Earthjustice's International Program uses the power of the law to protect the environment and human health worldwide. We represent public interest and community groups in international tribunals and domestic courts in our work to establish, strengthen, and enforce national and international legal protections for the environment, public health, and human and environmental rights.

The work of the International Program is at the leading edge of the development of international environmental law: making rapid progress in the fight against global climate change by limiting key international sources of global warming pollution; establishing strong international environmental governance in the Arctic; using principles of human rights and public participation to ensure the effectiveness, integrity, and fairness of international climate institutions; and expanding the public use of environmental law throughout the world, with a particular emphasis on Latin America.

For more information about the International Program’s work, please visit http://earthjustice.org/about/offices/international.

We usually have one to two full- or part-time law student externs each spring and fall semester, and two to three full-time law clerks each summer. International Program externs and clerks perform a wide range of activities, including legal and factual research and writing on a variety of issues, such as human rights and the environment, global climate change, and international and/or environmental law. Externs and clerks will be exposed to legal practice before domestic and/or international tribunals.

Because we rely heavily on externs and clerks in researching, preparing, investigating, and generally supporting our cases and projects, we place a premium on careful, accurate, and self-directed work. Each student is responsible for monitoring her/his own workload, and is directly supervised by one or more Earthjustice attorneys who provide regular guidance and feedback.

We have a casual office environment and are currently located in an historic building ½ block from public transportation (19th Street BART station) in downtown Oakland. Our offices will be moving to San Francisco in the early part of 2012.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, brief writing sample, three references and an unofficial law school transcript via email to Lisa Nessan at eajusintl@earthjustice.org. We are still accepting applications for the Summer 2012 position and will make offers on a rolling basis. Please write: “Summer Law Clerk Position” in the subject line of your email. Our Spring 2012 position has been filled, and we will begin accepting applications for the Fall 2012 position in February.

Earthjustice is driven by a passion for justice, partnership and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are 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 that is not related to the position.