Earthjustice: Summer 2022 Law Clerkship - Tribal Partnerships Program
Note: Earthjustice’s Tribal Partnerships Program is hosting a Q & A for law students:
September 24, 2021
12PM – 1PM PST / 3PM – 4PM EST
Virtual via Zoom: Link
Meeting ID: 928 7627 1993
Passcode: 67214
Earthjustice is seeking summer law clerks who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment.
Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups and supporters to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.
Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring the best and brightest who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with thirteen offices across the U.S.
Earthjustice’s work is currently divided into three major areas:
Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans focuses on cases that protect endangered species, national forests, national parks, other public lands, water resources, and the oceans.
Healthy Communities focuses on cases that protect public health, prevent air and water pollution, and curb exposures to toxic chemicals, particularly in disproportionately impacted communities. Recently, our healthy communities work has also begun to promote sustainable food and agriculture and the rights of farm workers.
Climate and Energy focuses on cases that encourage clean energy and energy efficiency while challenging the reliance on coal, oil and other dirty fuels.
Summer law clerks work with attorneys on case development and litigation. Under the supervision of an attorney, a law clerk’s primary responsibilities are to perform legal and factual research, and to develop case strategy and legal theories. Law clerks may also have the opportunity to assist attorneys with preparing briefs and motions, to meet with clients and experts, to participate in moots of oral arguments, and to attend court proceedings and conferences with opposing counsel. In addition to involvement in ongoing litigation, the summer program includes seminars with attorneys from across the organization on current environmental issues.
The Earthjustice Summer Clerkship position includes a weekly stipend of $1,200 a week, with the average clerkship lasting 10 weeks (approximately $12,000 total). The total stipend amount will be dependent on the extent of a clerk’s ability to secure outside funding. Earthjustice will pay $1,200 a week less the total amount received from other sources. We strongly encourage candidates to pursue outside funding, but the ability to secure outside funding will not be considered as part of the hiring decision. Note the weekly stipend is taxed, so stipend payments are less applicable taxes.
Earthjustice has 15 regional offices:
Alaska - Anchorage and Juneau
Biodiversity Defense Program - Bozeman, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
California - San Francisco and Los Angeles
Coal Program - Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia
Community Partnerships Program – Los Angeles
Florida - Tallahassee and Miami
Fossil Fuels Program - New Orleans
International - San Francisco
Mid-Pacific - Honolulu
Midwest - Chicago
Northeast - New York
Northern Rockies - Bozeman
Northwest - Seattle
Oceans Program - Seattle and San Francisco
Rocky Mountain - Denver
Sustainable Food and Farming Program - New York
Toxic Exposure and Health Program - New York
Tribal Partnerships Program - Seattle and Denver
Washington, D.C.
Each of these offices accepts applications for summer law clerks, and students should submit an application to each office of interest.
TO APPLY
Law students who have a minimum of ten weeks to commit in the summer are eligible to apply. Interested applicants should submit their:
Cover letter. The best cover letters are one page and address why the applicant wants to work for Earthjustice, and provide information about the applicant that is not apparent or fully explained in the resume.
Resume
Recent writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum of no more than ten pages that primarily reflects your work.
Unofficial transcript
List of three references
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please note that each office handles applications individually, so you will need to submit an application for each office that interests you. Identical applications for each office are fine, but a sentence or two in your cover letter on why you're interested in each office is preferred.
If you’re having technical difficulties submitting your application, please reach out to jobs@earthjustice.org
No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies.
TRIBAL PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM - SEATTLE AND DENVER
The Rocky Mountain Office opened in 1973 and was Earthjustice’s first regional office. More national parks and monuments are concentrated in the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado Plateau, and the Desert Southwest than in any other part of the country. The Rocky Mountain Office protects these renowned landscapes and other prized public lands throughout Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Office also safeguards the region’s precious water resources, including the mighty Colorado River, from being overdrawn. In addition, the Rocky Mountain Office has a robust energy practice that seeks to reduce the impacts of oil and gas development, decrease our dependence on coal and other dirty fossil fuels, and promote the growth of clean renewable energy sources. We represent a wide variety of national, regional, and local environmental organizations; and in some cases we work in close partnership with American Indian tribes.
