ENVIRONMENTAL LAW OPPORTUNITIES
This page provides information about jobs, fellowships, externships, writing competitions, and scholarships, concentrating on opportunities in environmental, land use, natural resources, and energy law and policy. It is divided into four categories: (1) Jobs and fellowships for third-year students to apply for now that provide employment after graduation; (2) externships and internships for current 3Ls and 2Ls (spring semester) and for current 2Ls and 1Ls (summer and next fall); (3) writing competitions; and (4) scholarships.
This list reflects information first distributed through the Environmental & Land Use Law Program's e-mail service every Wednesday. This Web page will be updated weekly to reflect new information distributed the previous week, and to remove opportunities whose deadlines have passed. Check back often! If you are an Florida State Law student and wish to receive the e-mail as well, contact Program Assistant Jeremy Lightner at jlightne@law.fsu.edu.
NOTE TO 3Ls: I encourage you to apply broadly among these jobs and fellowships and to not rule yourself out too hastily. The Law Teaching Fellowships do tend to be highly competitive, and grades and class rank will matter. HOWEVER, for many of the other fellowships, an interest in the subject area — as demonstrated by course work, externships, leadership in student organizations, the International Law Certificate and/or the Environmental Law Certificate — is more important than being at the very top of your class.
In addition, many of the Fellowships are entry-level job opportunities, limiting the potential competition. They can be an excellent way of getting your foot in the door of a larger organization or agency, like the EPA.
Associate Attorney, Earthjustice. Tallahassee, FL. $49,500 to $51,500. http://www.earthjustice.org/about_us/jobs_education/jobs/associate-attorney-florida.html
ASAP (posted March 12): Associate Attorney, Earthjustice. Denver, CO. $54,000. http://www.environmentaljobs.com/jobs_details.php?aid=25929&sec=2
ASAP: Energy Attorney. Juno Beach, FL. http://www.floridaattorneyjobs.com/job-details.php
ASAP: Trial Court Law Clerk. Live Oak, FL. $3600 to $6800 per month. http://www.floridaattorneyjobs.com/job-details.php
ASAP: Research Fellowships, Pinchot Institute for Conservation. Washington, D.C. 1-year paid fellowship, renewable for a second year. http://www.ecojobs.com/jobs_details.php?sec=3EW&AID=25754
ASAP: Environmental Law Fellow, Sierra Club. San Francisco, CA. http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/conservation/Environmental-Law-Fellow.aspx
ASAP: Martin Luther King Fellowship, Pennsylvania Legal Aid. Two-year paid fellowship for graduating law students and new lawyers. $11,000 in law loan repayment assistance also available.
NO Date/ASAP: Visiting Assistant Professor Program, Chicago-Kent Law School.
NO Date/ASAP: Associates in Law Program, Columbia University.
NO Date/ASAP: Visiting Assistant Professor Program, Duke University Law
School.
NO Date/ASAP: E-Activism Fellow, Oceana. Entry-level paid position with major ocean policy NGO. Computer experience essential
NO DATE/ASAP: Public Interest Environmental Attorney Fellowship, Environmental Law & Policy Center. Des Moines, IA, Madison, WI, or Sioux Falls, IA. 1 year, $44,000.
NO DATE/ASAP: U.S. Public Interest Research Group Fellowship and individual State Public Interest Group Fellowships (unified application system). 25 states have state PIRGs, including Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.
ASAP (Opened August 15): Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellowships. University of Chicago. Six paid fellowships per year.
ASAP: UCLA School of Critical Race Studies Law Teaching Fellowship. A two-year fellowship.
ASAP: NYU/NYPD Graduate Fellowship. One year, $75,000.
ASAP: Environmental Law Fellow, Sierra Club. San Francisco, CA.
NO DEADLINE/ROLLING: Open Society Fellowship, Open Society Institute. Full-time placement in U.S. offices comes with a stipend of $60,000 to $100,000.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Women's Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program. Georgetown University.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic Fellowship.
Vermont Law School. Two-year post-J.D. fellowship in connection with receiving an LL.M.
ASAP: Associate Attorney (Entry Level), Southern Environmental Law Center. Birmingham, AL (new office opening). To begin June 2010 or soon thereafter. $51,500 to $57,500. http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/jobs/associate_attorney1/
ASAP: Associate Attorney (Entry Level), Southern Environmental Law Center. Charlottesville, VA. To begin Fall 2010. $51,500 to $57,500. http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/jobs/associate_attorney/
ASAP: Environmental Law Fellow, Sierra Club. San Francisco, CA. http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/conservation/Environmental-Law-Fellow.aspx
ASAP: Associate Regional Representative, National Coal Campaign, Sierra Club. Alaska. http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/conservation/Associate-Regional-Representative-National-Coal-Campaign.aspx
ASAP: Associate Regional Representative, National Coal Campaign, Sierra Club. Kentucky. http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/conservation/Associate-Regional-Representative-Coal-KY.aspx
ASAP: Conservation Organizer, Global Population and Environment Program, Sierra Club. Washington, D.C. http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/conservation/Conservation-Organizer-%20Global-Population-Environment.aspx
MAY 15, 2010: Eco-Justice Fellow, National Council of Churches. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374795-98
MAY 15, 2010: Georgia Coal Organizer, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Atlanta, GA. Mid-$30,000s. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374378-250
MAY 15, 2010: Environmental Sustainability Director, Smith College. Northampton, MA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374203-329
MAY 23, 2010: Housing Development Unit Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society. New York, NY. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/372780-227
MAY 23, 2010: REDD Project Manager, Wildlife Conservation Society. Bronx, NY. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373056-108
MAY 23, 2010: Project Administrator, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. Washington, D.C. $15,63 per hour. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/372876-121
MAY 24, 2010: Community Planning & Land Use Policy Advocate, Environmental Health Coalition. $37,948 to $47,403. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373076-148
MAY 25, 2010: Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Boston, MA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373189-225
MAY 25, 2010: Policy Staff Attorney, Clean Ocean Action. Highlands, NJ. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373241-309
MAY 25, 2010: Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Boston, MA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373189-225
MAY 25, 2010: Public Interest Fellowship, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Columbus, OH. $23,750 plus benefits. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373175-122
MAY 25, 2010: Public Interest Fellowship, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Albuquerque, NM. $23,750 plus benefits. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373172-22
MAY 25, 2010: Public Interest Fellowship, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Ann Arbor, MI. $23,750 plus benefits. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373168-152
MAY 25, 2010: Public Interest Fellowship, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Chicago, IL. $23,750 plus benefits. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373155-82
MAY 25, 2010: Public Interest Fellowship, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Atlanta, GA. $23,750 plus benefits. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373154-49
MAY 25, 2010: Public Interest Fellowship, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Phoenix, AZ. $23,750 plus benefits. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373153-15
MAY 26, 2010: AmeriCorps Project Conserve Positions, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. North Carolina. One-year paid positions. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151741-214
MAY 27, 2010: Land Conservation Manager, Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas. San Antonio, TX. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373373-49
MAY 28, 2010: Part-Time Staff Associate, American Sustainable Business Council. New York, NY. $18.00 to $21.50 per hour. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373541-310
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Boulder, CO. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373397-123
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Hartford, CT. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373398-156
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. New Haven, CT. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373399-189
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Atlanta, GA $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373402-266
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Chicago, IL. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373403-299
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Amherst, MA. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373404-0
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Baltimore, MD. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373431-243
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Minneapolis, MN. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373446-146
MAY 28, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Portland, OR. $23,750 to $26,500. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373445-113
MAY 29, 2010: Program Coordinator, Forest People & Ecosystems Program, World Resources Institute. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373655-77
MAY 29, 2010: Program Coordinator -- Western Water Programs, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. Portland, OR. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373571-320
MAY 29, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Palo Alto, CA. $1275 biweekly. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373626-100
MAY 29, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Berkeley, CA. $1275 biweekly. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373394-23
MAY 29, 2010: Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest. Los Angeles, CA. $1275 biweekly. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373396-89
MAY 30, 2010: Planning and Policy Coordinator, New Jersey Future. Trenton, NJ. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/373854-48
MAY 31, 2010: Executive Director, Hawaii Bicycling League. Honolulu, HI. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374075-149
MAY 31, 2010: Field Instructor, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association. Peninsula, OH. 10-month job starting August 2010 in the Environmental Education Center. $215 per week plus housing and many meals.
JUNE 1, 2010: Entry-Level Attorney, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee, FL. $39,083.52. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of General Counsel, has an opening for an entry-level SES Attorney position in the Civil Enforcement Section in Tallahassee. Applicants must be a member of the Florida Bar, and some environmental law experience is preferred, although not required. To apply, submit a resume or State of Florida application and a writing sample by June 1, 2010 to Aliki Moncrief, Deputy General Counsel, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 35, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000.
