The Labor and Employment Law (LEL) Program at the Cornell ILR School brings together scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students to explore timely issues in labor and employment law. Through conferences, CLE-accredited programs, and public events, LEL connects academic research with real-world legal practice.

Our program serves multiple audiences: ILR faculty and students, alumni, legal professionals, and community partners. LEL plays an important role in strengthening ILR’s visibility and impact in the labor and employment law space by creating opportunities for dialogue, professional development, and applied learning.

The Summer Fellow will lead a structured review and organization of past LEL programs and conferences, with the goal of creating an Educational Webinar Repository on the LEL website.
Last summer, our intern supported updates to the CJEI Criminal Record Toolkit. After those updates and targeted outreach, the toolkit saw a significant increase in website traffic and engagement. That experience showed us how impactful thoughtful organization and digital presentation can be. This summer’s project builds directly on that success.

The Fellow will:
•Review and catalogue past LEL conferences and CLE offerings
•Organize recordings, presentation materials, and written content
•Draft clear summaries of each program, including key legal topics and learning objectives
•Identify themes and substantive trends across years of programming
•Develop structured, web-ready content for a centralized repository

The completed repository will serve three purposes:
•Provide ongoing access to high-quality labor and employment law education for practitioners and community members.
•Offer ILR labor and employment law faculty a curated set of supplemental materials, including recorded panels and practitioner insights, that can enhance classroom learning.
•Preserve and maximize years of LEL programming so it continues to generate value beyond the original event.
For the students, this is hands-on research and knowledge management work at the intersection of law, policy, and digital strategy. For LEL and ILR, it’s a practical way to turn existing intellectual capital into a lasting institutional resource.

Requirements: 

• Experience with web-based research and data collection and analysis, including use of Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw
• Must have taken Labor Law, Labor and Employment Law, or similar law class, and have knowledge and understanding of discrimination law
• Strong writing skills
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a member of a high-performing team
• Ability to work independently
• Experience using Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)

This is a hybrid position.