Fall 2024 Community-Centered Advocacy Internship
Earthjustice’s Litigation & Advocacy Partnership (LAP) team is accepting applications for one full- or part-time Community-Centered Advocacy intern for fall 2024. We are seeking graduate and law students who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. This is a paid position, and the successful candidate may work remotely or on a hybrid schedule from one of Earthjustice’s offices.
Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals, and communities to engage in the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.
The Litigation & Advocacy Partnerships team works with Earthjustice departments and programs to assess current partnership priorities and goals regarding strategic advocacy, project, and case development. Our team is focused on helping staff strengthen Earthjustice’s institutional capacity, resources, and skills for building authentic, lasting relationships with community-based organizations and other partners. To that end, we work to provide opportunities for staff to build their own knowledge and skills around cultural sensitivity, community lawyering, grassroots communication, and environmental justice principles; take the time necessary to cultivate and maintain their own relationships; and access institutional support and resources to effectively engage and work well with their community partners.
The Litigation & Advocacy Partnerships team works with Earthjustice departments and programs to assess current partnership priorities and goals regarding strategic advocacy, project, and case development. Our team is focused on helping staff strengthen Earthjustice’s institutional capacity, resources, and skills for building authentic, lasting relationships with community-based organizations and other partners. To that end, we work to provide opportunities for staff to build their own knowledge and skills around cultural sensitivity, community lawyering, grassroots communication, and environmental justice principles; take the time necessary to cultivate and maintain their own relationships; and access institutional support and resources to effectively engage and work well with their community partners.
This role will provide essential support to ensure Earthjustice staff have access to dynamic and informative partnership-related programming at the Litigation Training Conference and the Quarterly Partnership Speaker Series (QPSS). The intern will also assist the LAP team with visioning and future programming planning, goal setting, and evaluation. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Litigation and Advocacy Partnership’s leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the Planning and Execution of the Partnership Programming for the Litigation Training Conference
- Assist in the Planning and Execution of the Quarterly Partnerships Speaker Series
- Assist LAP Leadership with the Development of the Yearly Planning Memo
- Attend weekly LAP staff meetings via Zoom
- Attend the Annual Litigation Training Conference in Maryland during October 21-24, 2024 (If class/personal scheduling permits)
Qualifications:
- Enrolled in a graduate study program or a rising 3L in law school during fall 2024.
- Excellent research, writing, organizational, and communication skills
- Strong work ethic, initiative, and ability to think creatively.
- Ability to work collegially with others and independently.
- Interest in public interest law and social justice.
- Must have deep interest in strengthening partnerships and advancing relationships with environmental justice communities.
- Working knowledge of MS Office programs
- Preferred background in environmental policy or studies, civil rights, environmental justice, sociology, social work, or community organizing.
- If full-time, must commit to 37.5 hours per week.
- If part-time, must commit to at least 12 hours per week.
Compensation:
Interns at Earthjustice receive an hourly rate. The pay rates for fall 2024 will be confirmed by early-June but will be at least the highest national minimum wage.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit the following materials by 5:00pm PT on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 via Jobvite. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed beginning May 1 with offers extended no later than June 21.
- Resume.
- Cover letter – In one page, (1) Address why you want to work with the Litigation & Advocacy Partnerships team and any information about yourself that is not apparent or fully explained in the resume; (2) Note if you are interested in part-time or full-time work hours and specify the number of hours, or a reasonable estimate, you will be able to work each week; and (3) Indicate any applicable deadlines or requirements that are relevant to your submission or ability to accept an offer.
- Finalists will be asked to submit 2 references, including one law professor or legal employer.
Information about our hiring process and tips for success can be found at https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process. Please reach out to [email protected] if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. Earthjustice only considers applications submitted for current openings via Jobvite. Unsolicited resumes or resumes for posted positions that are not submitted via Jobvite will not be reviewed or retained.
As an equal opportunity employer, Earthjustice is committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other factor specified under applicable laws that is not related to the position.
For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.