[Envstudies-list] FW: Fall and Winter Internship Opportunity at Department of Justice- Environment and Natural Resources Division- Law and Policy Section

[Stevenson, Chris]

-----Original Message-----
From: Lipson, Jacob (ENRD) [mailto:Jacob.Lipson at usdoj.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:41 PM
To: Lipson, Jacob (ENRD)
Subject: Fall and Winter Internship Opportunity at Department of
Justice- Environment and Natural Resources Division- Law and Policy
Section


> To Environmental Studies and Political Science contacts:
> 
Please the information below to undergraduates who might be interested
in applying for a Fall 2008 or Winter 2008-2009 environmental law
internship in Washington, D.C. with the Department of Justice,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.  We are looking for highly
motivated students with strong writing skills and interests in law,
public policy, and environmental issues.  Feel free to contact me at
(202) 305-0641 with any questions.

> Thank you,
> Jacob Lipson
> 
> 
> Jacob Lipson
> Law and Policy Paralegal
> Department of Justice- Environment and Natural Resources Division
> (202) 305-0641
> jacob.lipson at usdoj.gov
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Intern Position Available
> 
> U.S. Department of Justice
> Environment and Natural Resources Division
> Law and Policy Section
> 
> The Law and Policy Section (LPS) advises and assists the Assistant
> Attorney General on legal and policy issues.  Working with the Office
> of Legislative Affairs, LPS coordinates the Environment and Natural
> Resources Division's legislative program.  LPS also represents the
> Department of Justice on interagency groups of a variety of issues
> that relate to the mission of the Division.  LPS also litigates amicus
> cases and undertakes other specially assigned litigation projects at
> the trial and appellate levels. Other duties include monitoring
> citizen suits; responding to citizen mail, congressional, and FOIA
> requests; and serving as the Division's ethics officers.  LPS
> attorneys also coordinate the Division's activities on international
> environmental matters and environmental justice matters.
> 
> Duties of the unpaid undergraduate intern position include: attending
> congressional hearings and reporting on environmental legislation;
> researching legal and policy issues; and providing support for the
> section's amicus litigation.  
> 
> Applicants must be U.S. citizens, pass a mandatory background check,
> and be willing to commit for a period of at least ten weeks.
> Applicants should be either enrolled as undergraduates during the
> internship, or planning on returning to their school in the time
> period following the conclusion of the internship.  
> 
> Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but must be
> received no later than the following application deadlines:
> 
> - For Fall Internships (September- November/December 2008, dates
> flexible): July 3, 2008;
> - For Winter Internships (January- March 2009, dates flexible):
> November 7, 2008;
> 
> To apply, please fax a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript,
> and 3-5 page writing sample (may be an excerpt from a longer paper on
> any topic) to Jacob Lipson at (202) 514-4231, or mail the above to:
> 
> Jacob Lipson
> Environment and Natural Resources Division / LPS
> P.O. Box 4390
> Ben Franklin Station
> Washington, DC 20044-4390
> 
> For more information, please call (202) 305-0641.
>