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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.

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, and Labor 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.
• Five or more years of labor and/or employment law litigation 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.).
• Five 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.
• Familiarity and experience with developing cannabis law in NY and other jurisdictions.
• Experience in successful grant writing and grant management.
• Fluency in Spanish.
• Admitted to the NYS bar.

ILR School provides a salary range of $108,000-$139,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications.

ILR School appreciates employees by providing the opportunity to pilot a 3:2 campus-to-home hybrid schedule after a period of orientation and acclimation.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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

To Apply:

Interested parties should submit a vita and letter of application describing qualifications and research agenda, and teaching experience. Application materials should be submitted through Academic Jobs Online:

Pay Range:

Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.

• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)

• Unique applicable skills.

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