earthrightsinternational
U.S. Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice Fall Legal Intern
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Description: EarthRights' U.S. Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice Fall Legal Interns are law students able to work full-time or part-time for at least 10-12 weeks during the fall semester.
- For over two decades, EarthRights has worked alongside marginalized communities globally to use innovative legal strategies to hold entities accountable for disregarding human rights and the environment.
- Applications may be considered on a rolling basis but students are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.
Responsibilities
- EarthRights recently launched the U.S. Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice Project (CREJP) to support marginalized communities on the frontlines of climate change and environmental harms to build resilience and hold government, companies, and financial institutions accountable.
- We work closely with our community partners to identify and use appropriate tools - including litigation, non-judicial mechanisms, campaigning, policy advocacy, and media strategies - to achieve their goals.
- Under close supervision and mentorship from experienced attorneys and staff, interns engage in projects that emphasize skill-building rather than routine staff work.
- Intern activities may include legal research and writing, factual research, observing and supporting advocacy strategy development, and participating in meetings with community leaders and civil society partners.
- Interns do not independently represent EarthRights or perform work that would otherwise be assigned to regular staff.
Requirements
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams and coalitions
- Ability to handle sensitive client relationships and protect the confidentiality of our work and our communications
- A background or experience in environmental law, civil rights law, corporate accountability, and/or Indigenous peoples' rights
- Experience working with environmental justice communities, Indigenous communities, or grassroots organizations
- Law students may be J.D. or LL.M. students, but must have at least one year of U.S. legal training by the time of the internship.
- Our expertise is in supporting community struggles against powerful entities, aligning litigation strategies with community accountability goals to shift power dynamics and challenging systems of impunity.
Compensation
- ERI is unable to provide a salary, stipend, or housing assistance, but will work with you to arrange course credit or a stipend through your school
Benefits
- ERI is unable to provide a salary, stipend, or housing assistance, but will work with you to arrange course credit or a stipend through your school
- CREJP Legal Interns participate in a structured educational internship designed to provide hands-on learning and professional development in community-centered lawyering and advocacy.
- Interns work closely with members of the CREJP team and other EarthRights International attorneys as part of a supervised learning experience that complements their academic coursework and career interests.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices, and actively encourages people of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQI people to apply.
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