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Pace Law Environmental LLM Fellowship Position Available

Bruce Huber

Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law will hire an Environmental Law Graduate Fellow for the 2021-22 academic year. 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 position, and information on how to apply, can be found 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. Applications are due by April 30, 2021.

Univ. of Florida Coastal Policy Analyst Fellowship

Bruce Huber

The University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions (CSS) and Florida Sea Grant (FSG) are pleased to announce a new year-long (12-month) coastal policy analyst opportunity to advance the development and implementation of science-based coastal policy in Florida. Prospective applicants with questions about the application process should reach out via email to Sharlynn Sweeney at sharlynn@ufl.edu. Questions about the substantive requirements of the position should be addressed to Professor Thomas T. Ankersen at the University of Florida College of Law at ankersen@law.ufl.edu. You can also view the position details on the UF jobs webpage.

Yale/NRDC Legal Fellow

Bruce Huber

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.

Internship with FERC Commissioner Allison Clements

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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:

1st and 2nd 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.

Energy Law Writing Competition

Bruce Huber

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).

To be clear, the ABA is running EIGHT student writing competitions …

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Here is the full list:

UC Irvine Clinical Fellowship Opportunity–Environmental Justice

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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

DESCRIPTION

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.