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Legal Fellowship
Fellows will provide a recent law school graduate the opportunity to learn to be an effective environmental advocate while working with the Clinic to address some of the most difficult and cutting-edge environmental issues of the day, including: sustainable energy and climate change, sustainable agriculture and urban farming, water resource protection, conservation and land use, and citizen enforcement and participation in regulatory and judicial proceedings. The fellowship focuses on building the next generation of influential attorneys and academics specializing in public interest environmental law. It also provides intensive opportunities to develop clinical education skills. Work under the supervision of Clinic faculty on a variety of projects that will include, at a minimum, the following:Supervise students in the Turner Environmental Law Clinic and assist with teaching in the Clinic’s seminar class. Represent the Clinic’s clients in complex civil litigation, transactional, and policy matters, while working closely with co-counsel, expert witnesses, and municipal leaders. Collaborate with Clinic faculty on environmental law and research projects. The fellow may also choose to research and write at least one article, policy paper, or other approved project of publishable quality on a topic relating to environmental law. Must be law school graduate within three (3) years of graduation, excellent research and writing skills, and proven commitment to public service in the area of environmental law.


Deadline: Applications are due by August 19, 2016.
Fellowship will begin January 3, 2017.

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