Offices of

 

 

LABOR LAW

 

City Attorney, Chula Vista

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

 

MCRD-Office of Staff Judge Advocate

 

San Diego Unified School District

 

Waller, Robert A.-Law Offices of

 

 

WRONGFUL TERMINATION

 

McElroy , James-Law Office of

 

The Labor Lawyer Student Writing Contest

The Labor Lawyer annual student writing competition is open to students at all accredited law schools. Papers may be written on any topic in the field of labor and employment law, and will be reviewed by The Labor Lawyer staff and a committee of our editorial board. The winning paper will be published in The Labor Lawyer. Runner-up papers may also be published. Papers must be postmarked by the submission deadline of August 31 each year. Papers must not exceed forty (40) double-spaced pages (including endnotes), and should be sent to:

Robert J. Rabin
Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse, NY, 13244-1030

Chicago Kent Student Writing Competition
State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section Writing Competition

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition