SLU LAW Center for Employment Law

04/01/2025

SLU Law seeks applicants for the role of Assistant Director of the William C. Wefel Center for Employment Law.

As one of the law school’s three Centers of Excellence, the Wefel Center engages in a variety of activities related to the study of employment and labor law, by offering a student concentration, conducting programs for students, alumni, scholars, and the practicing bar, and performing cutting-edge faculty research. The Assistant Director will provide direction and administrative oversight to the Center’s activities in concert with the Law School Dean, Associate Dean, and the Center’s faculty directors.

The Assistant Director position is a non-tenure track 12-month appointment in the School of Law. The Assistant Director will have faculty status and voting rights (for matters other than tenure and promotion). SLU Law is a mission-oriented and inclusive institution, and our workplace policies incorporate a variety of promotion paths for faculty in positions that have been historically denied status.

Saint Louis University is a nationally recognized teaching-focused, student-centered, Jesuit institution in the city of St. Louis. The law school is located in downtown St. Louis, just steps away from the state, federal, and municipal courthouses. St. Louis boasts an affordable cost of living, easy commutes, and a strong housing market.

SLU is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a community of faculty, staff, and students with a shared commitment to cultivating a dynamic and inclusive working environment and curriculum. We offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, a supportive leadership team, and a healthy work/life balance. If you have a demonstrated commitment to employment and labor law and a desire to work in a vibrant academic community, we would love to hear from you.

Candidates must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, and must have taken and passed the bar exam in any U.S. state or jurisdiction. To apply, please submit a cover letter, C.V., and the names and contact information for three professional references to Hiring Committee Chair Sam Jordan at [email protected].

Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

02/22/2024

Excited for the Wefel Center/Law Journal symposium next Friday at Saint Louis University School of Law. It's going to be a terrific day!

07/28/2023

Hey employment law friends--especially alums! The NLRB is looking for field office attorneys in Chicago, DC, Little Rock & Oakland.

This position resides in a Field Office of the National Labor Relations Board. The Field Offices represent the actual operating arm of the Agency, the means through which both the Board and the General Counsel reach the public. This is a developmental position leading to the full performance grade o...

01/07/2023

Summer opportunity!
The Office of the Solicitor (SOL) of U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) is seeking to hire multiple law students through the Summer Pathways Internship for positions located in the National and Regional offices through separate postings. Incumbents will learn the operations of a Federal government law office and DOL's enforcement programs, including civil litigation practices, client advisory services, rulemaking practices, and development of regulations. This is a temporary student internship appointment, not to exceed 10 weeks.

More details on the position, qualifications requirements, and the application process are set forth in the vacancy announcements. The announcement number for the National Office is PW-23-SOL-01. The announcement number for the Regional Office is PW-23-SOL-02. Both announcements available through the following USAjobs links:

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/694700000 - National Offices
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/694700200 - Regional Offices

The deadline for submitting applications is until January 11, 2023. We encourage anyone interested in the position to apply. Interested persons can also obtain information about working at SOL through the new “SOL Ambassadors Program” (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/sol/careers/ambassadors).

The Office of the Solicitor (SOL) of U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) is seeking to hire multiple law students through the Summer Pathways Internship for positions located in the National and Regional offices through separate postings. Incumbents will learn the operations of a Federal government law off...

11/11/2022

In honor of Veteran's Day (and really any day), you should learn more about USERRA. One concrete way to protect vets and current service members in employment. osc.gov/Services/Pages…

08/25/2022

The Chicago Regional Office of the Solicitor of Labor is hiring! At least 1 year of litigation experience required.

HOW TO APPLY: For more details and/or to apply for this job, please go to: www.usajobs.com and search the following announcement number EX-22-PHIL-SOL-0014. Alternatively, you may go directly to the job announcement page at: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/672478100.

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07/06/2022

And here's the information on the DOL's Honor's Program.

The United States Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Solicitor seeks graduating law students who will graduate from law school between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023, and recent law school graduates who began participating and continue to be employed in eligibility preserving employment within 9 months of law school graduation. Eligibility preserving employment includes full-time activities starting after law school graduation that can preserve a law school graduate’s eligibility for the Honors Program such as judicial clerkships or time-limited court staff attorney positions; federal agency or state government Honors Attorney programs; or legal fellowships. We are recruiting at the GS-11 thru 14 grade levels.

The Honors Program in the Office of the Solicitor provides challenging professional opportunities for outstanding law school graduates. Honors Attorneys work with the various client agencies within the Department of Labor, gaining exposure to a broad range of substantive legal work in one of the government’s preeminent legal offices. Upon completion of the two-year program, Honors Program Attorneys continue their careers in public service in one of SOL’s offices. Our website is: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/sol/careers/honors-program

More details on the position, qualifications requirements, and the application process are set forth in the vacancy announcement, EX-22-SOL-HONORS-02, which is available through the following USAJOBS link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/663317100.

The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, September 12, 2022. We encourage anyone interested in the position to apply. Interested persons can also obtain information about working at SOL through the new “SOL Ambassadors Program” (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/sol/careers/ambassadors).

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07/06/2022

Hey SLU students! This event to learn more about opportunities at the Department of Labor looks great.

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor Summer 2022 Virtual Information Session
Hosted by: Department of Labor

The Office of the Solicitor (SOL) is hosting a virtual information session for those who are considering a career in our agency. SOL ensures that federal labor laws are forcefully and fairly applied to protect the Nation’s workers. Participants will hear from the Deputy Solicitor of Labor and learn about the SOL Honors Program and internships. They will also learn from two panels of speakers – one with National Office attorneys and one with Regional Office attorneys – who will discuss the substantive nature of our work, such as our litigation practice, development of regulations, and provision of legal opinions and advice. We encourage all who are interested to attend and learn about how to join our brilliant and dedicated team!

Event date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Event time: 1-2:30pm (et)
Register Here to attend:

03/10/2022

Join us for this critically timely symposium!

Events and symposia hosted by the William C. Wefel Center for Employment Law.

03/10/2022

We are so excited to welcome new colleagues!

08/23/2021

The EEOC is offering a free webinar next week on machine learning and AI in employment that may be of interest to our followers!

You’re invited to participate in a free EEOC webinar on artificial intelligence (AI) and EEO. Learn how employers use AI to make employment decisions and how discrimination can occur when working with .

September 1, 2021 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET

http://bit.ly/EEOwebinarAI