Union-Side Labor Law Fellowship
aflcioWashington (DC)
About the role
The AFL-CIO Legal Department offers a one-year fellowship beginning September 2027 for recent law school graduates to work with union-side lawyers on a wide variety of issues.
Fellows will assist lawyers on cases before the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, and regulatory matters, with opportunities to attend meetings and oral arguments, participate in ULA activities, and engage with national labor lawyers and students. Salary and benefits are provided.
Before you apply
Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.
Your profile is current
It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.
Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.
Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.
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