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 
Legal InternSierra Club1-3LOakland, CA / Hybrid or RemoteOct. 19Open until filledApply Here
Summer 2027 Federal Climate Initiatives Legal InternNational Resources Defense Council1-3LWashington, DC / HybridOct. 15Open until filledApply Here
Summer 2027 Safe Water Initiative Legal InternNational Resources Defense Council1-3LWashington, DC / HybridOct. 15Open until filled Apply Here
Summer 2027 Law InternEnvironmental Law & Policy CenterRising 3LChicago, ILN/ANov. 7 Apply Here
Legal InternOcean Conservancy2L-3LRemote, Multiple LocationsSep. 26Open until filledApply Here
FEMA Spring 2027 Legal ExternshipFederal Emergency Management AgencyN/ARemote / Washington, DC Sept. 2026Open until filledApply Here
2027 Summer Internship National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of the General Counsel2LJuneau, AKN/ANov. 16, 2026Apply Here
2027 Spring ExternConservation Law Foundation N/AMontpelier, VTN/AOct. 2026Apply Here
Cavers Summer 2027 Legal InternConservation Law FoundationN/AProvidence, RI; Concord, NH; Portland, ME; Boston, MA; Montpelier, VT; New Haven, CTN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Legal Intern, Environmental Law ProgramSierra ClubJ.D. canidateOakland, CA; Washington, DCN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Legal Intern, Spring 2027Food & Water Watch2LRemoteAug. 18, 2026N/AApply Here
Legal Intern, Summer 2027Southern Environmental Law Center2LRefer to postingN/AOct. 14, 2026Apply Here
Litigation Intern, Spring 2027Natural Resources Defense Council2-3LRefer to postingAug. 26, 2026Nov. 1, 2026Apply Here

Fellowships
PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
Environmental Law & Policy Clinical FellowSuffolk University Law2-5+ yrsBoston, MAN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Public Interest Environmental Law FellowEnvironmental Law Institute0 - 2 yrsWashington, DC, US or RemoteN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Climate Law FellowSabin Center for Climate Change Law 0 - 3 yrsNew York, NYN/AJan. 15, 2027Apply Here
Howard Legal FellowNatural Resources Defense CouncilAlumni; 3LsChicago; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; or Washington, D.C.Sep. 24Open until filledApply Here
Litigation FellowNatural Resources Defense CouncilAlumni; 3LsChicago; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; or Washington, D.C.Sep. 24Open until filledApply Here
Renewable Energy Legal Defense InitiativeColumbia Law Sabin Center2-5 yrsN/AN/AOct. 2026Apply Here
Litigation Fellowship, Environment & Natural Resources (Fall 2027)Pacific Legal FoundationRecent JD gradFully RemoteAug. 14, 2026Nov. 1, 2026 Apply Here
Clinical Fellow, Environmental Law & Policy ClinicSuffolk University Law School2-5 yrsBoston, MAAug. 17, 2026N/AApply Here

Clerkships
PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
Law Clerk Spring 2027 (Carnivore Conservation)The Center for Biological Diversity2L+ / LLMRemoteN/AOpen  until filledApply Here
Law Clerk Summer 2027, Florida and Caribbean Regional FocusThe Center for Biological Diversity2L+ / LLMRemoteN/AOpen  until filledApply Here
Law Clerk Spring 2027, Florida and Caribbean Regional FocusThe Center for Biological Diversity2L+ / LLMRemoteN/AOpen  until filledApply Here
Spring 2027 Law ClerkMidwest Environmental Advocates2L+RemoteN/ANov. 13, 2026Apply Here
Summer 2027 Law ClerkWestern Environmental Law center2LSanta Fe, NM; Portland, OR; Or remoteN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Law Clerk / Attorney AdvisorNOAA2–6 yrsChicago, ILN/AOpen until filledApply Here

 

Full-Time Position
PositionOrganizationExperienceLocation Date PostedDeadline 
AttorneyNatural Resources Defense Council4+ yrsVarious office locationsOct. 22Open until filledApply Here
Associate Attorney - Environment, Land & ResourcesLatham & Watkins2+ yrsNew York, NYOct. 17Open until filledApply Here
Environmental/Toxic Tory Litigation AttorneyGordon Rees Scully Mansukhan 1-6+ yrsSt. Louis, MOOct. 18Open until filledApply Here
Associate AttorneyHawkins Parnell & Young, LLP   0 -4 yrsDallas, TXN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Associate AttorneyEarthjustice0-3 yrsLos Angeles, California / Hybrid WorkN/AOct. 16 priority reviewApply Here
Land Use AssociateAllen Matkins2-3yrsSan Diego, CAN/AOct. 2, 2030Apply Here
Environmental AttorneyBricker Graydon Wyatt LLP4+ yrsColumbus, OHN/AOct. 6, 2027Apply Here
Staff AttorneySave the Sound3+ years New Haven, ConnecticutSep. 24Open until FilledApply Here
Attorney-AdvisorEnvironmental Protection AgencyAlumni; 3LWashington, DCSep. 24Oct. 19Apply Here
Clean Air & Water Attorney Conservation Law Foundation2-5 yrsBoston, MAN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Associate Attorney - Appallete FocusEnvironmental Law & Policy Center2-3 yrsWashington, DCN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Public Lands AttorneyThe Center for Biological Diversity3 yrsRemote / Nevada N/AOpen until filledApply Here
Environmental Justice Attorney Conservation Law Foundation2-5 yrsPortland, MEN/AOOpen until filledApply Here
Ocean Special Projects AttorneyCenter for Biological Diversity 2-5 yrsRemote / Oakland, CAN/AOpen until filledApply Here
Environmental Associate AttorneyRemy Moose Manley LLPN/ACaliforniaSep. 4, 2026Open until filledApply Here
Environmental AssociateFBT Gibbons LLP2-4 yrsCincinnati, OHAug. 20, 2026N/AApply Here
Staff Attorney, Environmental Advocacy CenterNorthwestern University3-5 yrsChicago, ILN/AN/AApply Here
Legal Clinic Consultant, Environmental Law & Policy ClinicUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Law2+ yrsPittsburgh, PAN/AN/AApply Here
Environmental AttorneyKlinedinst, PC3-5 yrsRefer to postingSep. 2, 2026N/AApply Here
Assistant Attorney General, Environmental EnforcementIllinois Attorney GeneralN/ASpringfield, ILN/AN/AApply Here
Associate Attorney, Clean Water & Great Lakes ProtectionEnvironmental Law & Policy Center2-3 yrsChicago, ILN/AN/AApply Here