Certificate of Specialization
Students may undertake a specialization in environmental law. The specialized curricular program ensures students develop a broad background in fundamental areas of law while receiving advanced training in environmental law. Students who meet the requirements are awarded a Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law at graduation.
Requirements
For JD Students - Students who wish to earn the certificate must take Administrative Law and Environmental Law and Policy; complete three other environmental law courses or seminars and one other public law course (i.e., Constitutional Law: Individual Rights, Federal Courts, International Law, Legislation, or State and Local Government Law); and write a research paper on an environmental topic.
For LLM Students - Students who wish to earn the certificate must take either Environmental Law and Policy or International Environmental Law; take either Administrative Law or International Law; take two other environmental law courses; and write a research paper on an environmental topic. Specific courses that will qualify are listed on the application.Application for 2012 Certificate of Specialization
To apply for the 2012 Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law, please download and complete no later than April 19, 2012: (1) the application, (2) the authorization form allowing a faculty member to access to your official transcript, (3) your resume, and (4) a short questionnaire, for use at graduation and to stay in contact with you after graduation.
To submit the application materials, either deliver them to the CLEE Administrator at the Berkeley Law Telegraph offices at 2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 335, Berkeley, CA, or scan and email them to clee@law.berkeley.edu.
Application Materials:
Authorization Form (JD and LLM Students)
Questionnaire (JD and LLM)
Certificate Ceremony 2012
The certificate ceremony for environmental law certificate recipients and energy and clean technology law certificate recipients will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 4 to 6pm, in Boalt Hall Room 100. This ceremony is for both JD and LLM graduates. Family and friends are warmly invited.
2011 Environmental Law Certification Recipients
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Environmental Law - J.D. Jessica Cheng Environmental Law - L.L.M Nicholas Antonas |
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2009 Awardees: JD - Tim Lindl, Jennifer Martin, Doug Karpa, Christie Henke, Stefanie Ilene Gitler, Matthew Henjum, Max Baumhefner, Louise Gibbons, Matt Sieving, Henry Stern, Jonathan York, Misti Groves, Megan Watts. LLM - Gaelle Cognet, Jukkrapop Siripakornkan, Panravee Chevitsophon.
For 2009 photos, click here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38611533@N03/sets/72157624191372690/show/.
