UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INTERNSHIP GUIDE
TEXAS: GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL LEGAL DEPARTMENTS City of Austin Law Department summer, 10 week summer (rising 3L only); semester (2L, 3L) paid summer; unpaid semester Open to: 2L, 3L Website: http://austintexas.gov/department/law-clerk-internship Mr. Stuart Reilly Assistant City Attorney 301 W.2nd Street Austin, TX 78701 City of Houston Legal Department Location: Houston, TX Open to: Website: http://www.houstontx.gov/legal/intern.html Mr. Roosevelt Wright P.O. Box 368 Houston, TX 77001-0368 roosevelt.wright@houstontx.gov Dallas City Attorney s Office Location: Dallas, TX Open to: Website: http://www.dallascityattorney.com/job_opps.html San Antonio City Attorney s Office Location: San Antonio, TX More information: http://www.sanantonio.gov/cityattorney.aspx 2
Travis County Attorney s Office More information: http://www.co.travis.tx.us/human_resources/jobs/opportunities.asp 700 Lavaca St. Suite 420 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 854-9165 RIVER AUTHORITIES Brazos River Authority Location: Waco, TX More information: http://www.brazos.org/braemployment.asp 888-922-6272 Edwards Aquifer Authority Location: San Antonio, TX ~$14/hour Website: http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/administration/employment Raquel Garza, Director rgarza@edwardsaquifer.org 210.222.2204 ext. 137 Margaret Ross, HR Associate mross@edwardsaquifer.org 210.222.2204 ext. 110 Guadalupe Blanco River Authority *not currently offered but may consider unpaid/credit available Location: Seguin, TX More information: http://www.gbra.org/hr/default.aspx Lower Colorado River Authority summer/fall; spring/summer $15/hour or class credit 3
More information: http://www.lcra.org/about/employment/index.html Shawn L. Cossart Office Manager, Legal Services Lower Colorado River Authority (512) 473-3287 shawn.cossart@lcra.org Trinity River Authority Location: Arlington, TX summer unpaid; credit available More information: https://www.trinityra.org/joblist.htm Howard Slobodin SlobodinH@trinityra.org TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE House Natural Resources Committee summer, semester unpaid but credit available More information: http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/committee/?committee=390 Elizabeth A. Fazio, J.D., LL.M. Committee Director/ Chief Clerk Texas House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources P.O. Box 2910, E2.104 Austin, Texas 78768 (512) 463-0802 phone (512) 463-9810 fax elizabeth.fazio_hc@house.state.tx.us Senate Natural Resources Committee January May (some flexibility on dates) during the Legislative session unpaid but credit available More information: Apply in November or December prior to the calendar year of the Legislative session in which you wish to work. Tara Rejino, 512-463-0390 Representative Lon Burnam s Office, Energy and Environment Law Internship 4
semester paid More information: Conor Kenny conor.kenny@house.state.tx.us TEXAS STATE AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTS Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas, Environmental Protection Division summer, 6 or more weeks unpaid Open to: 1L, 2L, 3L Website: http://www.oag.state.tx.us Ms. Loretta Aranda Litigation Training and Recruitment Coordinator 300 West 15th Street - 2nd floor Austin, TX 78701 Railroad Commission of Texas - Office of the General Counsel unpaid More information: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/texasrrc/default.cfm The Railroad Commission also participates in the Public Service Career Fair in February. Apply through jobs page (link above) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Environmental Law Division (Mickey Leland Environmental Internship Program) summer (May August) $15.75/hour More information: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/legal/employment/ols_index.html; http://www.tceq.texas.gov/adminservices/employ/mickeyleland/index.html Juanita Baldwin, PHR Recruitment and Internship Coordinator 512-239-0105 phone 512-239-2233 fax juanita.baldwin@tceq.texas.gov Texas General Land Office - Legal Services Division 6 week summer; semester 5
summer (paid), semester (unpaid but credit available) More information: http://www.glo.texas.gov/glo/glo-jobs/index.html Shanna Starkey, shanna.starkey@glo.texas.gov, (512) 475-2422 Apply during OCI for summer or look for postings on Simplicity for semester opportunities. Texas Parks and Wildlife varies More information: Joe Beach (512) 389-4485 joe.beach@tpwd.state.tx.us Texas Public Utilities Commission through one of two programs listed below unpaid; credit available More information: http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/about/hr/ PROGRAM ONE: The University of Texas School of Law Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Career Launch Program. The program pays a stipend at various times during the year to make it financially possible for recent graduates of the UT School of Law to obtain legal work experience in unpaid internships while they are awaiting bar results. Interested candidates should contact Human Resources directly to send their resume to PUC: Public Utility Commission of Texas Attention: Human Resources PUC Mail Room, Room 8-100 (8th Floor) 1701 N. Congress Ave, PO Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 recruiter@puc.texas.gov PROGRAM TWO: The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) provides assistance to the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association (CFEBA) to identify host U.S. public service commissions for summer intern placements of law students funded by the CFEBA. More info on the program: ehammel@naruc.org Application deadline 12/31. Texas Rural Water Association Not offered Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) 6
