Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice Legal Intern

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

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EarthRights International

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1995

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

Charity • Social Impact • Non-profit

EarthRights International is a global organization that focuses on advocating for climate justice and the rights of marginalized communities, especially Indigenous peoples. They work to hold corporations accountable for environmental harms and human rights violations, providing legal support and strategic resources to frontline communities facing climate catastrophe. Through campaigns, legal analysis, and training, EarthRights empowers communities to resist and confront climate-damaging projects, ensuring that their rights and resources are protected.

📋 Description

• Participate in a structured educational internship designed to provide hands-on learning and professional development in community-centered lawyering and advocacy • Engage in projects that emphasize skill-building rather than routine staff work • Intern activities may include legal research and writing, factual research, observing and supporting advocacy strategy development, and participating in meetings with community leaders and civil society partners • Work closely with members of the CREJP team and other EarthRights International attorneys as part of a supervised learning experience that complements their academic coursework and career interests

🎯 Requirements

• A demonstrated commitment to using the U.S. legal system to serve frontline communities and/or to support environmental justice communities • Excellent legal research and writing skills • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams and coalitions • Ability to handle sensitive client relationships and protect the confidentiality of our work and our communications • A background or experience in environmental law, civil rights law, corporate accountability, and/or Indigenous peoples’ rights • Experience working with environmental justice communities, Indigenous communities, or grassroots organizations • Independent and creative thinking • A positive attitude

🏖️ Benefits

• Unpaid position • Course credit or stipend through school available