The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is an independent administrative federal agency created by Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. 7101-7135. The mission of the FLRA is to promote stable, constructive labor-management relations in the federal government by resolving and assisting in the prevention of labor-management disputes in a manner that gives full effect to the rights of employees, unions, and agencies.

Duties

As a Student Volunteer, your typical work assignments may include: Conducting Legal Research; Assisting with Conducting Unfair Labor Practice Investigations; Assisting with Conducting Union Elections; Interpreting Case Law; Performing Case Evaluation; Preparing and Presenting Reports of Findings; Preparing Disposition Letters and Memorandums; Presenting Oral and Written Reports of Cases; Organizing, Analyzing, and Managing Case Files; Providing General Administrative Support. (1) Resolving complaints of unfair labor practices (ULPS); (2) Determining the appropriateness of, and supervising and conducting elections to determine the labor-organization representation of, bargaining units (REP); (3) Resolving exceptions to arbitrators' awards (ARB); (4) Resolving legal issues relating to the duty to bargain (NEG); and (5) Resolving impasses in negotiations (Impasse).

Requirements

• Must be a citizen of the United States.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Must be a student not less than half-time at an accredited law school.
• Must maintain status as a current student during your volunteer service.
• Must submit transcripts (official or unofficial).
• Must submit a complete application package with the required documents by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date of this announcement to be considered.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements listed in the Conditions of Employment, Education: Student Volunteer Program Education Requirement, and submit all supporting documentation listed in the Required Documents by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Student Volunteer Program Education Requirement

You must be a second year (2L) or third year (3L) law student currently enrolled (not less than half-time) in an accredited law school and academic program that leads to a professional law degree. This means students should have finished their first year of law school but cannot have graduated prior to the time period for which you wish to volunteer. Graduates are ineligible for the positions.

For a list of accredited schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website - click here.

Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Solicitor 1400 K Street NW Washington, DC 20424 US
• Name: FLRA Human Resources Division
• Phone: (771) 444-5845
• Email: [email protected]