Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Legal Department

A small Legal Department (3 attorneys) gives the legal interns a varied experience, mainly in environmental and administrative law, but with some small exposure to contract law, labor law, and property law. As a local environmental regulatory agency with various State delegations (and indirectly Federal delegations), interns get exposure and experience not only in local government regulatory processes, but also State and Federal environmental regulations. 

Primary responsibilities include legal research; drafting of memoranda; drafting of motions/pleadings; and analysis and review of settlement documents. Other responsibilities, depending on attorneys’ current assignments, may involve attending strategy sessions, staff meetings, Commission meetings, negotiations, public hearings, etc.; participating in rulemaking meetings and drafting rules; attending field inspections; attending legal proceedings; reviewing contracts for goods and services; and analyzing environmental and administrative bills proposed by the Florida Legislature.