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If you are committed to making a difference, motivated by intellectual challenges, and interested in labor-management relations, we encourage you to apply to one of the following positions: Attorney Position with the Board, Washington, DC Headquarters; Attorney Position in the Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC Headquarters; or Field Attorney and Field Examiner Positions in the Regional Offices, Office of the General Counsel.

To be considered for an appointment with the NLRB in one of its field offices as either a Field Attorney [§203.4 of the Board's Rules and Regulations] or a Field Examiner [§203.5 of the Board's Rules and Regulations], you must submit an application package, which must contain the following information:

  • a completed OF-510, Applying For a Federal Job
  • a current resume or other written application. See OF-612 Optional Application For a Federal Job
  • a completed OF-306, Declaration For Federal Employment Form (this form is to collect information ussed to determine your acceptability for federal employment.)
  • your undergraduate, graduate, and law school transcripts, as applicable
  • one writing sample for attorney applicants (an additional sample may be requested later)
  • a completed OF-1386B, Applicant Race and National Origin Questionnaire (this form is optional and will be used for statistical purposes only.)
  • a supplemental form for entry-level field attorney or field examiner positions if applying for a position in a field office

Submit your completed application package to Headquarters for Board Attorney and General Counsel Office Attorney positions, and to the NLRB field office most convenient to you (NLRB Field Office Address Locator) or to Field.jobs@nlrb.gov for Field Attorney and Field Examiner Positions. Your application package will be reviewed and you will be advised if an interview is necessary.

For Field Attorney and Field Examiner Positions, interviews will be scheduled at a time and location convenient for you and may be conducted at a field office or by videoconference. All final field hiring determinations are made in our Headquarters office in Washington, DC.

Please note that you may submit an application to be considered for entry level Field Attorney or Field Examiner positions even though a vacancy announcement has not been posted by submitting the full application package described above to the Regional Director of the field office nearest to you or to Field.jobs@nlrb.gov.

If you have any questions concerning your application or the requirements for employment with the National Labor Relations Board for a Field Attorney or Field Examiner position, please contact the field office nearest you or send an e-mail to Field.jobs@nlrb.gov.

The contact information for the various aforementioned positions is below:

Board Attorneys
National Labor Relations Board
Office of the Executive Secretary
1099 14th St., NW.
Washington, DC 20570-0001
202-273-1940
(Attorney Positions with the Board)

General Counsel's Office Attorney positions
Visit Applying for Attorney Positions, Office of the General Counsel.

Field Attorney & Field Examiner positions
Visit Applying for Field Attorney and Field Examiner Positions. Submit your application package to the Regional Director at the field office nearest you or to Field.jobs@nlrb.gov. To search for your nearest NLRB field office, click here: (NLRB Field Office Locator).

Other headquarters positions
National Labor Relations Board
Human Resources Branch
1099 14th St., NW
Washington, DC 20570-0001
202-273-0044
202-273-3900

Honors Program
Learn more about the NLRB's Attorney Honors Program for qualified third- year law students, full-time graduate law students, and judicial law clerks.

Student Positions: Law & Non-Law
Learn more about the NLRB's programs for both college and high school students. Programs can be either paid or unpaid and include the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP), Student Career Experience Program (SCEP), Student Volunteer Service Program, and the Peggy Browning Fund for law student internships.
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