The Labor and Employment Law Program is based in New York, NY, within the Cornell University ILR School located at 570 Lexington Ave. Position may be located in New York City, Buffalo, Ithaca, or other locations in New York State.
The School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) at
Cornell University has an immediate opening for an experienced Labor and
Employment lawyer for the Labor and Employment Law Program in the NYC Extension/Outreach
Division of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Our Focus:
LEL offers legal instruction and resources to employers/entrepreneurs, community and advocacy organizations, and individuals, including those with criminal records and others harmed by NYS’s former drug laws. We provide training on the labor and employment law obligations of employers/entrepreneurs to ensure a just, fair and discrimination-free work environment and to increase the likelihood of success for new business owners. Instruction also is provided to justice impacted individuals and communities to promote the social equity goals of NYS.
LEL’s focus is labor and employment law training, offering legal instruction and resources to employers/entrepreneurs, community and advocacy organizations, and individuals, including those with criminal records and others harmed by NYS's former drug laws.
What you will do:
The Senior Labor & Employment Law Education Associate is responsible for teaching and curriculum development, including topics ranging from best practices in hiring people impacted by mass incarceration, employment rights of justice-involved people, equal employment rights, drug testing, wage and hour requirements, labor relations and human resource practices to hire and retain the best employees.
A lawyer in this position will collaborate with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders to develop and deliver programs and services. They also will evaluate and monitor the quality, impact, and outcomes of education, training, technical assistance, consulting and research activities of the program to ensure that it meets stated programmatic goals.
In this role, you will:
The Senior Extension Associate position is an academic, full-time, non-tenure track, term position with an initial appointment through June 30, 2024. The position may be reappointed based on recommendations by the Director of the Labor and Employment Law Program and Associate Dean for Outreach, as well as available funding and work.
More information about the ILR School can be obtained at our web site, http://www.ilr.cornell.edu, and the Labor and Employment Law Program https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/labor-and-employment-law-program
What we need:
· Graduation from an accredited law school and admission to the bar in a state or territory of the US.
· Four or more years of labor and/or employment law experience.
· Demonstrated legal research and writing ability (law journal articles, legal briefs, research and program reports, informational brochures, policy briefs, instructional materials, etc.).
· Exceptional interpersonal communication skills (oral, written, etc.).
· Four or more years of experience working with people of diverse backgrounds.
· Minimum of one to three years’ experience developing and delivering educational programming to diverse audiences via multiple modalities, including in-person, print, and virtual programming.
· Travel within NYS will be required.
You will be a top candidate with our preferred qualifications:
· Three to five years of experience working with worker rights organizations.
· Experience in successful grant writing and grant management.
· Fluency in Spanish.
· Admitted to the NYS bar.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Salary Range: $108,000-$170,700.00 commensurate with experience and qualifications.
This is a full-time, 12-month/year position.
Cornell’s ILR School appreciates employees by providing the opportunity to pilot a 9 day per month campus-to-home hybrid schedule after a period of orientation and acclimation.
Cornell appreciates employees with great rewards & benefits:
Cornell provides great benefits that include educational benefits, access to a plethora of wellness programs, employee discounts with local and national retail brands, health care options to choose from, generous paid leave provisions and superior retirement contributions.
Cornell has also been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. For more information click here.
To Apply:
Interested parties should submit a vita and letter of application describing qualifications and research agenda, teaching and training experience. To continue to meet our educational, research and service goals and to meet our commitment to our founding principle, we hire and invest in faculty members who share our historical commitment to pursing knowledge for …any person…in any study. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their experiences and/or approaches (past, current or future) to fostering learning, research, service and/or outreach in such a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials.
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Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria: