Author: Bruce Huber

The George Washington University Law School is pleased to announce the availability of a graduate Fellowship beginning in July 2022 for a twelve-month, renewable appointment. The Fellow will have the title of Visiting Associate Professor of Law and Environmental Law Program Fellow.
This Fellowship offers many advantages, with opportunities and professional connections available across the university and the nation’s capital, including:
• Prime location in the heart of Washington, D.C., within walking or Metro distance of leading environmental governmental agencies, national and international organizations, and embassies
• Opportunities to attend or participate in numerous programs and events of interest in the environmental law and policy field, both in the law school and across the vibrant university campus, including at the prestigiou Elliott School of International Affairs
• Multidisciplinary connections through SustainableGW, a cross-institutional network of professionals and professors encompassing many programs and disciplines at GWU
• Networking opportunities with GW Law’s environmental and energy law alumni
• Collaboration opportunities with partner organizations such as the Environmental Law Institute, Potomac Riverkeeper Network, and national headquarters of major environmental groups
• International connections with visiting dignitaries, graduate students, and visiting scholars
Fellows receive an annual stipend of $65,000, paid monthly, for living expenses and may participate in the University’s benefits program.

Special Instructions to Applicant:

Applicants should send a letter of interest, a detailed resume or Curriculum Vita, a legal writing sample, a list of three or more references, and a complete law school transcript by April 11 at 5:00 pm EST to Interim Director of the Environmental and Energy Law Program, Lin Harmon-Walker at linharmonwalker@law.gwu.edu. Please direct any questions about the position to Professor Harmon-Walker. Only complete applications will be considered.

The Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment (GWC) at the University of Colorado Law School is seeking two outstanding — early career — attorneys to serve as the next GWC Water Law Fellows.

The Water Law Fellows will work on the most pressing water law reform issues of the day under the guidance of the GWC and in partnership with leaders from the non-profit, government, and private sectors. The intensive two-year program will immerse the two Fellows in the real world challenges of water law and policy. They will address critical issues affecting western watersheds, conduct reform-oriented research, and interact with public and private sector leaders to inform policy-making. The Fellows will be actively engaged in water law reform in the public interest and will hone their leadership, communication, advocacy, and research skills. The overarching objective is to create a matchless educational and mentoring experience that will prepare the Fellows to become leaders in the field.

As you may recall, the Getches-Wilkinson Water Law Fellows Program was initiated by a generous donation from David Bonderman – a lawyer, executive, and significant supporter of conservation efforts.  The matching funds came from an anonymous GWC supporter as well as the Water Funder Initiative – a collaborative effort to identify and activate promising water solutions through strategic philanthropic investments in the United States, starting in the West.

The job description, requirements and application instructions are available here:

Position Title: Legal or Technical Intern

Summary: Commissioner Allison Clements is hiring legal and technical interns for her office at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The position may be full- or part-time and will run for the duration of the fall term, with exact dates flexible to accommodate the applicant’s curricular commitments. We will consider alternate position lengths and work schedules on a case-by-case basis. Although the position is unpaid, our office will enthusiastically support an application for course credit or public interest funding through the applicant’s graduate or law school.

Major duties of this position include:

• Reviewing and analyzing Commission orders;

• Preparing memos summarizing legal issues arising under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, and Energy Policy Act of 2005;

• Working on the Commissioner’s speeches and separate statements; and

• Assisting with other projects as assigned.

Who May be Considered: 1st through 3rd year law students as well as non-law graduate students with relevant industry experience.

How to Apply: Applicants should submit a resume, a transcript, a writing sample, and a list of three references. Applicants in their first year of graduate school should also include an undergraduate transcript. Applications should be submitted to Alexander.DeTaboada@ferc.gov with the subject line “Fall 2022 Internship Application, [Name].” We will consider applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled or until Friday, May 20th, 2022.