JUNE 1, 2010: Staff Attorney, Public Interest Law Project. Oakland, CA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374656-144
JUNE 1, 2010: Assistant Citizen Outreach Director on Climate, Grassroots Campaigns. Orlando, FL. $24,000. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374188-226
JUNE 1, 2010: Entry-Level Public Interest Environmental Litigation Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center. Chicago, IL. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374117-203
JUNE 1, 2010: Program Officer -- Agriculture, World Wildlife Fund. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374283-56
JUNE 4, 2010: Litigation Paralegal, North Carolina Justice Center. Raleigh, NC. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374336-103
JUNE 6, 2010: Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Denver, CO. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374667-148
JUNE 6, 2010: Health, Environment, & Economy Policy Analyst, NAACP. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374584-91
JUNE 7, 2010: Assistant Foreclosure Counselor, Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development. New York, NY. $40,000 to $45,000. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374880-291
JUNE 7, 2010: Environmental Justice Fellow, National Council of Churches. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374801-265
JUNE 8, 2010: Program Assistant, Clean Economy Development Center. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374979-285
JUNE 30, 2010: Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Jacksonville, FL. $110,747. 8 vacancies.
AUGUST 24, 2010: Staff Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Chicago, IL. 10 vacancies. 2-year full-time positions. $61,667 per year.
AUGUST 24, 2010: Staff Law Clerks, U.S. Courts. Chicago, IL. 10 vacancies. Two-year position, $61,667 per year
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010: Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice. 4 vacancies.
NOVEMBER 16, 2010: Attorney, Defense Finance & Accounting Service, U.S. Department of Defense. Indianapolis, IN. Few vacancies.
DECEMBER 31, 2010 (but apply ASAP): Federal Judicial Staff Attorneys, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Atlanta, GA. $59,987 per year. Many vacancies.
APRIL 10, 2010: 2010-2011 New York State Senate Graduate Fellowships. Albany, NY. 14 graduate fellowships available, including 11 Legislative Fellowships. $32,000.
JULY 30, 2010: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Fellowships. Bonn, Germany. 3- to 6-month fellowships, paid at a rate designed to cover living expenses. LAST YEAR'S INFORMATION:
OCTOBER 5, 2010: Skadden Fellowships in Public Interest Law. Two-year fellowships. http://www.skadden.com/content/siteFiles/FellowshipApp.pdf
OCTOBER 15, 2010 (but apply sooner): PAID Associate Fellowship Project on Freedom of Religion and Belief, American Civil Liberties Union. Washington, D.C. One-year fellowship begins Fall 2010. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151752-217
FEBRUARY 18, 2011: Passport Specialist, U.S. Department of State. MANY vacancies in Buffalo, NY; El Paso, TX; and St. Albans, VT. $30,577 to $39,748. http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=86187145&JobTitle=PASSPORT+SPECIALIST&jbf571=10&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=b&re=3&caller=basic.aspx&tm=10&pg=2&AVSDM=2010-02-19+00%3a03%3a00
FEBRUARY 18, 2011: Passport Specialist, U.S. Department of State. MANY vacancies in BUFFALO, NY; ST. ALBANS, VT; and EL PASO, TX. $30,577 to $39,748. http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=86187146&JobTitle=PASSPORT+SPECIALIST&jbf571=10&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=b&re=3&caller=basic.aspx&tm=30&pg=4&AVSDM=2010-02-28+11%3a36%3a00
NOTE: You can set up your own externship for credit, even if an organization is not pre-approved by the law school. See Professor Sally Gertz for more details.
VARIOUS. Internships with U.S. Representatives from Florida: Most Florida Representatives offer internships in their offices, and often in both Florida and Washington, D.C. Use Google to find their individual application procedures.
ASAP: Spring Energy & Climate Policy Program Internship, Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Washington, D.C.
ASAP: Summer 2010 Energy & Climate Policy Internship, EESI. Washington, D.C.
ASAP: Summer 2010 Legal Internships, Earthjustice. New York, NY.
ASAP: Spring 2010 Special Project Internship, Earthjustice. Washington, D.C.
ASAP: Spring 2010 Water Internship, Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C.
ASAP: Spring 2010 Nuclear Internship, Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C.
ASAP: Spring 2010 Legal Internship, The Center for HIV Law and Policy. New York, NY.
ASAP: Spring 2010 Sustainable Biomass & Energy Policy Internship, Environmental & Energy Study Institute. Washington, D.C. SUMMER ALSO A POSSIBILITY.
ASAP: Spring 2010 Transportation & Energy Policy Internship, Environmental & Energy Study Institute. Washington, D.C. SUMMER ALSO A POSSIBILITY.
ASAP: Spring 2010 Energy and Climate Policy Program Internship, Environmental & Energy Study Institute. Washington, D.C. SUMMER ALSO A POSSIBILITY.
ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Legal Internship, South Florida Water Management District. ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Invasive Plant Control Internship, Invasive Plant Control, Inc. Nashville, TN. 10 vacancies. $9 to $12 per hour. http://www.ecojobs.com/jobs_details.php?sec=7EW&AID=25726
ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Fish Policy & Research Internship, Food & Water Watch. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/149255-275
ASAP: Summer 2010 Legal Internship, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies. San Francisco, CA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150035-234
ASAP: Summer 2010 Civil Rights Internship, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/146918-294
ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Energy and Mining Internship, Earthworks. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/149442-209
ASAP: Summer 2010 Legal Internship in International Climate Policy, Environmental Defense Fund. Washington, D.C. http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagid=371&jobID=522
ASAP: Summer 2010 Law Clerkship, Oceana. Washington, D.C. http://na.oceana.org/en/node/3167
ASAP: Summer 2010 Legal Internship, United Voices. Tampa, FL. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150739-43
ASAP: Summer 2010 Human & Civil Rights Advocate, United Voices. Tampa, FL. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150738-10
ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Part-Time Job as Program Assistant, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. San Francisco, CA. $14 per hour, 10-15 hours per week. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374126-139
ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Environmental Health Internships, RESOLVE, Inc. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151184-292
ASAP: Summer 2010 Environmental Internships, Environment America. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151307-326
ASAP: Summer 2010 Legal Internship, United Voices. Tampa, FL. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150739-43
ASAP: Summer 2010 Human & Civil Rights Advocate, United Voices. Tampa, FL. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150738-10
ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Part-Time Job as Program Assistant, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. San Francisco, CA. $14 per hour, 10-15 hours per week. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374126-139
ASAP: PAID Summer 2010 Environmental Health Internships, RESOLVE, Inc. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151184-292
ASAP: Summer 2010 Environmental Internships, Environment America. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151307-326
NO DEADLINE/ASAP: Summer Legal Intern--Northwest, Earthjustice. Seattle, WA. Selected by December, so apply soon!
NO DEADLINE/ROLLING: Internships at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Available any semester, including summer.
NO DEADLINE/ROLLING: Internships at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation.
NO DEADLINE/ROLLING: Castle Coalition Maffucci Fellowship; Institute for Justice. PAID internship facilitating grassroots movements. Washington, D.C.
NO DEADLINE/ROLLING: Regulatory Studies Legal Intern. Mercatus Institute, George Mason University.
NO DEADLINE: Small Business Administration Regulatory Studies Fellow. Mercatus Institute, George Mason University. Fall semester. PAID.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Summer 2010 Law Student Internships, Environmental Law & Policy Center.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Summer Legal Internship, National Environmental Law Center. Boston, MA.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Center for Democracy and Technology Summer Law Clerks.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Summer Judicial Law Clerk, Wisconsin Civil Courts. PAID.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Summer Law Clerks, Texas Civil Rights Project.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Summer Law Clerks, Office of General Counsel, Department of the Navy. PAID.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Summer Law Clerks, Office of General Counsel, Department of the Air Force.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: Summer Externships, The Ocean Conservancy. The Ocean Conservancy is a marine-focused NGO with offices in Washington, DC; St. Petersburg, FL; Santa Barbara, CA; Austin, TX; Santa Cruz, CA; and Anchorage, AK. If you are interested in an internship with them, they have a central e-mail system.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: OCEANA DIRTY FISHING CAMPAIGN SUMMER INTERNSHIP: Stipends available.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: OCEANA SEAFOOD MERCURY CAMPAIGN INTERNSHIP: Washington, D.C. Stipends available.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: OCEANA STOP DESTRUCTIVE FISHING CAMPAIGN SUMMER INTERNSHIP. Washington, D.C. Stipends available.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: OCEANA CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMER INTERNSHIP. Washington, D.C. Stipends available.NO DEADLINE/SOON: OCEANA LAW CLERKS EXTERNSHIPS: Washington, D.C. Stipends available.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: SUMMER LAW CLERK, Maryland Attorney General Office.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: SUMMER LAW CLERK, Illinois Attorney General's Office:
NO DEADLINE/SOON: SUMMER LAW CLERK, Indiana Attorney General's Office:
NO DEADLINE/SOON: SUMMER LAW CLERK, Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Paid and unpaid.
NO DEADLINE/SOON: SUMMER 2010 Internships, Earthjustice, Northern Rockies Office, Bozeman, MT.
NO DEADLINE/ROLLING: Center for Law & Economic Justice. New York, NY:
NO DATE/ROLLING: Legislative Internships, Environment America. Washington, D.C.
NO DATE/ASAP: Summer Law Clerks — Northeast, Earthjustice. New York, NY.
ASAP: Summer 2010 Law Clerkships/Externships, Oceana. Washington, D.C.
ASAP: Summer 2010 Legal Internship, National Environmental Law Center. Boston, MA. http://www.nelconline.org/nelc.asp?id2=8708
ASAP: Summer 2010 Legal Internship, Center for International Environmental Law. Washington, D.C. http://www.ciel.org/Join/Join_Internships.html
ASAP: Summer 2010 Climate Action Internship, Green America. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148170-118
ASAP: Summer 2010 Policy Inter ship, Greenbelt Alliance. San Francisco, CA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148145-275
ASAP: PAID and UNPAID Summer 2010 Internships, Ohio Citizen Action. Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, OH. http://www.ecojobs.com/jobs_details.php?sec=7EW&AID=25565
ASAP: Fall 2010 Legal Internships, Sierra Club. San Francisco, CA. http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/downloads/2010-legal-fall.pdf
MAY 15, 2010: Fall 2010 Legal Internship, HIV Law Project. New York, NY. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/147160-15
MAY 15, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Renewable Energy Internship, People's Power & Light. Providence, RI. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/149308-322
MAY 15, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Renewable Energy Internship, Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance. Boston, MA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/149307-289
MAY 15, 2010: Summer 2010 Reproductive Rights Project Legal Internship, American Civil Liberties Union. New York, NY.
MAY 15, 2010: Summer 2010 Workplace Fairness Internship, National Partnership for Women and Families. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148432-106
MAY 15, 2010: Summer 2010 Reproductive Rights Project Legal Internship, New York Civil Liberties Union. New York, NY. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/145039-231
MAY 15, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Program Internship, American National Standards Institute. Washington, D.C. $10 an hour. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/374741-15
MAY 15, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Ecology/Environment Internship, Garrison Institute. Garrison, NY. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151655-310
MAY 15, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Environmental Internship, Ohio Citizen Action. Cleveland, OH. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/147665-177
MAY 15, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Global Environment Fellow, Americans for Informed Democracy. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150867-317
MAY 15, 2010: Summer 2010 No Impact Project Internship, No Impact Project. New York, NY. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151273-285
MAY 19, 2010: Summer 2010 Legal Inter ship, National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit. Arlington, VA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/149044-268
MAY 26, 2010: Summer 2010 Immigration Law Internship, CASA South Florida. Miami, FL. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151387-53
MAY 28, 2010: Summer 2010 Legal and Policy Fellowship, Polaris Project. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148836-237
MAY 30, 2010: Summer 2010 International Climate Policy Internship, Center for Climate Strategies. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148730-40
MAY 30, 2010: Summer 2010 National Prison Project Internship, American Civil Liberties Union. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151422-206
MAY 31, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Southeast Asia Forest Team Internship, World Resources Institute. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151073-281
MAY 31, 2010: Summer 2010 Immigration Legal Internship, Ayuda, Inc. Sterling. VA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/149576-16
MAY 31, 2010: PAID Summer 2010 Vulnerability and Adaptation Inter ship, World Resources Institute. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148734-174
MAY 31, 2010: Summer 2010 Communications and Outreach Internship, World Organization for Human Rights USA. Washington, D.C.
JUNE 1, 2010: Summer 2010 Internship, Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors. Washington, D.C.
JUNE 1, 2010: Summer 2010 Global Leadership Internships, Our Task, Inc. Arlington, VA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148781-124
JUNE 1, 2010: Summer 2010 Legal/Legislative Internship, Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, PA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148655-240
JUNE 1, 2010: Summer 2010 Energy & Climate Policy Program Internship, Environmental & Energy Study Institute. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/149417-33
JUNE 1, 2010: Summer 2010 Legal Internship in the Adjudication of Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights, International Network for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. New York, NY. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151397-23
JUNE 1, 2010: Summer 2010 Global Leader Internships, Our Task, Inc. Arlington, VA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148781-124
JUNE 11, 2010: Summer or Fall 2010 Legal/Supervised Visitation Internship, Family Tree, Inc. Denver, CO.
JUNE 15, 2010: Summer 2010 Internship, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/148157-312
JUNE 17, 2010 (but apply earlier): PAID Summer 2010 Biofuels Research and Advocacy Internship, Friends of the Earth. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150174-288
JUNE 17, 2010 (but apply earlier): PAID Summer 2010 Dirty Fuels Research and Advocacy Internship, Friends of the Earth. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150171-188
JUNE 26, 2010: Summer 2010 New Ventures Internship (business & environment), World Resources Institute. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/150687-20
JULY 1, 2010: Fall 2010 Legal Externship, South Florida Water Management District.
AUGUST 15, 2010: Fall 2010 Conservation Training Internship, Sierra Club. San Francisco, CA. http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/internships/sf/conservation.aspx
AUGUST 1, 2010: Fall 2010 Regional Sustainability Internship, Sierra Nevada Alliance. South Lake Tahoe, CA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/146419-332
AUGUST 15, 2010: Fall 2010 Labor Law & Research Internship, Verite, Inc. Amherst, MA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151462-186
AUGUST 25, 2010: PAID Community Organizer Internship, Clean Water Action. Philadelphia, PA. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/139323-125
SEPTEMBER 2010: Summer 2011 Legal Internship, Earthjustice. Seattle, WA.http://www.earthjustice.org/about_us/jobs_education/jobs/summer-intern-northwest.html
OCTOBER 15, 2010: Summer 2011 Legal Externships, Southern Environmental Law Center. Various locations in the southeast. http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/jobs/summer_clerkship_and_semester_externship_programs/
OCTOBER 12, 2010: Fall 2010 or Spring 2011 Disaster Law & Policy Externships, Disaster Accountability Project. Washington, D.C. http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/151705-267
NOVEMBER 15, 2010 (2Ls): Summer 2010 Legal Internships, Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C., and other locations. http://www.nrdc.org/jobs/internships.asp
FEBRUARY 1, 2011 (but apply ASAP): Student Temporary Employment Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Champaign-Urbana, IL. MANY vacancies. $9.74-$35.76 per hour. http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=85977655&JobTitle=Student++Temporary+Employment+Program&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=b&re=3&caller=basic.aspx&tm=10&pg=2&jbf13678=1&AVSDM=2010-02-01+00%3a03%3a00
FEBRUARY 22, 2011: PAID Legal Internship, U.S. Courts. Washington, D.C. 4 vacancies. $18 per hour. http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=86441118&JobTitle=Legal+Intern-+Part-time+winter%2fspring+and+full-time+summer+position&jbf571=10&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw=b&re=3&caller=basic.aspx&tm=10&pg=2&AVSDM=2010-02-22+15%3a13%3a00
MAY 15, 2010: Foley & Lardner LLP Intellectual Property Writing Competition. The Foley & Lardner Annual Intellectual Property Writing Competition selects six papers each year addressing intellectual asset management for prizes totaling $20,000. Three grand prizes of $5000 each are awarded to one first-year law student, one second-year law student and one third-year law student, with the remaining three prizes awarded as "honorable mention". Entries (3 hard copies, no e-mails or faxes) must be postmarked no later than midnight, May 15. Send entries to: Foley & Lardner IP Writing Competition, c/o Linda M. Fiscus, National Director of Recruiting and Professional Development, Foley & Lardner, 3000 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007. Home Page (not yet updated):
MAY 19, 2010: Twelfth Annual Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition. International trade law. First Prize: $1000. Second Prize: $500. http://law.du.edu/forms/writing-competitions/documents/123.pdf
MAY 22, 2010: ABA Admiralty & Maritime Law Student Writing Competition. $500 and conference. 30 pages. http://www.abanet.org/tips/market/AdmiraltyLawStudentWriting10.pdf
MAY 31, 2010: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Elder Law Writing Competition. First Prize: $1500. Second Prize: $1000. Third Prize: $500. https://naela.org/documents/NAELA2010StudentWritingCompetition.pdf
JUNE 1, 2010: 2010 Robert T. Matsui Writing Competition. $1500 and publication. Look at the bottom of the web page for the 2010 details.
JUNE 1, 2010: American Judges Association Annual Law Student Essay Competition. $3000 1st prize, $1500 2nd prize, $1000 3rd prize. 10-25 pages.
JUNE 1, 2010: ABA Section on Public Utility, Communications, and Transportation Law. $2500 and conference. 50 pages Section Home Page -- Competition Link is at bottom (not yet updated)
JUNE 1, 2010: 2010 Robert T. Matsui Writing Competition. $1500 and publication. Look at the bottom of the web page for the 2010 details.
