| Location: Washington, DC - Category: Research and Policy | |
| Status: Full Time/one year | |
| Date Posted: 09/06/2012 | |
Job DescriptionSince 1999, the Research and Policy Division of the Environmental Law Institute has awarded a prestigious annual fellowship for outstanding recent law school graduates.The law fellow works closely with ELI attorneys and other professionals, including ELI’s domestic and international partners, to advance environmental protection by analyzing existing legal tools, developing new ones, and crafting innovative approaches to implementation. This may require considering how environmental protection is affected by other laws and policies that are related to environmental laws—e.g., those governing energy, taxation, and land use. |
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ResponsibilitiesAssignments include legal research and writing tasks across all ELI program areas, and the law fellow may be asked to make public presentations and assist in facilitating training activities. The law fellow is expected to assume substantial responsibility. |
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QualificationsThe fellowship hiring process is rigorous and highly competitive. Applicants must have a top academic record and possess superior legal research and writing skills. Law review experience is preferred; foreign language skills are a plus. The fellowship is awarded to a recent law school graduate (judicial law clerks are invited to apply). The one-year position begins in September of each year.SALARY: $35,000, with excellent benefits. HOW TO APPLY: Submit an application package via ELI’s online application system. Note that your submission must contain three uploaded documents (Word or PDF format), as follows: (1) a cover letter and resume, combined into a single document; (2) a law school transcript; and (3) a writing sample of approximately ten (but no more than 15) pages. IMPORTANT: you must ensure that each of these items is uploaded as described above. The system will allow a maximum of three uploaded documents. ELI is unable to consider incomplete applications. You must also provide three professional references as part of the online application. Although these are not required fields for the application software, a reference list is necessary for this employment opportunity. Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. You must use ELI’s online application system; ELI cannot accept applications submitted by email, USPS or other shipping service, or hand delivery. No phone calls, please. Please send an email to vanwyk@eli.org if you have any technical problems complying with these application instructions. Moreinfo: http://www.eli.org/About/employment.cfm |
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