Additional Information: U.S. Citizenship is required. Volunteers will undergo a background investigation. The Commission is currently operating in a 100% telework environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it may be back in-person 2 – 4 days a week by the Fall, in which case the intern may report to FERC HQ in Washington, D.C. but would not be required to do so.

Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law is hiring an Environmental Law Graduate Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year. Please share the details below with your students.

The Environmental Law Graduate Fellow works with environmental faculty and staff undertaking research, including supporting the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, developing and implementing new projects, and other duties as assigned. Fellows earn an LLM in Environmental Law while working part-time within the Pace Environmental Law Program. They receive a full tuition waiver as well as a modest stipend to help cover living costs.

Full details on the positions, and information on how to apply, can be found here and here. Note that applicants must apply concurrently to the Environmental LLM program at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law to be considered for a fellowship. 

Just a reminder that Pace University’s Haub Law is currently accepting registrations for the 2022 Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.

Due to recent COVID-19 concerns, they have decided to hold the entire competition online. Preliminary, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds will be held on February 23-25, 2022. The final round will now take place on February 26, 2022. To register, please click here.

This list was compiled by Prof. John Bonine (Univ. of Oregon):

WEST

Montana, Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, https://www.cottonwoodlaw.org/ (One in-house litigator)

Trustees for Alaska – https://trustees.org/our-team/

Oregon, Cascadia Wildlands, https://www.cascwild.org/ (One in-house litigator)

New Mexico, New Mexico Environmental Law Center, https://nmelc.org/ (4 lawyers, including litigators)

Western Mining Action Project, Lyons, Colorado (two lawyers – Roger Flynn and Jeff Parsons – mining litigation is just about all they do)

Utah, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, https://suwa.org/ (5 lawyers, 2 of them litigators in the courts)

Environmental Defense Center 4 lawyers https://www.environmentaldefensecenter.org/edc-staff/

MIDWEST

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. https://www.mncenter.org/ (several of its lawyers appear to be active litigators)

Clean Wisconsin, https://www.cleanwisconsin.org/ (3 in-house litigators)

Midwest Environmental Advocates, https://midwestadvocates.org/ Maybe 5 attorneys these days; its lawyers names appear on court opinions)

Great Lakes Environmental Law Center in Detroit Michigan. www.glelc.org (Staff of three, all practicing attorneys)

SOUTH AND APPALACHIA

Appalachian Citizens Law Center in Whitesburg, KY. https://aclc.org/ (its lawyers appear to have clients and engage in litigation)

Appalachian Mountain Advocates: http://www.appalmad.org/team/

Joe Lovett and Derek Teaney are the lead litigators

Kentucky Natural Resources Center (one strong litigator)

Everglades Law Center (3 attorneys, takes summer interns) https://evergladeslaw.org/about-us/our-people/

EAST

Pennsylvania: Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), https://www.pennfuture.org/

Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services — western PA and NE Ohio.

https://www.fairshake-els.org/

New Jersey — Eastern Environmental Law Center, https://easternenvironmental.org/

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest — https://www.nylpi.org/

Great Rivers Environmental Law Center (St. Louis) – https://greatriverslaw.org/about/staff-bios/

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the preliminary, quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be held online on February 23-25, 2022. If conditions permit, Pace hopes to host the final round in person on March 11, 2022 and will pay for travel and lodging for the three finalist teams.

Details here: https://law.pace.edu/nelmcc

The Conservation Law Center operates the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Conservation Law Clinic. It is seeking applications for the inaugural Nancy C. Ralston Conservation Law Fellowship. The position is open now for a recent graduate, but may be held open for a promising student expecting to graduate in 2022.

This position will be used to help advance CLC’s mission to protect important natural habitats, freshwater ecosystems, and sensitive species. CLC is committed to equal opportunity and inclusion for groups that are historically under-represented at professional levels within the field of conservation, including women and people of color, who are strongly encouraged to apply.

