Fall/Spring Intern - Vermont - 2023/2024

Full-time

No

Conservation Law Foundation Internship - Fall/Spring 2023/2024

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is offering internships for fall 2023 and spring 2024. The internships provide an opportunity to work closely with CLF attorneys and the Lake Champlain Lake Keeper, who are based out of the Montpelier office. Interns and externs must be law or graduate students and should have strong academic credentials, exceptional writing skills, and an interest in advocacy and environmental issues.


Job Description

Interns and externs will work on many aspects of environmental law and policy – including environmental litigation, advocacy targeting water pollution, enforcement of environmental laws, mitigating climate pollution, promoting climate resilience, promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, reducing toxic chemical contamination, and advancing local agriculture. Interns and externs will be expected to engage in legal research and writing, participate in negotiations, draft motions and other litigation filings, collaborate with partner environmental organizations, present testimony in regulatory and legislative hearings, comment in rulemaking proceedings, and assist with communications advocacy. Interns and externs are encouraged to accompany attorneys to court and regulatory proceedings and to participate fully in CLF.


Qualifications

Any law or graduate student may apply. For law students, preference is given to second- and third-year JD students or LLM students. Applicants should have strong academic credentials, exceptional writing skills, and an interest in advocacy and environmental issues. CLF is a fast-paced organization and qualified interns and externs must demonstrate initiative and an ability to work well independently and collaboratively.


Salary

Externs will earn academic credit for their work with CLF. Interns must be able to secure external financial funding, which can come from work study, from their educational institution, or from another source. CLF is happy to work with applicants to help them navigate these requirements.


Location

Remote and flexible work schedules are available to interns and externs. The Montpelier office is located at 15 East State Street, Suite 4 Montpelier, VT, 05602, United States.


Application Process

A complete application consists of the following:

Cover letter
Resume
Contact information for 1 reference
Law School transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
Writing sample of at least five pages demonstrating legal analysis

Your cover letter should state which term you are applying for: “[Fall or Spring] Legal Internship.” Your cover letter should indicate (i) whether you are seeking a full-time or part-time internship, (ii) whether you would be receiving academic credit or fulfilling an academic requirement with your internship, and (iii) the CLF office(s) that you are applying to.

Only online applications will be accepted. Start and end dates are flexible, with a fall internship typically beginning the last week of August, and a spring internship typically beginning at the end of January. As hiring decisions are made on a rolling basis, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as far in advance as possible.


Additional Information

CLF considers the health and safety of its staff members and their families, our guests, our visitors, and the community at large to be a top priority. All offers to work, intern, or volunteer with CLF are conditioned on the candidate complying with CLF’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. CLF is committed to representing New England’s diversity in our staff, volunteers, boards, and membership, and to creating a positive, inclusive workplace culture where all can thrive. People of color are encouraged to apply.


Conservation Law Foundation Internship - Fall/Spring 2023/2024

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is offering internships for fall 2023 and spring 2024. This provides an opportunity to work closely with CLF attorneys and the Lake Champlain Lake Keeper, who are based out of the Montpelier office.

Job Description

Interns and externs will work on many aspects of environmental law and policy – including environmental litigation, advocacy targeting water pollution, enforcement of environmental laws, mitigating climate pollution, promoting climate resilience, promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, reducing toxic chemical contamination, and advancing local agriculture. Interns and externs will be expected to engage in legal research and writing, participate in negotiations, draft motions and other litigation filings, collaborate with partner environmental organizations, present testimony in regulatory and legislative hearings, comment in rulemaking proceedings, and assist with communications advocacy. Interns and externs are encouraged to accompany attorneys to court and regulatory proceedings and to participate fully in CLF.

Qualifications

Any law or graduate student may apply. For law students, preference is given to second- and third-year JD students or LLM students. Applicants should have strong academic credentials, exceptional writing skills, and an interest in advocacy and environmental issues. CLF is a fast-paced organization and qualified interns and externs must demonstrate initiative and an ability to work well independently and collaboratively.

Salary

Externs will earn academic credit for their work with CLF. Interns must be able to secure external financial funding, which can come from work study, from their educational institution, or from another source. CLF is happy to work with applicants to help them navigate these requirements.

Location

Legal Research and Writing, Negotiations, Drafting Motions and other Litigation Filings, Collaboration with Partner Environmental Organizations, Presenting Testimony in Regulatory and Legislative Hearings, Commenting in Rulemaking Proceedings, Assisting with Communications Advocacy

Online applications only

Qualification and Experience JD or LLM students with strong academic credentials and exceptional writing skills

Legal