Internship Applications
(Scroll down to see Inactive Applications in the Archives section)
Organization: California Air Resources Board
Job: Summer 2018 Legal Interns
Due Date: Rolling
Application: To apply, send cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample to Craig Segall
Assistant Chief Counsel, California Air Resources Board at Craig.Segall@arb.ca.gov
Organization: Nossaman
Job: 2018 2L Summer Associate Position in the Water Practice Group
Locations: Los Angeles
Due Date: Rolling
Application: http://nossaman.com/water-summer-associate
Organization: U.S. EPA Office of General Counsel
Job: 2018 OGC Summer Honors Law Clerk Progra
Locations: Washington D.C.
Due Date:August 31, 2017
Application: Students can submit their application by email to: Angela Johnson, OGC Attorney Recruitment Coordinator at johnson.angelaL@epa.gov, or mail to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel, Mail Code 2311A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460.
Organization: Kirkland & Ellis
Job: 2018 Summer Associate in the Environmental Transactional Practice Group
Locations:Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Houston
Due Date: Rolling
Application: Interested candidates should highlight their interest in joining the Environmental Transactional Practice Group during the OCI process and can also send their OCI application materials (i.e., resumes, transcripts and writing samples) directly to me at paul.tanaka@kirkland.com.
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Job: Summer 2018 Legal Interns
Due Date: Rolling
Application: To apply, send cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample to Craig Segall
Assistant Chief Counsel, California Air Resources Board at Craig.Segall@arb.ca.gov
Organization: Nossaman
Job: 2018 2L Summer Associate Position in the Water Practice Group
Locations: Los Angeles
Due Date: Rolling
Application: http://nossaman.com/water-summer-associate
Organization: U.S. EPA Office of General Counsel
Job: 2018 OGC Summer Honors Law Clerk Progra
Locations: Washington D.C.
Due Date:August 31, 2017
Application: Students can submit their application by email to: Angela Johnson, OGC Attorney Recruitment Coordinator at johnson.angelaL@epa.gov, or mail to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel, Mail Code 2311A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460.
Organization: Kirkland & Ellis
Job: 2018 Summer Associate in the Environmental Transactional Practice Group
Locations:Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Houston
Due Date: Rolling
Application: Interested candidates should highlight their interest in joining the Environmental Transactional Practice Group during the OCI process and can also send their OCI application materials (i.e., resumes, transcripts and writing samples) directly to me at paul.tanaka@kirkland.com.
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Organization: California Office of Attorney General: Environmental Section, Land Law Section, and Natural Resources Section [CA AG]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship
Locations: Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; Sacramento, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: LA: http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/careers/students/STWD_public_right_LA_2012.pdf; Oakland: http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/careers/students/oak_prd_env-lanlaw-natres.pdf
Sacramento: http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/careers/students/sac_prd_multiple.pdf
Organization: Center for Biological Diversity [CBD]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Fall or 2015 Spring Externship (Full-Time or Part-Time)
Locations: San Francisco, CA; St. Petersburg, FL; Portland, OR; Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/jobs/internships.html
Organization: Center for International Environmental Law
Job: Fall, Spring and Summer Internships
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.ciel.org/Education_Training/Internships_DC.html
Organization: Communities for a Better Environment [CBE]
Job: Legal Internship
Location: Oakland, CA; Huntington Park, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.cbecal.org/get-involved/volunteer-internship-opportunities/
Organization: Defenders of Wildlife
Job: Legal Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Applications are received year round
Application: http://www.defenders.org/legal-internships
Organization: Friends of the River
Job: Summer Legal Internship
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.friendsoftheriver.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FORVolunteer
Organization: Friends of Animals
Job: Summer Legal Internship
Location: Denver, CO
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://friendsofanimals.org/node/6415
Organization: Environmental Defense Fund [EDF]
Job: Summer 1L and 2L Internship and Spring and Fall Internships, U.S Climate Legal & Regulatory Advocacy
Location: Washington, DC; Boulder, CO
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.edf.org/jobs
Organization: Environmental Integrity Project
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://environmentalintegrity.org/careers.php
Organization: Los Padres ForestWatch
Job: 2014 Summer Legal Internship
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://lpfw.org/about-us/jobs-internships/
Organization: Midwest Environmental Advocates
Job: 2014 Summer Advocate
Locations: Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI
Due Date: Rolling basis (preference to applications received by Dec 2, 2013)
Application: http://midwestadvocates.org/about/law-clerks/
Organization: Ocean Conservancy
Job: Legal Intern
Locations: New Orleans, LA; Austin, TX; St. Petersburg, FL
Due Date: None listed
Application: via PSJD. Send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@oceanconservancy.org and note your name and "Dana Wolfe Legal Intern #1406" in the subject line.
Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA]
Job: 2014 Law Internship
Location: Washington, D.C. (remote locations will be considered)
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.peta.org/about-peta/intern-at-peta/law-internship/
Organization: Planning and Conservation League
Job: Water Policy Intern
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.pcl.org/envjobs/
Organization: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Job: Legal Internship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/employment/legal_intern.pdf
Organization: Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Aug 26, 2014
Application: http://www.smwlaw.com/hiring/apply_clerkship
Organization: Sierra Club
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: Summer: http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/downloads/Law-Intern-Summer-2014.pdf; Spring: http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/downloads/Law-Intern-Spring-2014.pdf
Organization: Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment [CAREs]
Job: Legal Intern
Location: Livermore, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.trivalleycares.org/new/intern.html
Organization: Wild Equity Institute
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: via PSJD
Organization: California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: Mar 31, 2014 (rolling)
Application: Send a cover letter and resume to Scott.Morgan@opr.ca.gov, holly.roberson@opr.ca.gov and Ben.Rubin@opr.ca.gov by Monday, March 31st.
Organization: UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: UCLA School of Law
Due Date: Mar 21, 2014 (rolling)
Pay: about $16/hr
Application: Applicants should apply by emailing Cara Horowitz (horowitz@law.ucla.edu) with a letter discussing qualifications and interests, a resume, a law school transcript, and contact information for three references.
Organization: South Coast Air Quality Management District
Job: 2014 Summer Internship (Paid)
Due Date: Mar 14, 2014 at 5:00pm
Application: SCAQMD is seeking two summer interns (1Ls and 2Ls are encouraged to apply). To apply, please submit a cover letter expressing your interest, resume, and a writing sample (maximum 10 pages) to hrapply@aqmd.gov.
Note: Contact Sean Hecht at hecht@law.ucla.edu if you are interested in getting in touch with a UCLA Alum who works in the SCAQMD legal office.
Organization: Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Due Date: Mar 7, 2014
Application: https://lawaterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LAW-Law-Clerk-Job-Description-13-14.pdf
Organization: Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Briston, PA
Due Date: Mar 7, 2014
Application: via PSJD
Organization: Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Cambridge, MA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/foodpolicyinitiative/careers-in-food-law-and-policy/current-job-opportunities/
Organization: Crag Law Center
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: Portland, OR
Application: http://crag.org/news/volunteer/
Organization: The Humane Society of the United States
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Feb 26, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Environmental Appeals Board at US EPA
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Feb 21, 2014
Application: http://lawjobs.blogspot.com/2013/05/student-internexternship-opportunity.html
Organization: Compassion Over Killing
Job: Summer Legal Internship
Location: Torrance, CA
Due Date: Feb 17, 2014
Application: via Symplicity or email legal@cok.net for details
Organization: Conservation Law Foundation
Job: 2014 Summer Cavers Intern
Locations: Boston, MA; Portland, ME; Concord, NH; Providence, RI; and Montpelier, VT
Due Date: Feb 15, 2014
Pay: Stipend included.
