Student Externships
Externships expose students to a wide variety of environmental law issues
and various environmental practice alternatives. To become a good lawyer
and to supplement what you learn in the classroom, you need practical
experience in real-world legal work. A legal externship presents a unique
and important opportunity to gain exposure to the practice of environmental
law and to significantly broaden your future employment opportunities.
A legal externship is a 4-credit hour non-graded program open to 2L and
3L students. In the Fall or Spring semesters, students must work 16 hours
per week for a total of 224 hours. In the Summer, students must work 32
hours per week for a total of 224 hours. Students will meet as a group
a few designated times during the semester.
In the past students have externed at several government agencies and
public interest groups including:
United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel
Illinois Attorney General’s
Office, Environmental Bureau
City of Chicago, Department
of Environment
State’s Attorney’s office, Environmental and
Energy Division
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Illinois Commerce Commission
Lake Michigan Federation
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Please contact Professor Vivien Gross
for questions and/or application materials. Student must receive permission
from Professor Gross before registering for the externship.
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