Re: Looking to get into Labor Relations/Employment Law

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On 8/10/05, JD2ESQ wrote:
> Here is my dilemna. Graduated law school in May 2004. I
> have about five years professional experience (two of
> those spent at a legal job during my law school career). I
> have a desire to go into Labor/ Employment. BUT I am not
> having the best luck.
> I worked at an employment litigation law firm for about 6
> months before I resigned to study for the bar. I also
> worked at a Law Clerk drafting summation briefs for
> arbitrations. Short of that, I don't have additional
> experience in the arbitration area...although my resume is
> pretty impressive so early on in my career.
> I am trying to get into Labor Relations in
> a "representative" or "specialist" level. However, I am
> not having any luck at all. I have no preference at this
> point to go into union versus management to be honest. My
> main goal at this point is TO LEARN and to attain
> arbitration experience and experience with collective
> bargaining agreements. So my question is, does any one
> know of any labor relations positions??? And if my
> experience doesn't cut it, how can I go about going into
> the field?
> I just got slighted for the Labor Relations Representative
> position at a public-benefit corporation after making it
> through two interviews. FRUSTRATION!! Although I had the
> two years requisite experience, I am almost positive I
> didn't get it because of lack of a little more
> experience...or the fact that I wasn't an avid sports
> fan...who the hell knows?? (and I was sure I nailed it)
> Anyway, since then I have tried other angles, but many of
> the employee relations positions ask for 5 years in the
> field, and seem to fit more of a
> "human resources generalist" person. I have a JD--and I
> want to use it--not recruit, hire and fire, you know?. And
> meanwhile I nervously await my bar results (woe is me) I
> NEED TO WORK and if I can avoid doc review or the
> impossible interviews for imaginary positions at temp
> agencies, I'd rather get REAL experience in my field.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
You have a much better chance getting hired as a union labor
relations representative, than management. unionjobs.com is
a good job site.