Application: Email a cover letter, resume, a list of 2-3 references, a law school transcript, and writing sample to Human Resources at internships@clf.org with the subject title "Cavers Internship." More information: http://www.clf.org/about-clf/employment-opportunities/
Organization: California Air Resources Board, Office of Legal Affairs [ARB]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: Feb 14, 2014
Application: Send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to: Holly Stout, Senior Staff Counsel, California Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; hstout@arb.ca.gov
Organization: Holland & Hart
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: Denver, CO
Due Date: Feb 14, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Orange County Coastkeeper
Job: 2014 Law & Policy Clinic Legal Internship
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Due Date: Summer: Feb 14, 2014; Spring: Nov 8, 2013
Application: http://www.coastkeeper.org/law-policy-clinic/
Organization: Environmental Law & Policy Center
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Chicago, IL
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://elpc.org/category/jobs
Organization: Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Job: Legal Internship
Location: Delano, CA; San Francisco, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.crpe-ej.org/crpe/index.php/about-us/internships#legal
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB]
Job: 2014 Summer/Fall/Spring Externship [single recruitment period for all terms]
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: 5 p.m. Feb 3, 2014
Application: Email a cover letter, resume, and a list of references (including at least one current or recent law professor) to Anne Hartridge at ahartridge@waterboards.ca.gov. Indicate your term preference (summer ’14, fall ’14, spring ’15) and potential interest in an extended term (summer through fall, etc.). Also, attach a writing sample that addresses one of the following prompts:
Organization: Iowa Attorney General's Office
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Des Moines, IA
Due Date: Feb 3, 2014
Application: on Symplicity
Organization: Department of Energy – Office of the General Counsel
Job: 2014 Law Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Summer: Feb 1, 2014; Fall: Aug 1, 2014; Spring: Nov 1, 2013
Application: http://energy.gov/gc/general-counsel-law-student-intern-program
Organization: Mercy for Animals
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Due Date: Feb 1, 2014
Application: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/internship-legal.aspx
Organization: Environmental Defense Center [EDC]
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Due Date: Jan 31, 2014
Application: http://edcnet.org/about/Jobs_Internships.html
Organization: Our Children's Trust
Job: Summer Internship
Location: Eugene, OR
Due Date: Jan 31, 2014 (presumably; posting is still showing last year's deadline)
Application: http://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/sites/default/files/OCTLegalInternPosting.pdf
Organization: Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Due Date: Jan 17, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Natural Resources Defense Council [NRDC]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship (For Credit, Full-Time or Part-Time)
Locations: Summer: New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Santa Monica, and Chicago; Extern: Santa Monica, CA
Due Date: Summer 1Ls: Jan 17, 2014; Extern: due immediately; Summer 2Ls: Oct 25, 2013
Application: Summer application here; Externship: send cover letter, resume, transcript, writing sample, and reference list to Lauren Packard (lpackard@nrdc.org), interface with Wendy Haro (haro@law.ucla.edu) for externship credit, and feel free to contact Cara Horowitz (horowitz@law.ucla.edu) or Sean Hecht (hecht@law@ucla.edu).
Organization: Western Environmental Law Center
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Locations: Taos, NM; Helena, MT
Due Date: Rolling basis (preference to applications received by Nov 8, 2013)
Application: http://www.westernlaw.org/about-us/job-opportunities
Organization: Switzer Foundation
Scholarship: $15,000 cash award
Due Date: Jan 10, 2014
Eligibility: Must be a US citizen and plan to be enrolled full time as a student for the entire '14-'15 academic year
About: Switzer Fellowships are given to top graduate students in New England and California who demonstrate the potential for leadership in their field, and who are committed to a career in environmental improvement. UCLA Law students have been awarded these fellowships in the past.
Application: http://switzernetwork.org/grant-programs/fellowship-program
Organization: Surfrider Foundation
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: San Clemente, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.surfrider.org/careers/entry/summer-2014-surfrider-foundation-legal-internship
Organization: Council on Environmental Quality [CEQ]
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship; 2014 Spring Clerkship
Location: Washington D.C
Due Date: Summer: Jan 3, 2014; Spring: Oct 4, 2013
Application: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/internships/ceq-legal-internships
Organization: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division [DOJ ENRD]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship (Full-Time or Part-Time)
Locations: Washington, D.C.; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Sacramento, CA; Boston, MA; Seattle, WA
Due Date: Summer: Jan 1, 2014; Fall: Apr 1, 2014; Spring: Sept 25, 2013
Application: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/ENRD_Law_Students.html; information about Spring applications available through Symplicity.
Organization: U.S. Dept. of the Interior – Office of the Regional Solicitor
Job: 2014 Summer Legal Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Jan 1, 2014
Application: http://www.doi.gov/solicitor/intern_extern.html
Organization: United States Department of Transportation
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Dec 31, 2013
Application: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.cfm
Organization: Colorado Office of Attorney General: Natural Resources Section
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Locations: Denver, CO
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: https://www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov/employment/internships
Organization: EPA's Office of Administrative Law Judges
Job: 2014 Summer Honors Clerkship Program
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Dec 13, 2013
Application: http://www.epa.gov/careers/internships/legal/oalj.html
Organization: Earthjustice
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Locations: Anchorage, AK, Bozeman, MT, Denver, CO, Honolulu, HI, Juneau, AK, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Tallahassee, FL, Washington, DC
Due Date: Dec 2, 2013
Application: http://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/30338/2014-summer-clerkship
Organization: Earthjustice (International Program)
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Locations: Oakland, CA
Due Date: Dec 2, 2013
Application: Please submit your résumé, a cover letter, a legal writing sample, a list of three references, and an unofficial law school transcript to Lisa Nessan at eajusintl@earthjustice.org. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and position remains open until filled, but students are encouraged to apply by December 2, 2013. The subject line should read: “Summer Law Clerkship 2014.” More info on Symplicity.