JUNE 1, 2010: American Judges Association Annual Law Student Essay Competition. $3000 1st prize, $1500 2nd prize, $1000 3rd prize. 10-25 pages.
UPDATED! JUNE 1, 2010: ABA Section on Public Utility, Communications, and Transportation Law. $2500 and conference. 50 pages.
JUNE 1, 2010: Paralyzed Veterans of America 2009-2010 Annual Legal Writing Competition. First Prize: $3000. TOPIC: Adjudication within the Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.pva.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=14171
JUNE 1, 2010: Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest. First Prize: $1000. http://www.wcl.american.edu/gender/wlp/contest_information.cfm
JUNE 1, 2010: National LGBT Bar Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition. First Prize: $1000 plus publication. http://www.lgbtbar.org/competition.html
JUNE 1, 2010: 2010 Robert T. Matsui Writing Competition. $1500 and publication. Look at the bottom of the web page for the 2010 details. http://www.aefdc.com/?page_id=93
JUNE 1, 2010: American Judges Association Annual Law Student Essay Competition. $3000 1st prize, $1500 2nd prize, $1000 3rd prize. 10-25 pages. Home page: http://aja.ncsc.dni.us/htdocs/essaycontest.htm
JUNE 1, 2010: ABA Section on Public Utility, Communications, and Transportation Law. $2500 and conference. 50 pages. http://www.abanet.org/pubutil/resources/lawstudents/WritingCompetitionRules.doc
JUNE 1, 2010: Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition. First Prize: $1000. Other awards possible. http://law.du.edu/forms/writing-competitions/documents/62.pdf
JUNE 4, 2010: ABA 2010 William W. Greenlaugh Student Writing Competition in Criminal Justice. First Prize: $2000 plus conference travel, plus possible publication. 3500 words. http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/cjmag/greenhalgh.pdf
JUNE 7, 2010: Dean Frank E. Maloney Memorial Writing Contest, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Florida State Bar. Any topic in environmental, land use, or zoning law. 50 pages maximum. $500 prize, plus paid attendance at the annual Section meeting in August. This competition is limited to students in Florida law schools, and our students have traditionally done quite well. Please see the announcement on Professor Craig's door for more details.
JUNE 7, 2010: American Planning Association Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition. First Prize: $2500 plus publication. Second Prize: $1000. 2 honorable mentions of $250. 45 pages maximum.
JUNE 11, 2010: Food & Drug Law Institute's Thomas Austen Memorial Writing Competition. Two competitions, one for articles 40 pages and under, the other for articles 41-100 pages. $4000 1st prize, $1000 2nd prize. http://www.fdli.org/edu/hthomas.html#Topics
JUNE 15, 2010: ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law Student Writing Competition. First Prize: $500 and publication. 40 pages maximum.
JUNE 15, 2010: Mary Moers Wenig 2010 Student Writing Competition, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. First Prize: $5000 and publication. Second Prize: $3000 and on-line publication. Third Prize: $1000 and on-line publication. Honorable Mention prizes also possible.
JUNE 15, 2010: NY Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law Student Writing Competition. $1000 1st prize, $500 2nd prize.
JUNE 15, 2010: Warren E. Burger Writing Competition. $5000 plus publication. 10,000 to 25,000 words. Home Page (information for this year available December 2009):
JUNE 15, 2010: NY Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law Student Writing Competition. $1000 1st prize, $500 2nd prize.
UPDATED! JUNE 18, 2010: ABA Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section Student Writing Competition. $2500 1st prize, plus conference trip. $1500 2nd prize, $1000 3rd prize.
JUNE 18, 2010: ABA Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section Student Writing Competition. $2500 1st prize, plus conference trip. $1500 2nd prize, $1000 3rd prize. http://www.abanet.org/rppt/section_info/lawstudents/WritingContestRules2010.pdf
JUNE 30, 2010: FoxKiser Annual Writing Competition in Law, Science, and Medicine. First Prize: $5000. Second Prize: $1500. http://competition.foxkiser.com/
JUNE 30, 2010: Federal Circuit Bar Association 2010 George Hutchinson Writing Competition. First Prize: $3000. http://memberconnections.com/olc/filelib/LVFC/cpages/9005/Library/Hutchinson%20Writing%20Contest%20Rules%202010.pdf
JUNE 30, 2010: Edward F. Langs Writing Competition, State Bar of Michigan. First Prize: $1500. http://www.michbar.org/computer/pdfs/vol27_1.pdf
JUNE 30, 2010: State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Section Essay Contest. $2000 1st prize plus publication. $500 2nd prize. (Last Year's Announcement)
JUNE 30, 2010: Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition (Copyright Law), American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. First Prize: $3000. Second Prize: $2000. Third Prize: $1000. 3Ls only.
