This section is updated weekly with new environmental law postings from across the country, spanning internships, clerkships, fellowships, and full-time positions. Listings are pulled from a range of sources — nonprofits, government agencies, law firms, and academic institutions — and organized by category, with the most recently added postings listed first within each section. Because deadlines and openings can change quickly, we encourage you to click through to the original posting to confirm details, including application deadlines, before applying. If you come across a role you'd like added to the list, feel free to send it our way.

Internships & Externships
PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
FEMA Spring 2027 Legal ExternshipFederal Emergency Management AgencyN/ARemote / Washington, DC Sept. 2026Open until filledClick Here
2027 Summer Internship National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of the General Counsel2LJuneau, AKN/ANov. 16, 2026Click Here
2027 Spring ExternConservation Law Foundation N/AMontpelier, VTN/AOct. 2026Click Here
Cavers Summer 2027 Legal InternConservation Law FoundationN/AProvidence, RI; Concord, NH; Portland, ME; Boston, MA; Montpelier, VT; New Haven, CTN/AOpen until filledClick Here
Legal Intern, Environmental Law ProgramSierra ClubJ.D. canidateOakland, CA; Washington, DCN/AOpen until filledClick Here
Legal Intern, Spring 2027Food & Water Watch2LRemoteAug. 18, 2026N/AClick Here
Legal Intern, Summer 2027Southern Environmental Law Center2LRefer to postingN/AOct. 14, 2026Click Here
Litigation Intern, Spring 2027Natural Resources Defense Council2-3LRefer to postingAug. 26, 2026Nov. 1, 2026Click Here

Fellowships
PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
Howard Legal FellowNatural Resources Defense CouncilAlumni; 3LsChicago; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; or Washington, D.C.Sep. 24Open until filledClick Here
Litigation FellowNatural Resources Defense CouncilAlumni; 3LsChicago; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; or Washington, D.C.Sep. 24Open until filledClick Here
Equitable Cities Climate Law FellowColumbia Law Sabin Center1-3 yrsN/AN/AOpen until filledClick Here
Renewable Energy Legal Defense InitiativeColumbia Law Sabin Center2-5 yrsN/AN/AOct. 2026Click Here
Litigation Fellowship, Environment & Natural Resources (Fall 2027)Pacific Legal FoundationRecent JD gradFully RemoteAug. 14, 2026Nov. 1, 2026 Click Here
Yale Environmental Justice Legal FellowNatural Resources Defense CouncilJD, within past 3 yrsNew Haven, CTSep. 5, 2026Oct. 5, 2026Click Here
Global Climate Litigation FellowSabin Center for Climate Change LawJD RequiredNew York, NYN/ASep. 2026Click Here
Clinical Fellow, Environmental Law & Policy ClinicSuffolk University Law School2-5 yrsBoston, MAAug. 17, 2026N/AClick Here

Clerkships
PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
Summer 2027 Law ClerkWestern Environmental Law center2L
  1. Santa Fe, NM; Portland, OR; Or remote
N/AOpen until filledClick Here
Summer 2027 Conservation Law ClerkCenter for Biological DiversityN/ADC, PDX, Oakland, or RemoteN/AApplication review will begin September 15, 2026 Click Here
Energy, Natural Resources, and Environmental Law ClerkDavis Wright Tremaine LLP2LPortland, OR (or remote)Aug. 16, 2026Sept. 13, 2026Click Here
Law Clerk / Attorney AdvisorNOAA2–6 yrsChicago, ILN/AN/AClick Here

 

Full-Time Position
PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
Staff AttorneySave the Sound3+ years New Haven, ConnecticutSep. 24Open until FilledApply Here
Attorney-AdvisorEnvironmental Protection AgencyAlumni; 3LWashington, DCN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Clean Air & Water Attorney Conservation Law Foundation2-5 yrs
  1. Boston, MA
N/AOpen until filledApply Here
Associate Attorney - Appallete FocusEnvironmental Law & Policy Center2-3 yrsWashington, DCN/AOpen until filledClick Here
Public Lands AttorneyThe Center for Biological Diversity3 yrsRemote / Nevada N/AOpen until filledClick Here
Environmental Justice Attorney Conservation Law Foundation2-5 yrsPortland, MEN/AOOpen until filledClick Here
Ocean Special Projects AttorneyCenter for Biological Diversity 2-5 yrsRemote / Oakland, CAN/AOpen until filledClick Here
Assistant Attorney General, Environmental ProtectionWashington Attorney General2 yrsSeattle, WA (hybrid/remote)Sep. 3, 2026Sep. 30, 2026Click Here
Associate AttorneySouthern Environmental Law CenterRecent JD gradRefer to postingN/ASep. 18, 2026Click Here
Associate AttorneySierra ClubRecent JD gradOakland, CAN/ASep. 16, 2026Click Here
Staff Attorney, Environment, Natural Resources, & Agriculture DivisionMichigan Attorney GeneralRecent JD gradLansing, MISep. 1, 2026Sep. 13, 2026Click Here
Environmental Associate AttorneyRemy Moose Manley LLPN/ACaliforniaSep. 4, 2026Open until filledClick Here
Environmental AssociateFBT Gibbons LLP2-4 yrsCincinnati, OHAug. 20, 2026N/AClick here
Staff AttorneyEnvironmental Law Clinic1-3 yrsIrvine, CAN/AN/AClick Here
Staff Attorney, Environmental Advocacy CenterNorthwestern University3-5 yrsChicago, ILN/AN/AClick Here
AttorneyNatural Resources Defense Council3-8 yrsChicago, ILAug. 27, 2026N/AClick Here
Legal Clinic Consultant, Environmental Law & Policy ClinicUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Law2+ yrsPittsburgh, PAN/AN/AClick Here
Government/Water AssociateHanson Bridgett LLP2-5 yrsLos Angeles, CAN/AN/AClick Here
Environmental AttorneyKlinedinst, PC3-5 yrsRefer to postingSep. 2, 2026N/AClick Here
Assistant Attorney General, Environmental EnforcementIllinois Attorney GeneralN/ASpringfield, ILN/AN/AClick Here
Associate Attorney, Clean Water & Great Lakes ProtectionEnvironmental Law & Policy Center2-3 yrsChicago, ILN/AN/AClick Here