Organization: Oceana
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk; 2014 Spring Law Clerk
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Spring: Nov 30, 2013; Summer: Oct 31, 2013
Application: Summer or Spring (for the Spring Clerkship, please also email Nicole Lehtman at Nicole.Lehtman@ucdc.edu from the UCDC Program).
Organization: Center for Food Safety
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR
Due Date: Nov 15, 2013
Application: via PSJD
Organization: UCLA School of Law: Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: UCLA School of Law
Due Date: Nov 15, 2013
Pay: Small stipend
Application: The summer associate will divide his or her time equally between independent research on a food law topic and assistance with the newly established Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy's ongoing projects. Those projects may include academic research projects and collaboration with program partners. The specific projects will be tailored to the summer associate’s interests and the program’s needs. A strong interest in food law and policy is required. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, list of two references, and a writing sample to Kusumi@law.ucla.edu.
Organization: Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
Job: 2014 Law Clerk
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.meyerglitz.com/Employment.html
Organization: LA Office of the County Counsel
Job: 2014 Summer Intern
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Due Date: 2Ls: Nov 8, 2013; 1Ls: Jan 10, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Goldfarb & Lipman LLP
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: Oakland, CA
Due Date: Oct 23, 2013
Application: on Symplicity
Organization: Animal Legal Defense Fund's Criminal Justice Program and Litigation Program
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship (2Ls only)
Location: Portland, OR; Cotati, CA
Due Date: Oct 18, 2013
Pay: Stipend of $6,000
Application: http://aldf.org/resources/animal-law-events-opportunities/clerkships-internships-fellowships/?id=253
Organization: Center for Ocean Solutions
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Locations: Stanford, CA; Monterey, CA
Due Date: Oct 15, 2013
Application: http://lawjobs.blogspot.com/2013/08/2014-summer-internship-center-for-ocean.html
Organization: Environmental Law Institute [ELI]
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerkship
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Oct 15, 2013
Pay: Stipend of $5,000
Application: http://www.eli.org/About/Employment/law_clerk.cfm
Organization: Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Berzon, Rubin & Demanig
Job: Summer Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Sept 16, 2013
Salary: $65,000
Application: https://law-ucla-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?mode=form&id=74dd0436847be8ca9997700f77600c90&s=jobs&ss=jobs
Organization: Angel Law (Santa Monica, CA)
Job: 2013 Summer Internship
Due Date: Apr 19, 2013
Application: Send cover letter, resume, and the approximate dates you would be available for an internship, and the weekly hours/days you are available to work if you have other obligations, to Practice Manager Lake McManus, lmcmanus@angellaw.com. More information on Symplicity website (link at bottom of this webpage).
Organization: Alaska Conservation Foundation
Job: 2013 Summer 12-week Internship (Note: not law-specific)
Due Date: Feb 29, 2012
Pay: Stipend of $4,500 for the 12-week internship. This amount is provided directly to the host organization and it is in turn paid to the intern as taxable salary. ACF will also reimburse the cost of lowest cost, round trip airfare to and from the host site, up to $1,000 and booked a minimum of two weeks prior to departure.
Application: Internship candidates compete for assignments in organizations involved with habitat protection, advocacy, conservation biology, energy, policy implementation, marine conservation, environmental/resource management, and wildlife and endangered species protection. Application details: http://alaskaconservation.org/internships/
Organization: EPA Region 6 (Dallas, Texas)
Job: 2013 Summer Intern Honors Program
Due Date: Feb 22, 2013
Application: Cover letter, resume, writing sample, sponsorship letter from law school, EPA Form 3100-14 sent via email to Ellen Chang-Vaughan at chang-vaughan.ellen@epa.gov. Please contact Professor Horowitz at horowitz@law.ucla.edu for a more detailed email describing the requirements.
Organization: San Diego Coastkeeper
Job: 2013 Summer Student Attorney
Due Date: Feb 15, 2013
Application: http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/about-us/environmental-law-a-policy-clinic.html
Organization: Climate Resolve (Downtown LA)
Job: 2013 Summer Internship (up to 25 hrs/week) (Note: not law-specific)
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: Send resume and cover letter to info@climateresolve.org. Looking for students interested in green building, environmental management, or public policy, with a strong background in social media (bonus for familiarity with html).
