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295.5E sec. 001 - Environmental Law Clinic (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Steve Castleman (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
Instructor: Claudia Polsky (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Course End: May 13, 2026
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 10
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 10
As of: 02/10 08:27 PM
The Environmental Law Clinic focuses on Environmental Justice and Environmental Health. Our varied issue docket spans local to national matters, and provides hands-on opportunities for students in litigation, administrative agency practice, legislative drafting, and policy formulation. The Clinic has three goals: making students creative and effective environmental advocates; serving client needs for pro bono representation; and making an environmental difference.
The Clinic seeks to address major environmental crises of our time in a way that promotes social, racial, and economic equity. Simply put:How can we create a new green economy that is both ecologically sustainable and more just?
Admission to the clinic is by written application. Students interested in participating in the Environmental Law Clinic should go to the Clinical Program Application page in mid-October for information about how to apply. For the Spring semester, the application will open on October 28, and will be due on November 12. (See: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/apply-to-the-clinics/.)
The Environmental Law Clinic Seminar (Law 291A; 2 units) is a co-requisite.
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Requirements Satisfaction:
Units from this class may count towards the J.D. Experiential Requirement and the J.D. Race and Law Requirement. |
Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Clinics
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Environmental and Energy Law
Race and Law
Social Justice and Public Interest
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