JUNE 30, 2010: Robert C. Watson Intellectual Property Writing Award. Conference trip.
JUNE 30, 2010: State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Section Essay Contest. $2000 1st prize plus publication. $500 2nd prize. (Last Year's Announcement)
JUNE 2010: James Boskey ADR Writing Competition. $1000 plus publication.
JUNE 2010: Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage Preservation Law. $1000 1st prize plus publication. $500 2nd prize. (Last Year's Announcement)
JUNE 2010: ABA Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section Student Writing Competition. $2500 1st prize, plus conference trip. $1500 2nd prize, $1000 3rd prize.
JULY 1, 2010: Palmer Civil Liberties Prize. First Prize: $10,000.
JULY 15, 2010: George Jay Joseph Education Law Writing Award: First Prize: Publication, travel, and association membership.
AUGUST 1, 2010: National Association of Counsel for Children 2010 Law Student Essay Competition. First Prize: $1000 and publication.
AUGUST 2010: ABA National Security Student Writing Competition. First Prize: $500, publication, and travel to a conference. 2009 Competition Announcement:
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010: ABA/Public Contract Law Journal Writing Competition. First Prize: $5000, publication, and possible presentation of paper. Second Prize: $2500. Third Prize: $1000. (Last Year's Announcement)
NOVEMBER 1, 2010: College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers 2010 Law Student Writing Competition. First Prize: $1500. Second Prize: $1000. Third Prize: $500. Winning entries are also considered for publication. ELIGIBILITY: All students currently enrolled in accredited law schools in the United States and all those recently graduated from them (graduation on or after May, 2009). RULES:
1. Articles must be original from the applicant, and limited to one entry. Articles must not presently be under consideration for any other publication or written as part of paid employment.
2. All articles are to be submitted in the following format:
· Submitted by email to cwcl@airmail.net (Please reference “Writing Competition” in the subject line.);
· All articles are to be submitted by November 1, 2010;
· Double-spaced,on 8 ½ inch by 11 inch paper, 1 inch margins;
· Entries should be between 10 and 20 pages in length (including endnotes);
· Citations are to conform to “A Uniform System of Citation” (The Bluebook).
3. If published by the College, the articles become the property of the College. No submitted article may be published elsewhere until after announcement of the winners of the competition. Announcement of the winners will be made at least 30 days in advance of the Annual College Induction Dinner, March 2011.
4. Include a cover letter with your entry stating your name, mailing address and phone number (both school and permanent), name of school and year of graduation.
5. Applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited law school or submit entry within 60 days of graduation.
JUDGING: The evaluation standards will be organization, quality of research, depth, originality of analysis, clarity of style and readability. The College reserves the right not to award and/or to reject any or all submissions.
Submission for publication. 2011 Topic: "Trends and Issues in Education and the Law." 25,000 words preferred, 35,000 words maximum. http://www.snesl.edu/maincontent.aspx?p=159&t=56
EARLY DECEMBER, 2010: ABA Health Law Section Law Student Writing Competition. First Prize:$500 plus publication plus trip. 2009 Announcement:
DECEMBER 15, 2010: National Advocates for Pregnant Women Law Student Writing Competition. First Prize: $1000. Second Prize: $500. Third Prize: $250. Publication also possible. http://law.du.edu/forms/writing-competitions/documents/30.pdf
APRIL 15, 2011: Southern New England School of Law Roundtable Symposium. Submission for publication. 2011 Topic: "Trends and Issues in Education and the Law." 25,000 words preferred, 35,000 words maximum.
CONTINUOUS: StraightForward Media Law Scholarships. $500. On-line Application. 4 times a year.
ROLLING/ASAP: Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship Program, New Jersey. $550 per week for 1Ls, $750 per week for 2Ls for public interest externships in New Jersey.
MAY 15, 2010: National Bar Institute African American Law Student Fellowship Program. $1000 to $10,000.
MAY 31, 2010: Richard D. Hailer AAJ Law Student Scholarships. Six $1000 scholarships to minority law students.
JULY 1, 2010: American Association of Railroad Superintendents Frank J. Richter Scholarship Program. $1000. Preferences for students doing work related to transportation.
AUGUST 20, 2010: ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law Young Lawyers Division Fellowships. If you are interested in getting into the think of Labor & Employment Law, these fellowships are designed to get young lawyers actively involved.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2010: National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Scholarships. SEVERAL scholarships available.