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NRDC is hiring a Legal Fellow for a two-year fellowship starting in September 2021. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is one of the nation’s leading environmental action organizations. For the first year, through August 2022, the Fellow will work at NRDC. During that time, the Fellow will focus on litigation or policy efforts to redress environmental and public health harms, such as air and water pollution, climate change, threats to endangered species, environmental injustice, and exposure to toxic chemicals. For the second year (September 2022 through August 2023), the Fellow will work at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, providing support for environmental law clinics, dual degree students, and events and activities relating to environmental law and policy. Complete details are available here.

Summary: Commissioner Allison Clements is hiring a legal intern for her office at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The position is full-time and will run for a minimum of 8 weeks between May and August 2021. We will consider shorter periods of time, on a case-by-case basis, if the applicant is interested in splitting their summer with another organization. Although the position is unpaid, our office will support an application for course credit or public interest funding through the applicant’s 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 National Environmental Policy Act of 2005

·         Working on the Commissioner’s speeches and separate statements

·         Assist with other projects as assigned

Who May be considered:

1^st and 2^nd year law students

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 law school should also include an undergraduate transcript. Applications should be submitted to Alexander.DeTaboada@ferc.gov with the subject line “2021 Summer Internship Application.” We will consider applications on a rolling basis. 

Additional Information: U.S. Citizenship is required. Volunteers will undergo a background investigation. Additionally, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FERC is currently operating in a 100% remote environment, which includes this position. Students will be able to telework from their current location.

It’s true. The ABA’s Section of Energy, Environment & Resources (SEER) is open to law students and offers a number of opportunities. Strongly recommended.

… will be held in-person in San Antonio, TX, in late May 2021. Application deadline is March 3, 2021. All travel, lodging, and expenses are covered by the program. Details are here.

The Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law has recently announced its 2021 Hartrick Scholar writing competition.  All eligible students are invited to participate. There is a $2,500 cash prize.

The general subject for this year’s competition is any topic related to energy development. This includes, for example, topics concerning oil and gas law, alternative energy resources, energy regulation, and environmental regulation of the energy industries.

The article can be any work prepared by the student while enrolled in law school and can include prior works prepared for a law journal or a law school course, so long as the submitted version complies with the submission guidelines. The Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee will select one or more outstanding submissions that they deem worthy of recognition.

The submission deadline is March 1, 2021. More details here (scroll down the page).

Here is the full list:

• Constitutional Law Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize

• Endangered Species Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize, second place: $750 cash prize, third place: $500 cash prize
• Energy Law Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize, second place: $750 cash prize, third place: $500 cash prize
• Environmental Transactions and Brownfields / Superfund and Natural Resources Damages Litigation Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize
• Forest Law Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize
• International Environmental and Resources Law  Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize
• Public Land and Resources Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize
• Waste and Resource Recovery Writing Competition
  Entry Deadline: May 31, 2021
  Award: First place: $1,000 cash prize

Entries are due on May 31 and can cover any energy-related topic. Three cash prizes are available for the best papers— $1,000 for first place, $750 for second, and $500 for third.

Here’s a link to the full rules and submission information: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/environment_energy_resources/writing_competitions/2021/energy-law-rules.pdf

UC Irvine School of Law is hiring its second Mysun Foundation Clinical Fellow in the Environmental Law Clinic. To apply: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF06560

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The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for the position of Mysun Foundation Clinical Fellow in its Environmental Law Clinic (ELC). The fellowship is designed to provide an attorney who has a strong interest in environmental justice with mentorship to help the attorney to launch a career in clinical teaching, or serve as a bridge to a career in public interest environmental justice work.

The Mysun Foundation Clinical Fellow will work under the direct supervision of the ELC director. Working with the Director, the Mysun Foundation Clinical Fellow will mentor and work closely with students in the representation of disenfranchised and marginalized communities, and will participate in program development including community lawyering and outreach. The Mysun Foundation Clinical Fellow will also have opportunities for teaching within the ELC, including assisting with the teaching of the ELC seminar.

The Mysun Foundation Clinical Fellow is expected to be a vital part not only of the ELC, but also of the UCI Clinical Law Program, and the law school’s intellectual life more generally. As such, the Mysun Foundation Clinical Fellow will receive mentoring, and can expect support in terms of career development.

UCI Law is currently working from remotely, and will conduct its interviews remotely.

The ABA’s Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources is sponsoring a law student writing competition. First prize is $1,000 and publication by the ABA. Entries for the competition must not exceed 20 pages and should demonstrate original thought on a question of legal and/or policy significance relating to the topic of forest law. Submissions are due by Monday, May 31, 2021. Full details here.

Law students can register for this event for only $25! Takes place virtually on Feb 3-4. Great networking opportunity, especially if you plan to practice in Texas.

An evolution of IEL’s previous Young Litigators and Doing Deals conferences, the Workshop features transactional and litigation topics designed for attorneys in their first ten years of practice, or those new to oil and gas matters. Spread over two days, each day begins with a more general topic and then features topics on day one that are more transactional focused and on day two more litigation focused. The Workshop also features a social event and an interactive discussion on how young professionals can advance diversity, equity and inclusion.