summer (paid through Mickey Leland Internship Fund); semester (unpaid) varies More information: Chris Adams, HR Director http://www.twdb.texas.gov/jobs/index.asp (512) 475-2142 (human resources), hr@twdb.gov The State Bar of Texas Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section summer, 6 weeks paid More information: http://www.texenrls.org/drawonepage.aspx?pageid=61#.ujki2wrhm3a c/o Kristen Fancher Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle Townsend, PC 816 Congress Avenue Suite 1900 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 472-0532 FAX kfancher@lglawfirm.com FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN TEXAS Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Region 6 Office of Regional Counsel Location: Dallas, TX summer, 5/20 8/2 unpaid More information: Ellen Chang-Vaughan (6RC-EW) Office of Regional Counsel U.S. EPA Region 6 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75202-2733 chang-vaughan.ellen@epa.gov Fax (214) 665-3177 Phone (214) 665-7328 TEXAS: NONPROFIT Air Alliance Houston Location: Houston summer (Houston), semester (remotely) unpaid but credit possible 7
More information: Adrian@airalliancehouston.org (713) 528-3779 EarthShare of Texas Not currently offered Environmental Defense Fund Texas paid More information: http://www.edf.org/jobs apply online Environmental Integrity Project & Washington, D.C. unpaid/paid/credit available More information: www.environmentalintegrity.org (512) 637-9477 To apply: ilevin@environmentalintegrity.org Hill Country Alliance Not currently offered National Wildlife Federation Texas Office varies More information: http://www.nwf.org/what-we-do/protect-habitat/waters/texas- Living-Waters.aspx Michelle Rumohr, (512) 476-9805, rumohr@nwf.org Paid internships are handled through the national system: http://www.nwf.org/how-to- Help/Jobs-at-NWF/Search-Openings.aspx. Local, unpaid positions are through the Texas Living Waters Program. Public Citizen Texas Office summer, semester unpaid but credit available More information: http://www.citizen.org/page.aspx?pid=694 (512) 477-1155, Kaiba White, kwhite@citizen.org Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter summer, semester varies 8
More information: apply through Sierra Club national but specify you are interested in a position in Texas or call the Texas chapter for more information. (512) 477-1729 (Texas office) Nicholas Life Nicholas.life@sierraclub.org (415) 977-5768 Save Our Springs summer, semester varies; credit available More information: http://www.sosalliance.org/ Bill Bunch, Executive Director, bill@sosalliance.org or Adam Abrams, Staff Attorney, adam@sosalliance.org, (512) 477-2320 Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) Not currently offered Texas Center for Policy Studies unpaid; credit available More information: http://www.texascenter.org/ Richard Lowerre (512) 474-0811 rl@lf-lawfirm.com Texas Conservation Alliance Not currently offered Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) varies More information: http://www.trla.org/jobs/current-law-students TRLA also participates in the Public Service Career Fair in February. (512) 374-2700 University of Texas at Austin School of Law - Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law paid More information: http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/energy/ 9
Gena Dawson Special Assistant to the Director g.dawson@law.utexas.edu TEXAS: LAW FIRMS Andrews Kurth LLP Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston second half summer only $3,077/week More information: http://www.andrewskurth.com/careers-students.html Ms. Ali Montgomery Recruiting Manager 600 Travis Street, Suite 4200 Houston, TX 77002 Baker Botts LLP Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston first half summer only $3,077/week More information: http://www.bakerbotts.com/careers/students/ http://www.bakerbotts.com/contact/ (differs for each office) Blackburn & Carter Location: Houston varies varies More information: Charles Irvine, (713) 524-1012 Internship opportunities vary; contact Mr. Irvine for more information Bracewell & Giuliani Location: Austin, Houston second half summer only $3,077/week More information: http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/careers/law-students Megan Schuler 711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77002 Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston summer $3,077 More information: http://www.gardere.com/join_gardere/student_center/ 10
Joyce Schroeder Recruiting and Professional Development Coordinator 1601 Elm Street, Suite 3000 Dallas, TX 75201 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Location: Dallas first half summer only More information: http://www.gibsondunn.com/careers/hiring-lawschool- Overview.aspx Elaine Kent Recruiting Coordinator 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1100 Dallas, TX 75201 Haynes & Boone Location: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Richardson, San Antonio First half preferred; 6-10 weeks depending on office $3,077/week More information: http://www.haynesboone.com/summerassociates/ Mrs. Amanda Kelly Manager of Attorney Recruitment 2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75219 Jackson Walker LLP Location: Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo first half summer $3,077/week More information: http://www.jw.com/careers/summer_program Meghan Miller Austin Recruiting Coordinator 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100 Austin, TX 78701 Kelly, Hart & Hallman Location: Austin, Fort Worth first half summer only 6 weeks $2,500/week More information: http://www.khh.com/careers/summer-clerk-program 11
