Environmental Law

Environmental Law Websites:

What is Environmental Law?

• Environmental Law defined by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University

What is Natural Resources Law?

• Natural Resources Law defined by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University

Online Resources for the Environmental Law Job Search from the Equal Justice Works Conference, October 2006

EcoEmploy

• http://www.ecoemploy.com
• Includes postings of environmental law jobs, as well as an environmental employer website directory searchable by state and categories

Environmental Career Center

• http://www.environmentalcareer.info
• Searchable jobs database and other resources for job searching in the environmental field
• Registration is free

Environmental Career Opportunities

• www.ecojobs.com – a subscription is required to view all available jobs
• Includes jobs in all environmental fields from scientist to law fellows.

Environmental Careers Organization

• http://www.eco.org
• Paid environmental internship opportunities with government or public interest employers

EnviroLink Network

• http://www.envirolink.org
• Directory of environmental organizations

Government Honors and Internship Handbook

• http://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm
• User:  fig; PW:  newton2
• Includes environmental opportunities within the EPA, Dept of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Dept of Justice

Green Dream Jobs

• http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs
• Job posts related to green building, renewable energy, organic products, social investing, and sustainability
• Also includes a resource directory with links to other relevant websites

High Country News Online

• http://www.hcn.org/unclassifieds.jsp
• Bi-weekly publication reporting on natural resource and public land issues of the west
• Includes a classified section with environmental postings

Idealist: Action without Borders

• http://www.idealist.org
• Environmental jobs in a searchable job board

Internships USA

• http://www.internships-usa.com
• Two environmental law specific directories:
1. Green Law
2. The Big Green Internship Book

Land Trust Jobs

• http://www.lta.org/resources/ltjobs.htm
• Land Trust Alliance’s website lists current openings for jobs and internships at non-profit land trusts and land conservancies.

PSLawNet

• http://www.pslawnet.org
• Access to public interest organization employment
• Access to Yale Law School’s Career Development Office “Environmental Law” booklet under “Helpful Resources for Law Students”

Environmental & Natural Resources Law Organizations

Earthjustice.org –

• Formerly the Sierra Club’s legal arm, Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations and communities.
• Jobs at Earthjustice

Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School

Natural Resources Law Center at University of Colorado at Boulder

• A non-profit research and educational organization committed to improving the governance and management of water and land resources in the western United States.

Natural Resources Law Institute

• The Natural Resources Law Institute (NRLI) provides a focus for legal scholarship at Lewis & Clark’s law school. The NRLI supports work by an annual research fellow, distinguished faculty visitor, and visiting scholars from around the globe, as well as faculty research.

Western Environmental Law Center – A public interest law firm dedicated to defending the resources of the West.  They represent activists, Indian tribes, local governments, and citizen groups that seek to protect and restore forests, rivers, grasslands, wildlife and human communities of the West.

• Offices are located in Eugene, Oregon, Taos, New Mexico, and Durango, Culorado.

 

Environmental Resources from Serving the Public; a job search guide from Harvard:

Africa Environment Outlook

• United Nations Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 2002; http://www.unep.org
• Description:  A textbook detailing current African environmental concerns and developments
  
  

California Environmental Directory

• California Institute of Public Affairs, P.O. Box 189040, Sacramento, CA 95818, 1993; (916)442-2472; www.interenvironment.org/cipa/
• Description: a directory of environmental groups and advocates in CA
  
  

2003 Conservation Directory

• Bill Street (ed.); National Wildlife Federation, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22184-001, 2003; (800) 836-0510
• Description:  Comprehensive cullection of public interest organizations, government agencies and officials concerned with natural resource management
  
  

ABA Environmental Law and CLE committee Chairs and Liaisons

• American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Environmental Law, 750 N. Lake Shore Dr., 11th Fl., Washington D.C., 20005; (202) 662-1694, (202) 662-1032; orders@abanet.org; http://abanet.org
• Description: lists the ABA environmental committees, including member names and contact information
  
  

Directory of Environmental Websites

• U.S. Environmental Directories, P.O. Box 65156, St. Paul, MN, 55165; (612) 331-6050; john.brainard@worldnet.att.net
• Description:  provides a concise, practical listing of over 1,000 of the major website addresses of the environmental movement. Also includes websites of environmental career services.
  
  

Directory of Public Interest Environmental Lawyers

• University of Oregon School of Law, Land Air Water Environmental Research Group, Eugene, OR, 97403; (541)346-3828
• Description:  Lists attorneys who wish to represent parties in public interest environmental cases

Environmental Law Careers Directory

• National Association for law Placement, 1666 Connecticut Ave., Ste. 325, Washington, D.C.; (202) 667-1666, (202) 265-6735; info@nalp.org; www.nalp.org;
• Description: Lists summer and permanent job openings in nonprofit environmental organizations and government offices.  Information includes contact people, descriptions of work, practice size, hiring projections and application deadlines
  
  

Great Lakes Environmental Directory

• The Environmental Marketing Group, Inc., 1770 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02140, http://envirodirectory.com
• Description:  A list of environmental advocates and resources dealing with issues pertaining to the Great Lakes Region
  
  

Green Law Public Interest Environmental Internships

• Career Education Institutes, P.O. Box 11171,Winston Salem, NC, 27116; (336) 768-2999; (336) 774-0675
• Description: A listing of organizations that offer environmental legal internships nationwide.
  
  

Guide to Public Interest Environmental Law Opportunities

• Yale Law School Career Development Office, P.O. Box 208330, New Haven, CT 06520-8330; (203) 432-1676; (203) 432-8423; cdo.law@yale.edu; http://www.law.yale.edu
• Description: a guide for attorneys seeking careers in environmental law.
  
  

Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century

• Island Press, Washington D.C.,  (800) 828-1302; http://www.islandpress.org/
• Description: a revised and updated edition of the standard reference on environmental careers. Presents trends, tips, case studies and lots more info.
  
  

EnviroDirectory Mid-Atlantic

• The Environmental Marketing Group, Inc. 1770 Massachusetts, Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02140; http://www.envirodirectory.com
• Description:  a directory of environmental organizations and offices in the mid-Atlantic, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
  
  

EnviroDirectory New England

• The Environmental Marketing Group, Inc. 1770 Massachusetts, Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02140; http://www.envirodirectory.com
• Description: A directory of environmental offices and organizations in New England.
  
  

Trail Guide to Environmental Legal Careers (Specialty Guide)

• Sandra Lee and Arianne Callender, Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising, Harvard Law School, 329 Pound Hall, 1563 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA, 02138; (617) 495-3108; (617) 496-4944
• Description: Contains personal narratives, advice on finding a job in the filed and listings of references
  
  

World Directory of Environmental Organizations:

• The California Institute of Public Affairs, P.O. Box 189040, Sacramento, CA 95818; (916) 442-2472, (916) 442-2478; http://cipahq.org
• Description: A guide to diverse organizations in California that are concerned with protecting the environment and managing natural resources.  The five sections of the book contain (1) a user’s guide, (2) a listing of U.S. government and California state agencies, (3) international, interstate, regional and local unites of government, (4) university research, and (5) public service programs.
  
  

Environmental Justice: Discourses  in International Pulitical Economy, Energy, and Environmental Pulicy

• John Byrne, Leigh Glover, and Cecilia Martinez, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NJ, 2002; (888) 999-6778; http://www.transactionpub.com
• Description: A book detailing developments in environmental pulicy and current environmental issues.