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& 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
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Course Planner Worksheet To be submitted with your application for the Concentration
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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 (PDF opens in new window)

Careers in Labor/Employment Law
Union Lawyer Job Postings
NLRB Attorney Honor Program
NLRB Student Positions
NLRB Career Opportunities
AFL-CIO Law Student Union Summer
Association of Corporate Counsel
CRLA Fellowship (PDF opens in new window)
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 (PDF opens in new window)
State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section Writing Competition
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition (PDF opens in new window)
Peggy Browning Fund (PDF opens in new window)