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Public Sector
Environmental Law
Government:
Principally, the environmental lawyers that work for government
agencies are interested in enforcing the environmental laws
of the federal or state government. They also look over
documents and proposed laws to see if they comply with the
existing environmental laws, and depending on the ageny,
also sue polluters or sub-federal agencies for failure to
comply with environmental laws. There
are several national agencies which need environmental lawyers,
most prominently the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
Department of Justice (DOJ). Most states have
their own environmental agency which need lawyers too, as
do individual state Attorney General offices.
Non-Profit Organizations: Usually practice the more
"Hollywood" style version of environmental law,
like suing polluters. NPOs have a
competitive hiring process, but the work usually affords
excellent training in environmental litigation. NPOs come
in a variety of sizes (like firms) and some offer work that
is more based around community organizing (e.g.
Greenaction) than direct litigation (e.g.
NRDC).
Public Interest/Public Service @ Boalt: Boalt Career
Services has an excellent program for helping students find
summer and long-term employment at public interest firms,
government agencies and non-profits in all PI/PS areas--environmental
opportunities are always plentiful! Interested Boalt students
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