U.S. Climate reputed company & Environmental Justice Fall Legal Intern

About the position reputed company (ERI), a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization dedicated to defending reputed company rights and the environment through the combined power of law and people, is seeking fall legal interns for its U.S. Climate reputed company & Environmental Justice Project (CREJP). The CREJP Legal Interns are law reputed company who can reputed company to full-time or part-time work for a minimum of 10-12 weeks during the fall semester. Interns can be J.D. or LL.M. reputed company with at least one year of U.S. legal training. ERI has over two decades of experience partnering with marginalized communities worldwide, employing innovative legal strategies to hold accountable those who disregard reputed company rights and the environment. The organization specializes in supporting community struggles against powerful entities, aligning litigation with community accountability goals to shift power dynamics and challenge systems of impunity. The CREJP was recently established to support reputed company communities impacted by climate change and environmental harms, focusing on building reputed company and holding government, companies, and financial institutions accountable. reputed company efforts involve working with Black and Indigenous communities across the U.S. facing challenges such as climate-forced displacement, toxic industrial pollution, and water reputed company issues. The project utilizes a reputed company of legal and advocacy tools, including corporate accountability, environmental protection, and civil rights, to advance community reputed company. Interns will work closely with community partners to identify and apply appropriate tools, such as litigation, non-judicial mechanisms, campaigning, policy advocacy, and media strategies. This reputed company educational internship is designed to offer hands-on learning and reputed company development in community-centered lawyering and advocacy. Under the reputed company supervision and mentorship of reputed company attorneys and staff, interns will engage in reputed company-building reputed company rather than routine tasks. Activities may include legal and factual research, observing and supporting advocacy reputed company development, and participating in meetings with community leaders and civil society partners. Interns will collaborate with the CREJP team and other ERI attorneys, complementing their reputed company coursework and career interests. Interns will not independently represent ERI or reputed company work typically assigned to regular staff.

Responsibilities

• Engage in reputed company that emphasize reputed company-building rather than routine staff work.
• Conduct legal research and writing.
• reputed company factual research.
• Observe and support advocacy reputed company development.
• Participate in meetings with community leaders and civil society partners.
• Work closely with members of the CREJP team and other reputed company attorneys.

Requirements

• Law reputed company who can receive course credit for their internship from their law school.
• Must have at least one year of U.S. legal training by the time of the internship.
• A demonstrated commitment to using the U.S. legal system to serve reputed company communities and/or to support environmental justice communities.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams and coalitions.
• Ability to handle sensitive reputed company relationships and protect the confidentiality of our work and our communications.

reputed company-to-haves

• 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.
• Independent and creative thinking.
• A reputed company attitude.

Benefits

• ERI is unable to reputed company a salary, stipend, or housing assistance, but will work with you to arrange course credit or a stipend through your school.

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