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SEIU NORM GLEICHMAN LAW FELLOWSHIP
The Legal Department of the Service Employees International Union has two openings for law fellows starting in September 2026. The SEIU Law Fellowship Program was established to introduce law graduates to a broad range of legal work within an international union and offers an excellent opportunity for new lawyers to work with experienced union-side lawyers on a variety of cutting-edge issues related to the advancement of workers interests. The program was renamed the Norm Gleichman Fellowship to honor the life of Deputy General Counsel Norm Gleichman who was a dedicated mentor to SEIU law fellows.
SEIU is a progressive dynamic and growing labor organization of over two million members in the United States Puerto Rico and Canada united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide. We are dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society. Attorneys in SEIUs Legal Department engage in innovative lawyering to further the organizations interests in organizing non-union workers improving working conditions for all workers engaging in political action and achieving social justice. This includes legal work on a wide range of litigation regulatory and legislative matters and policy and advising on union governance issues organizing campaigns and other legal work in furtherance of working people and their communities.
The Gleichman Law Fellow will have the opportunity to be involved in most areas of the legal departments work. While each fellowship experience varies according to the work of the department the Fellow can expect to be involved in at least some of the following types of work: litigation to enforce the labor and employment rights of union members; handling matters before the National Labor Relations Board; drafting amicus briefs in support of workers rights issues before the NLRB and appellate courts; advice and assistance to staff organizers on organizing campaigns; involvement in policy and legislative initiatives; and participation in SEIUs political program.
The Fellowship is based in Washington DC and is for a term of up to two years. SEIU staff enjoy benefits including comprehensive health benefits major medical dental and vision for employee and eligible dependents domestic partner benefits competitive salaries holidays and vacation policies and a 401(K) Plan. Law school graduates judicial clerks and third-year law students are welcome to apply. Applicants should have excellent research and writing skills a demonstrated commitment to workers rights and a desire to practice union-side labor law.
Applications should include a cover letter resume writing sample law school transcript and two letters of recommendation.
The application process is on a rolling basis and will close on October 17 2025.
SEIU is an equal-opportunity employer.
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