2027 Healthy Communities Clerkship
About the role
The Litigation Directors for Drinking Water, Pesticides, and Crosscutting Toxics work primarily within the Healthy Communities focus area. The law student would assist with the development and advancement of strategic advocacy goals related to those three bodies of work using state and federal laws, including some intersectional work such as legal advocacy to address pesticide contamination of drinking water.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal and factual research
- Draft pleadings and briefs
- Develop strategy and legal theories
- Gather evidence
- Attend client meetings and court proceedings
Qualifications
Summer Law Clerks will have the opportunity to work with several attorneys on case development and litigation strategy. Students may draft pleadings and briefs, do legal research, develop strategy and legal theories, gather evidence, and attend client meetings and court proceedings. Earthjustice’s summer law clerk program also includes various programmatic offerings, such as in-person and virtual seminars with attorneys and guest speakers on current environmental issues, interactions with other local and regional environmental groups, and a job interview workshop.
Compensation
Earthjustice summer law clerkships are paid positions. The total stipend amount will be dependent on any external funding a student secures, such as through their law school’s summer funding program. Earthjustice will provide a one-time stipend at the start of the clerkship in the amount of $1,382.00 per week, minus the total amount received from any other sources and applicable taxes. The summer law clerkship is designed to be 10 weeks long at full-time hours (37.5 hours/week).
How to Apply
Candidates must be enrolled in a U.S. law school through fall 2027 (i.e., not graduating before December 2027) and be available to commit ten weeks during summer 2027. Summer law clerks must work from the U.S. during their clerkship. Interested candidates should submit their complete application via Jobvite by September 7, 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Each Earthjustice litigation team participates in clerk hiring; candidates may submit applications to whichever and however many litigation teams they are interested. Please be prepared to respond to our September follow-up e-mail, requesting your ranked choice of the teams for which you have applied. Do not include such rankings within your Jobvite application.