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

PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
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 
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 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 
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