Position Description

Fall Legal Intern

For over three decades, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) has played a pivotal role in shaping the fields of environmental law, policy, and management, both domestically and internationally. ELI’s mission is to protect the environment by improving law, policy, and management. For more information visit http://www.eli.org.

Legal interns work on projects involving both domestic and international environmental law. Subject areas include, among others, wetlands and watershed policy, sustainable land use, biodiversity, environmental enforcement, long-term management of hazardous waste sites, public participation, and international environmental policy. Legal interns conduct legal and policy research, conduct interviews, attend and report on events, and prepare written materials and scholarly work for publication. Part of an intern’s experience includes opportunities to attend seminars held by ELI for law students and lawyers.

Legal interns may also assist with the editing and production of ELI’s publications, the Environmental Law Reporter (ELR), the National Wetlands Newsletter (NWN), and The Environmental Forum (TEF), as well as various books. Legal Interns support editors of these periodicals by conducting research, bluebooking, monitoring and writing summaries of current events, and engaging in various tasks and special projects on an as-needed basis.

Intern Qualifications: (1) superior research and writing skills; (2) strong academic performance; and (3) strong communication skills. Students who will have completed their second year of law school are preferred, though first-year students will also be considered.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume (including law school and undergrad GPAs), list of references, ELI’s employment application (available at http://www.eli.org/pdf/eli_job_application_form.pdf), and a writing sample. Cover letters should address the candidates’ personal goals and interests, as well as their experience and interest in environmental law and policy. Application materials should be submitted to: law@eli.org. Applications for the positions are due on a rolling basis.

The Environmental Law Institute is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunity and to achieving an inclusive, diverse workplace that values every individual. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.