Immediate Placement for ERISA/Employee Benefits Summer 2022 Student Law Clerks

Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP is looking for student Law Clerks to join our ERISA/employee benefits team in the Summer of 2022. Applicants should be current law school students with strong research and writing skills.  Coursework in labor, employment and/or ERISA/employee benefits law is preferred. Labor union, employee benefit and/or journal experience is a plus. Compensation is $30/hour.

Role Requirements

Work includes research and writing relating to administrative and operational issues that our clients face; ERISA, tax and other regulatory compliance; fiduciary issues; investment issues; plan design and drafting; plan qualification; communications; benefit plan-related litigation, including contribution enforcement, withdrawal liability, alter ego cases, post-judgment enforcement, benefit claims and fiduciary breach cases.

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit applications to the Law Clerk Committee, at clerks@cwsny.com, as soon as possible as we are looking for immediate hire. Please include a cover letter explaining what has drawn you to work for the labor movement and workers/plan participants, resume, and legal writing sample.  The position is expected to be at least partially remote.

Applicants of all backgrounds are welcome and women, minorities, BIPOC individuals, people with disabilities, veterans and LGBTQIA+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.