Energy & Environmental Law Student Programs

Berkeley Law’s leading environmental law program offers various opportunities for environmental and energy (E&E) law students, including:

Student and Community Programs

E&E students attend a ceremony to receive their Certificates of Specialization (Environmental Law, Energy & Clean Technology Law) on July 2019
  • Annual Ecology Law Quarterly Awards Banquet: The Banquet brings together Berkeley Law faculty, students and alumni from the E&E community to recognize outstanding E&E leaders and witness the annual student-run Ecology Law Journal’s leadership transition ritual.
  • Student organizations: Direct funding and staff support for gatherings of and by students sharing interests such as policy research, advocacy, and activism. Also, direct funding for two or more student organizations to cross-pollinate ideas and projects. 
  • Weekly newsletter for E&E students: Weekly newsletters include listings of E&E program offerings and deadlines, on- and off-campus events, internship and job postings, and other opportunities.
  • Special speaker events: CLEE Lunch & Learns engage government officials, public agency leaders, scholars, non-partisan policy experts, corporate counsel, and fledgling practitioners in dynamic discourses at the cutting edge of environmental law and policy. 

Professional development

  • Career advising: In addition to the extensive resources available through Berkeley Law’s Career Development Office, research staff members with deep experience talk to students about possible career paths. 
  • Career Fair: The annual CLEE Career Fair gives students the chance to learn more about  organizations that hire in their areas of interest. 
  • Recent Graduate Newsletter: Emails containing major events, job opportunities and other information of relevance to people with an E&E specialization.

Academic support

  • CLEE Scholars Program: The CLEE Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship to incoming students that have demonstrated an interest/commitment to environmental or energy law. CLEE provides additional support in the form of small informal events and one-on-one career guidance
  • Energy and Environmental Law Certificates: The Law School offers two certificates of specialization and CLEE organizes the annual ceremony honoring graduate recipients. 
  • Research projects and positions: CLEE offers a diverse array of interesting and relevant student research projects and positions for credit or pay. Learn more here. 

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