Organization: Hudson Riverkeeper (Westchester County, NY)
Job: 2013 Summer Internship
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: Send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and two references to Kate Hudson, Watershed Program Director, via email at intern@riverkeeper.org. Please write “Summer 2013 Watershed Program Legal Intern” in the subject line. No calls please. Feel free to contact Professor Hecht at hecht@law.ucla.edu to get in contact with a UCLA Law alum who works at the Riverkeeper.
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship
Locations: Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; Sacramento, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: LA: http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/careers/students/STWD_public_right_LA_2012.pdf; Oakland: http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/careers/students/oak_prd_env-lanlaw-natres.pdf
Sacramento: http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/careers/students/sac_prd_multiple.pdf
Organization: Center for Biological Diversity [CBD]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Fall or 2015 Spring Externship (Full-Time or Part-Time)
Locations: San Francisco, CA; St. Petersburg, FL; Portland, OR; Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/jobs/internships.html
Organization: Center for International Environmental Law
Job: Fall, Spring and Summer Internships
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.ciel.org/Education_Training/Internships_DC.html
Organization: Communities for a Better Environment [CBE]
Job: Legal Internship
Location: Oakland, CA; Huntington Park, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.cbecal.org/get-involved/volunteer-internship-opportunities/
Organization: Defenders of Wildlife
Job: Legal Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Applications are received year round
Application: http://www.defenders.org/legal-internships
Organization: Friends of the River
Job: Summer Legal Internship
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.friendsoftheriver.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FORVolunteer
Organization: Friends of Animals
Job: Summer Legal Internship
Location: Denver, CO
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://friendsofanimals.org/node/6415
Organization: Environmental Defense Fund [EDF]
Job: Summer 1L and 2L Internship and Spring and Fall Internships, U.S Climate Legal & Regulatory Advocacy
Location: Washington, DC; Boulder, CO
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.edf.org/jobs
Organization: Environmental Integrity Project
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://environmentalintegrity.org/careers.php
Organization: Los Padres ForestWatch
Job: 2014 Summer Legal Internship
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://lpfw.org/about-us/jobs-internships/
Organization: Midwest Environmental Advocates
Job: 2014 Summer Advocate
Locations: Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI
Due Date: Rolling basis (preference to applications received by Dec 2, 2013)
Application: http://midwestadvocates.org/about/law-clerks/
Organization: Ocean Conservancy
Job: Legal Intern
Locations: New Orleans, LA; Austin, TX; St. Petersburg, FL
Due Date: None listed
Application: via PSJD. Send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@oceanconservancy.org and note your name and "Dana Wolfe Legal Intern #1406" in the subject line.
Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA]
Job: 2014 Law Internship
Location: Washington, D.C. (remote locations will be considered)
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.peta.org/about-peta/intern-at-peta/law-internship/
Organization: Planning and Conservation League
Job: Water Policy Intern
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.pcl.org/envjobs/
Organization: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Job: Legal Internship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/employment/legal_intern.pdf
Organization: Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Aug 26, 2014
Application: http://www.smwlaw.com/hiring/apply_clerkship
Organization: Sierra Club
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: Summer: http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/downloads/Law-Intern-Summer-2014.pdf; Spring: http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/downloads/Law-Intern-Spring-2014.pdf
Organization: Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment [CAREs]
Job: Legal Intern
Location: Livermore, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.trivalleycares.org/new/intern.html
Organization: Wild Equity Institute
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: via PSJD
Organization: California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: Mar 31, 2014 (rolling)
Application: Send a cover letter and resume to Scott.Morgan@opr.ca.gov, holly.roberson@opr.ca.gov and Ben.Rubin@opr.ca.gov by Monday, March 31st.
Organization: UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: UCLA School of Law
Due Date: Mar 21, 2014 (rolling)
Pay: about $16/hr
Application: Applicants should apply by emailing Cara Horowitz (horowitz@law.ucla.edu) with a letter discussing qualifications and interests, a resume, a law school transcript, and contact information for three references.
Organization: South Coast Air Quality Management District
Job: 2014 Summer Internship (Paid)
Due Date: Mar 14, 2014 at 5:00pm
Application: SCAQMD is seeking two summer interns (1Ls and 2Ls are encouraged to apply). To apply, please submit a cover letter expressing your interest, resume, and a writing sample (maximum 10 pages) to hrapply@aqmd.gov.