To be qualified, a candidate should either be a recent law school graduate (within 5 years) or current law student expecting to graduate by spring 2022. Strong candidates will have excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills, and demonstrated commitment to conservation and environmental causes. CLC values applicants who have a broad range of interests and experience, along with a desire to make a career in the field of conservation.

Please see the attached announcement for details and application requirements. CLC heartily encourages sharing this information to your social networks and anyone you feel might be interested.

Should you have questions about the Conservation Law Center, our Clinic, or the Fellowship, please contact the Director of Advancement, Andrea Lutz, directly at andlutz@iu.edu or 812.856.0819.

Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Law Program (EELP) is seeking a Legal Fellow for
2021-2022 with the potential to renew for one additional year. The fellowship is a full-time, internally
funded position in Cambridge, Massachusetts beginning this fall semester. The Fellow will work on current
projects, including the Biden administration’s regulatory actions to address climate change and
environmental protection. The Fellow will also develop new projects, both independently and
collaboratively with EELP colleagues, to provide rigorous legal analysis to advance deep decarbonization
and protect public health and welfare from environmental degradation.

The Fellow will work closely with the Executive Director, collaborate with EELP attorneys and staff, and
supervise HLS student research assistants. The Fellow can expect occasional interactions with, and
assignments from, the program’s faculty directors. The Fellow may be asked to coordinate informal events
for EELP research assistants and HLS students.

The majority of the Fellow’s work will be researching and writing white papers, blog posts, and
occasionally, lengthier articles for academic law journals or external publications. The Fellow may also
work on other communications products, such as podcast episodes and presentations. Research topics will
include a variety of environmental and climate issues, and the Fellow will be encouraged to pursue research
and writing on topics that interest them.

The Fellow can expect to interact with practitioners, stakeholders, and academics active in relevant legal
and policy areas. The Fellow may also be asked to respond to press inquiries.

This Fellowship is designed as an entry-level legal position. Applicants should have a J.D., experience with
environmental law, and demonstrate an interest in deepening their knowledge of the field. Applicants
should demonstrate a strong sense of initiative, have excellent legal research and writing skills for specialist
and general audiences, and be open to working with an editor. EELP has a welcoming, collegial culture that
values teamwork and a balance between optimism and realism. Applicants must be able to work effectively
on collaborative projects. Salary for this position will be commensurate with experience, with a minimum
annual salary of $60,000 plus generous benefits, including eligibility for medical insurance, commuter
benefits, retirement savings account, paid holidays, and time off.

Please submit a cover letter discussing qualifications and interests, a resume, a writing sample of no more
than ten pages, and contact information for three references. Applications must be submitted no later than
August 31, 2021. Please submit applications and direct any questions to Carrie Jenks at
cjenks@law.harvard.edu.

The application deadline is approaching for the Food and Agriculture LLM Fellowship at Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems. The two-year position includes a tuition waiver for the LLM in Food and Agriculture degree as well as a $35,000 annual stipend. In addition to pursuing an LLM, the fellow will work part-time in CAFS on cutting-edge law and policy projects related to topics such as food justice, food access and equity, farmworkers’ rights, farmland access and conservation, food labeling and regulation, biodiversity and agriculture, and more. Apply by May 1.

Some testimonials from previous fellows:

“The Food and Agriculture LLM fellowship is an exceptional dual opportunity to receive a graduate degree and practical work experience at the same time. The program also offers an array of courses, and the fellow is able to tailor their graduate experience to their career aspirations, of course with great guidance from the faculty at CAFS.” –Esther Akwii LLM’20, clinical fellow, Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic; read more about Esther’s experience here.

“My experience at VLS allowed me to hit the ground running at FDA so that I could begin serving the public interest from day one on the job. My fellow students and colleagues were as committed and passionate as I was about the food system and environmental issues, which made for even richer learning.”– Carrie Scrufari LLM’16, associate chief counsel, Food and Drug Administration (FDA); read more about Carrie’s experience here.