Opportunities!

Interns are offered a $6,000 stipend to work full-time (virtually or in South Royalton, VT) from May 28 to August 2, 2024. Applicants must be pursuing a JD degree. Apply by January 8.

https://www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/center-for-agriculture-and-food-systems/people/current-openings

There is a call for applications for a graduate fellowship in GW Law’s Environmental and Energy Law Program. Starting in July 2024, the position is a twelve-month, renewable appointment that is available for an additional year after the initial annual review. This Fellowship is unique nationwide in that the Fellow will have the title of Visiting Associate Professor of Law and Environmental Law Program Fellow. The position offers a comprehensive opportunity for an exceptional candidate to be groomed to pursue a career in environmental law academia. Several previous Fellows have gone on to secure positions in environmental law academia.

Fellows assist in all aspects of program management, including coordinating program events and new program initiatives; prepare environmental law scholarship and deliver presentations on works-in-progress on environmental law topics; teach or co-teach environmental law courses; serve as editor of the program’s new blog, The GW Point Source; and engage in other program-related projects as needed.

Application materials are due by January 12, 2024. First-round interviews on Zoom are planned for late January.

The Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) and Law Students for Climate Accountability
(LSCA) are pleased to announce a call for submissions for the second annual Student
Prize for Emerging Theories of Climate Accountability, to be awarded to an original
academic paper written by a current law or graduate student describing a new or
emerging legal theory related to climate change and corporate accountability.
The winning paper, as decided by a panel of legal experts, will be awarded a $2,000 cash
prize and published in a law journal to be announced. Three honorable mentions will also
be awarded. The deadline for submissions is April 19, 2024.

To enter, please submit your paper to studentprize@climateintegrity.org no later than
midnight Eastern Time on April 19, 2024.
Note: Students are encouraged to email the judges at any point before the submission
deadline to ask questions, seek clarifications, and discuss their paper.
Submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter verifying the author’s current law or
graduate school enrollment, and authorizing publication on CCI’s website and in a legal
publication to be determined by CCI and LSCA.
● Papers should be between 4,500 and 10,000 words in length.
● Submission files should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document and the
file should be titled “StudentPrize_[LAST NAME]_[TITLE].”
● The text of the document should be in double-spaced Times New Roman
12-point font with 1-inch margins.
● Footnotes should be single-spaced 10-point Times New Roman font.
● Submissions must include a footer with the title and page number.

There’s a post-JD fellowship currently open at the Hawaiʻi Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry & Wildlife. This is a terrific opportunity for recent graduates, upcoming graduates (mid-year), or early-career professionals who are interested in working on administrative law issues and natural resource management. Note that the application period has been extended to November 20, 2023.

ID# 223672 Policy Research Specialist (Forestry & Wildlife) 

This program has placed dozens of law graduates inside various DLNR divisions and other agencies in the Pacific, working on rulemaking, enforcement, and related issues. Fellowships typically last 12-18 months (or longer if funding allows). A number of fellows have been subsequently hired on a permanent basis. Although the Univ. Haw. Environmental Law Program does not manage hiring etc., they support the program by cultivating a growing network of current and former fellows to provide support, guidance, and mentorship. And they are always happy to answer questions from potential applicants.

These are early-career, one-year fellowships with an option for a second year, beginning in September 2024. Information is available here.

A colleague at Berkeley reports: “We seek to hire two new Research Fellows to conduct research and engagement on water and environmental issues with a growing and dynamic team.

“Our work at CLEE combines scholarly rigor with careful attention to real-world impact. Our team consistently develops innovative ideas, generates analysis oriented around actionable impacts, and uses this work to support concrete policy actions, all co-produced with stakeholders and decision-makers. If you are interested in work that spans the continuum from knowledge to action on environmental issues, join us!

“Links to detailed position descriptions are here: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF0415 and https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04159.”

The Illinois Commerce Commission is looking for candidates for a Commissioner Legal Advisor/Assistant role under Chairman Doug Scott. The role would involve research, analysis, and development of issues and opinions relating to the industries regulated by the Commission including energy, telecommunications, water, and transportation. This is an exciting opportunity to help implement the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (https://icc.illinois.gov/programs/climate-and-equitable-jobs-act-implementation). The role is based in Chicago, IL. Here is the link to the job posting: https://www.icc.illinois.gov/about/employment 

The University of New Mexico Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic is hiring for a Climate Justice clinical legal teaching fellow. It is a two-year position, and they are seeking candidates with between 0-5 years of experience. The fellow will support work representing low-income and underserved communities on issues that can both reduce climate and conventional pollution. Preferred application deadline is July 21, 2023. Full position description is here:  2023 Climate Justice Fellow.

The Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association announces its 40th Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition. The Competition, which honors the memory of three leading figures in American city planning law (R. Marlin Smith, Richard Babcock, and Norman Williams) is open to law students and planning students writing on a question of significance in planning, planning law, land use law, local government law or environmental law.

The Competition is open to both current students and recent graduates (less than five years). Entries can include articles written for academic journal or law review publication, long essays, or shorter essays (at least 2,000 words).

In an increase from past , the winning entry will be awarded a prize of $3,000, the second-place paper will receive a prize of $1,000, and one honorable mention paper will receive $500. All three winning entries will be published in the semi-annual newsletter of the Planning and Law Division. Depending on the format of the winning entry and the interest of the author, the Competition Committee may also work with the winner to place the article in a journal or coordinate and present a Division webinar. In 2021, a winning entry on vacant properties was the foundation of a webinar. Last year’s winner is preliminarily slated for publication in The Urban Lawyer.

The deadline for submission of entries is June 30, 2023. Winners will be announced by August 31, 2023.

If you have questions, please contact dhenning@clarionassociates.com and including “PLD” in the subject.

Here’s a link to the Fall 2023 CEQ Intern application. This is a bit of a quick turn—applications are due 6/30.