Note: Contact Sean Hecht at hecht@law.ucla.edu if you are interested in getting in touch with a UCLA Alum who works in the SCAQMD legal office.
Organization: Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Due Date: Mar 7, 2014
Application: https://lawaterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LAW-Law-Clerk-Job-Description-13-14.pdf
Organization: Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Briston, PA
Due Date: Mar 7, 2014
Application: via PSJD
Organization: Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Cambridge, MA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/foodpolicyinitiative/careers-in-food-law-and-policy/current-job-opportunities/
Organization: Crag Law Center
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: Portland, OR
Application: http://crag.org/news/volunteer/
Organization: The Humane Society of the United States
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Feb 26, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Environmental Appeals Board at US EPA
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Feb 21, 2014
Application: http://lawjobs.blogspot.com/2013/05/student-internexternship-opportunity.html
Organization: Compassion Over Killing
Job: Summer Legal Internship
Location: Torrance, CA
Due Date: Feb 17, 2014
Application: via Symplicity or email legal@cok.net for details
Organization: Conservation Law Foundation
Job: 2014 Summer Cavers Intern
Locations: Boston, MA; Portland, ME; Concord, NH; Providence, RI; and Montpelier, VT
Due Date: Feb 15, 2014
Pay: Stipend included.
Application: Email a cover letter, resume, a list of 2-3 references, a law school transcript, and writing sample to Human Resources at internships@clf.org with the subject title "Cavers Internship." More information: http://www.clf.org/about-clf/employment-opportunities/
Organization: California Air Resources Board, Office of Legal Affairs [ARB]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: Feb 14, 2014
Application: Send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to: Holly Stout, Senior Staff Counsel, California Air Resources Board, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814; hstout@arb.ca.gov
Organization: Holland & Hart
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: Denver, CO
Due Date: Feb 14, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Orange County Coastkeeper
Job: 2014 Law & Policy Clinic Legal Internship
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Due Date: Summer: Feb 14, 2014; Spring: Nov 8, 2013
Application: http://www.coastkeeper.org/law-policy-clinic/
Organization: Environmental Law & Policy Center
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Chicago, IL
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://elpc.org/category/jobs
Organization: Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Job: Legal Internship
Location: Delano, CA; San Francisco, CA
Due Date: None listed
Application: http://www.crpe-ej.org/crpe/index.php/about-us/internships#legal
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB]
Job: 2014 Summer/Fall/Spring Externship [single recruitment period for all terms]
Location: Sacramento, CA
Due Date: 5 p.m. Feb 3, 2014
Application: Email a cover letter, resume, and a list of references (including at least one current or recent law professor) to Anne Hartridge at ahartridge@waterboards.ca.gov. Indicate your term preference (summer ’14, fall ’14, spring ’15) and potential interest in an extended term (summer through fall, etc.). Also, attach a writing sample that addresses one of the following prompts:
- Write 1 to 2 paragraphs discussing any aspect of National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (1983) 33 Cal.3d 419.
- Write a 2 page memo addressing the following: The Regional Water Quality Control Board is considering requiring dischargers with a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) NPDES permit to repave 25% of streets with pervious pavement. Is this permit term too specific? Consider Clean Water Act section 402(p)(3)(B), California Water Code section 13360, and the October 16, 2013, California Court of Appeal decision in State Department of Finance v. Commission on State Mandates, 2013 WL 5632124.
- Write a tritina on the intersection of drinking water and clean water legal issues in California with appropriate citations footnoted.
Organization: Iowa Attorney General's Office
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Des Moines, IA
Due Date: Feb 3, 2014
Application: on Symplicity
Organization: Department of Energy – Office of the General Counsel
Job: 2014 Law Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Summer: Feb 1, 2014; Fall: Aug 1, 2014; Spring: Nov 1, 2013
Application: http://energy.gov/gc/general-counsel-law-student-intern-program
Organization: Mercy for Animals
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Due Date: Feb 1, 2014
Application: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/internship-legal.aspx
Organization: Environmental Defense Center [EDC]
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Due Date: Jan 31, 2014
Application: http://edcnet.org/about/Jobs_Internships.html
Organization: Our Children's Trust
Job: Summer Internship
Location: Eugene, OR
Due Date: Jan 31, 2014 (presumably; posting is still showing last year's deadline)
Application: http://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/sites/default/files/OCTLegalInternPosting.pdf
Organization: Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Due Date: Jan 17, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Natural Resources Defense Council [NRDC]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship (For Credit, Full-Time or Part-Time)
Locations: Summer: New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Santa Monica, and Chicago; Extern: Santa Monica, CA
Due Date: Summer 1Ls: Jan 17, 2014; Extern: due immediately; Summer 2Ls: Oct 25, 2013
Application: Summer application here; Externship: send cover letter, resume, transcript, writing sample, and reference list to Lauren Packard (lpackard@nrdc.org), interface with Wendy Haro (haro@law.ucla.edu) for externship credit, and feel free to contact Cara Horowitz (horowitz@law.ucla.edu) or Sean Hecht (hecht@law@ucla.edu).