Earthjustice is seeking summer law clerks who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment.
Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups and supporters to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.
Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring the best and brightest who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with thirteen offices across the U.S.
Earthjustice’s work is currently divided into three major areas:
Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans focuses on cases that protect endangered species, national forests, national parks, other public lands, water resources, and the oceans.
Healthy Communities focuses on cases that protect public health, prevent air and water pollution, and curb exposures to toxic chemicals, particularly in disproportionately impacted communities. Recently, our healthy communities work has also begun to promote sustainable food and agriculture and the rights of farm workers.
Climate and Energy focuses on cases that encourage clean energy and energy efficiency while challenging the reliance on coal, oil and other dirty fuels.
Summer law clerks work with attorneys on case development and litigation. Under the supervision of an attorney, a law clerk’s primary responsibilities are to perform legal and factual research, and to develop case strategy and legal theories. Law clerks may also have the opportunity to assist attorneys with preparing briefs and motions, to meet with clients and experts, to participate in moots of oral arguments, and to attend court proceedings and conferences with opposing counsel. In addition to involvement in ongoing litigation, the summer program includes seminars with attorneys from across the organization on current environmental issues.
The Earthjustice Summer Clerkship position includes a weekly stipend of $1,200 a week, with the average clerkship lasting 10 weeks (approximately $12,000 total). The total stipend amount will be dependent on the extent of a clerk’s ability to secure outside funding. Earthjustice will pay $1,200 a week less the total amount received from other sources. We strongly encourage candidates to pursue outside funding, but the ability to secure outside funding will not be considered as part of the hiring decision. Note the weekly stipend is taxed, so stipend payments are less applicable taxes.
Earthjustice has 15 regional offices:
Alaska - Anchorage and Juneau
Biodiversity Defense Program - Bozeman, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
California - San Francisco and Los Angeles
Coal Program - Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia
Community Partnerships Program – Los Angeles
Florida - Tallahassee and Miami
Fossil Fuels Program - New Orleans
International - San Francisco
Mid-Pacific - Honolulu
Midwest - Chicago
Northeast - New York
Northern Rockies - Bozeman
Northwest - Seattle
Oceans Program - Seattle and San Francisco
Rocky Mountain - Denver
Sustainable Food and Farming Program - New York
Toxic Exposure and Health Program - New York
Tribal Partnerships Program - Seattle and Denver
Washington, D.C.
Each of these offices accepts applications for summer law clerks, and students should submit an application to each office of interest.
TO APPLY
Law students who have a minimum of ten weeks to commit in the summer are eligible to apply. Interested applicants should submit their:
Cover letter. The best cover letters are one page and address why the applicant wants to work for Earthjustice, and provide information about the applicant that is not apparent or fully explained in the resume.
Resume
Recent writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum of no more than ten pages that primarily reflects your work.
Unofficial transcript
List of three references
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please note that each office handles applications individually, so you will need to submit an application for each office that interests you. Identical applications for each office are fine, but a sentence or two in your cover letter on why you're interested in each office is preferred.
If you’re having technical difficulties submitting your application, please reach out to jobs@earthjustice.org
No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies.
TRIBAL PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM - SEATTLE AND DENVER
The Rocky Mountain Office opened in 1973 and was Earthjustice’s first regional office. More national parks and monuments are concentrated in the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado Plateau, and the Desert Southwest than in any other part of the country. The Rocky Mountain Office protects these renowned landscapes and other prized public lands throughout Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Office also safeguards the region’s precious water resources, including the mighty Colorado River, from being overdrawn. In addition, the Rocky Mountain Office has a robust energy practice that seeks to reduce the impacts of oil and gas development, decrease our dependence on coal and other dirty fossil fuels, and promote the growth of clean renewable energy sources. We represent a wide variety of national, regional, and local environmental organizations; and in some cases we work in close partnership with American Indian tribes.