Numerous ILR School faculty members have law degrees. Their specialties cover diverse areas, from the intellectual and moral origins of the American Constitution to public sector employment law to technological change and anti-discrimination law.
McKenna “MJ” Raade ’25 "wanted to sample everything" before settling on a career path. She had that opportunity at the ILR School before entering the UCLA School of Law this fall.
The ILR School provides numerous opportunities for students to learn from alumni through guest panels and mentorships and gain valuable work experience through fellowships and internships.
One Major, Endless Possibilities, “Ideal” for Pre-Law
The ILR School’s interdisciplinary curriculum gives students the freedom to explore many interests, including law. Many of ILR’s more than 17,000 living alumni have law degrees.
Ziva Posner: Landing Labor Law Jobs with ILR Degree
ILRie Ziva Posner '18 recounts how ILR's undergraduate degree program set her up for a career in labor law after completing law school at University of California, Irvine.
Seth Harris, who was the acting secretary of labor and deputy U.S. secretary of labor from 2009-14 and served for six and a half years during the Clinton Administration, will serve as President Joe Biden’s top labor adviser.
Known internationally as a scholar in the field of comparative labor and employment law, Susan Bisom-Rapp is associate dean and professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. ’80 got his start in the foothills of the Adirondacks in a small city where copper-bottomed pots and pans were manufactured.
Queens, N.Y. native, Seth Siegel, describes himself as an accidental ILRie. As a child, Siegel pursued a general interest in international affairs and later applied to what he thought was the International and Labor Relations School. Later discovering what the “I” actually stood for, he decided to apply anyway.