Organization: Western Environmental Law Center
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Locations: Taos, NM; Helena, MT
Due Date: Rolling basis (preference to applications received by Nov 8, 2013)
Application: http://www.westernlaw.org/about-us/job-opportunities
Organization: Switzer Foundation
Scholarship: $15,000 cash award
Due Date: Jan 10, 2014
Eligibility: Must be a US citizen and plan to be enrolled full time as a student for the entire '14-'15 academic year
About: Switzer Fellowships are given to top graduate students in New England and California who demonstrate the potential for leadership in their field, and who are committed to a career in environmental improvement. UCLA Law students have been awarded these fellowships in the past.
Application: http://switzernetwork.org/grant-programs/fellowship-program
Organization: Surfrider Foundation
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: San Clemente, CA
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.surfrider.org/careers/entry/summer-2014-surfrider-foundation-legal-internship
Organization: Council on Environmental Quality [CEQ]
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship; 2014 Spring Clerkship
Location: Washington D.C
Due Date: Summer: Jan 3, 2014; Spring: Oct 4, 2013
Application: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/internships/ceq-legal-internships
Organization: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division [DOJ ENRD]
Job: 2014 Summer Internship; 2014 Spring Externship (Full-Time or Part-Time)
Locations: Washington, D.C.; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Sacramento, CA; Boston, MA; Seattle, WA
Due Date: Summer: Jan 1, 2014; Fall: Apr 1, 2014; Spring: Sept 25, 2013
Application: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/ENRD_Law_Students.html; information about Spring applications available through Symplicity.
Organization: U.S. Dept. of the Interior – Office of the Regional Solicitor
Job: 2014 Summer Legal Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Jan 1, 2014
Application: http://www.doi.gov/solicitor/intern_extern.html
Organization: United States Department of Transportation
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Dec 31, 2013
Application: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.cfm
Organization: Colorado Office of Attorney General: Natural Resources Section
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Locations: Denver, CO
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: https://www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov/employment/internships
Organization: EPA's Office of Administrative Law Judges
Job: 2014 Summer Honors Clerkship Program
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Dec 13, 2013
Application: http://www.epa.gov/careers/internships/legal/oalj.html
Organization: Earthjustice
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Locations: Anchorage, AK, Bozeman, MT, Denver, CO, Honolulu, HI, Juneau, AK, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Tallahassee, FL, Washington, DC
Due Date: Dec 2, 2013
Application: http://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/30338/2014-summer-clerkship
Organization: Earthjustice (International Program)
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship
Locations: Oakland, CA
Due Date: Dec 2, 2013
Application: Please submit your résumé, a cover letter, a legal writing sample, a list of three references, and an unofficial law school transcript to Lisa Nessan at eajusintl@earthjustice.org. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and position remains open until filled, but students are encouraged to apply by December 2, 2013. The subject line should read: “Summer Law Clerkship 2014.” More info on Symplicity.
Organization: Oceana
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk; 2014 Spring Law Clerk
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Spring: Nov 30, 2013; Summer: Oct 31, 2013
Application: Summer or Spring (for the Spring Clerkship, please also email Nicole Lehtman at Nicole.Lehtman@ucdc.edu from the UCDC Program).
Organization: Center for Food Safety
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerk
Location: San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR
Due Date: Nov 15, 2013
Application: via PSJD
Organization: UCLA School of Law: Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: UCLA School of Law
Due Date: Nov 15, 2013
Pay: Small stipend
Application: The summer associate will divide his or her time equally between independent research on a food law topic and assistance with the newly established Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy's ongoing projects. Those projects may include academic research projects and collaboration with program partners. The specific projects will be tailored to the summer associate’s interests and the program’s needs. A strong interest in food law and policy is required. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, list of two references, and a writing sample to Kusumi@law.ucla.edu.
Organization: Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
Job: 2014 Law Clerk
Location: Washington, D.C.
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: http://www.meyerglitz.com/Employment.html
Organization: LA Office of the County Counsel
Job: 2014 Summer Intern
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Due Date: 2Ls: Nov 8, 2013; 1Ls: Jan 10, 2014
Application: via Symplicity
Organization: Goldfarb & Lipman LLP
Job: 2014 Summer Associate
Location: Oakland, CA
Due Date: Oct 23, 2013
Application: on Symplicity
Organization: Animal Legal Defense Fund's Criminal Justice Program and Litigation Program
Job: 2014 Summer Clerkship (2Ls only)
Location: Portland, OR; Cotati, CA
Due Date: Oct 18, 2013
Pay: Stipend of $6,000
Application: http://aldf.org/resources/animal-law-events-opportunities/clerkships-internships-fellowships/?id=253
Organization: Center for Ocean Solutions
Job: 2014 Summer Internship
Locations: Stanford, CA; Monterey, CA
Due Date: Oct 15, 2013
Application: http://lawjobs.blogspot.com/2013/08/2014-summer-internship-center-for-ocean.html
Organization: Environmental Law Institute [ELI]
Job: 2014 Summer Law Clerkship
Location: Washington, DC
Due Date: Oct 15, 2013
Pay: Stipend of $5,000
Application: http://www.eli.org/About/Employment/law_clerk.cfm
Organization: Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Berzon, Rubin & Demanig
Job: Summer Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Due Date: Sept 16, 2013
Salary: $65,000
Application: https://law-ucla-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?mode=form&id=74dd0436847be8ca9997700f77600c90&s=jobs&ss=jobs
Organization: Angel Law (Santa Monica, CA)
Job: 2013 Summer Internship
Due Date: Apr 19, 2013
Application: Send cover letter, resume, and the approximate dates you would be available for an internship, and the weekly hours/days you are available to work if you have other obligations, to Practice Manager Lake McManus, lmcmanus@angellaw.com. More information on Symplicity website (link at bottom of this webpage).
Organization: Alaska Conservation Foundation
Job: 2013 Summer 12-week Internship (Note: not law-specific)
Due Date: Feb 29, 2012
Pay: Stipend of $4,500 for the 12-week internship. This amount is provided directly to the host organization and it is in turn paid to the intern as taxable salary. ACF will also reimburse the cost of lowest cost, round trip airfare to and from the host site, up to $1,000 and booked a minimum of two weeks prior to departure.
Application: Internship candidates compete for assignments in organizations involved with habitat protection, advocacy, conservation biology, energy, policy implementation, marine conservation, environmental/resource management, and wildlife and endangered species protection. Application details: http://alaskaconservation.org/internships/
Organization: EPA Region 6 (Dallas, Texas)
Job: 2013 Summer Intern Honors Program
Due Date: Feb 22, 2013
Application: Cover letter, resume, writing sample, sponsorship letter from law school, EPA Form 3100-14 sent via email to Ellen Chang-Vaughan at chang-vaughan.ellen@epa.gov. Please contact Professor Horowitz at horowitz@law.ucla.edu for a more detailed email describing the requirements.
Organization: San Diego Coastkeeper
Job: 2013 Summer Student Attorney
Due Date: Feb 15, 2013
Application: http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/about-us/environmental-law-a-policy-clinic.html
Organization: Climate Resolve (Downtown LA)
Job: 2013 Summer Internship (up to 25 hrs/week) (Note: not law-specific)
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: Send resume and cover letter to info@climateresolve.org. Looking for students interested in green building, environmental management, or public policy, with a strong background in social media (bonus for familiarity with html).
Organization: Hudson Riverkeeper (Westchester County, NY)
Job: 2013 Summer Internship
Due Date: Rolling basis
Application: Send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and two references to Kate Hudson, Watershed Program Director, via email at intern@riverkeeper.org. Please write “Summer 2013 Watershed Program Legal Intern” in the subject line. No calls please. Feel free to contact Professor Hecht at hecht@law.ucla.edu to get in contact with a UCLA Law alum who works at the Riverkeeper.
Helpful Resources
PSJD: public interest job database
UCLA Law Symplicity: job database
Professor Sean Hecht: hecht@law.ucla.edu
Professor Cara Horowitz: horowitz@law.ucla.edu
UCLA Law Symplicity: job database
Professor Sean Hecht: hecht@law.ucla.edu
Professor Cara Horowitz: horowitz@law.ucla.edu