Sara Anstoetter Recruiting Coordinator 201 Main St., Suite 2500 Fort Worth, TX 76102 recruiting@kellyhart.com King & Spalding Location: Houston Flexible $3,100/week More information: http://www.kslaw.com/careers/law-students Ms. Tricia M Jackson Recruiting Assistant 1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000 Houston, TX 77002 Latham & Watkins Location: Houston 10-week summer $3,080/week More information: http://www.lw.com/joinus/beginningyourlegalcareer Alexa B. Reyes Global Recruiting Coordinator 12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92130-2071 Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. competitive More information: http://www.lglawfirm.com Ms. Stefanie Albright 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1900 Austin, TX 78701 Locke Lord LLP Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston Dallas: first half summer only; Houston & Austin: second half summer only $3,076/week More information: http://www.lockelord.com/careers/lawstudents/joinllbl/ Katie Latimer 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200 12
Dallas, TX 75201-6776 Lowerre Frederick Perales Allmon & Rockwell Location: Austin More information: http://www.lf-lawfirm.com/lfpar/ (512) 469-6000 Norton Rose Fulbright Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio first half summer only $3,077 More information: http://joinus.nortonrosefulbright.com/index.cfm?fa=c.displaysecondary&site_id=354 Meg Greenwood Recruiting Coordinator 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Location: Houston second half summer only $3,077 More information: http://careers.pillsburylaw.com/law-students Kathryn M. Smith Recruiting Coordinator 2 Houston Center 909 Fannin, Suite 2000 Houston, TX 77010-1028 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Location: Houston summer $3,100/week More information: http://www.skadden.com/recruiting/summer Ali-Shaun P. Sugalski Attorney Recruiting & Training Coordinator 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6800 Houston, TX 77002-5026 Sidley Austin 13
Location: Dallas, Houston summer $3,100/week More information: http://www.sidleycareers.com/northamerica/lawstudents/ Megan Moyer Legal Recruiting Coordinator 717 North Harwood, Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75201 Thompson & Knight Location: Dallas, Houston 6-8 week first half summer only $3,080/week More information: http://www.tklaw.com/careers/lawstudents/ Lauren Shipley Recruiting Manager One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75201 Vinson & Elkins, LLP Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston first half summer only $3,077/week More information: http://www.velaw.com/careers/lawstudents.aspx Mrs. Gretchen Rollins National Attorney Recruitment Manager Trammell Crow Center 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700 Dallas, TX 75201-2975 Watt Beckworth Location: Houston More information: http://www.wattbeckworth.com/ NATIONAL: GOVERNMENT Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor Location: nationwide fall, spring, summer 14
unpaid More information: http://www.doi.gov/solicitor/sol_intern_extern_program.pdf Kimberly Benton, (202) 208-6240 Lori Jarman, (202) 208-5764 Applications to: studentemployment@sol.doi.gov Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division Location: Washington, D.C. fall, spring, summer unpaid More information: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/enrdfiles/enrd_brochure_3_july_2012_single_pagejul y13version.pdf Betsy Preston Special Assistant to the Executive Officer/Program Analyst P.O. Box 7611 Washington, DC 20044 United States Environmental Protection Agency Location: nationwide fall, spring, summer unpaid More information: http://www.epa.gov/ohr/careers/internships/legal/index.html recruit_inquiries@epa.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of General Counsel Location: nationwide fall, spring, summer unpaid but credit available More information: http://www.gc.noaa.gov/international-office8.html Richard Mannix Richard.Mannix@noaa.gov cc to: GCInternationalSection@noaa.gov United States Marine Mammal Commission Location: More information: http://www.mmc.gov/backmatter/jobvacancies.shtml NATIONAL: NONPROFIT 15
Defenders of Wildlife Location: Washington, DC More information: http://www.defenders.org/legal-internships Human Resources HR@defenders.org Earthjustice Location: worldwide stipend More information: http://earthjustice.org/about/jobs Administrator 705 Second Ave., Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98104 United States Environmental Defense Fund Location: nationwide paid More information: http://www.edf.org/jobs apply online Environmental Integrity Project Location: Washington, D.C. paid or for class credit More information: http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/careers.php [Fall Externship] Position Environmental Integrity Project One Thomas Circle, Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20005 Greenpeace Location: nationwide More information: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/about/jobs/ 16
Humane Society of the United States Location: Washington, D.C More information: http://www.humanesociety.org/about/employment/ Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Location: Washington, D.C. summer More information: http://www.nrdc.org/jobs/internships.asp National Wildlife Federation Location: nationwide More information: http://www.nwf.org/how-to-help/jobs-at-nwf/search- Openings.aspx Nature Conservancy Location: nationwide More information: http://www.nature.org/about-us/careers/index.htm Public Citizen Location: Washington, D.C. unpaid but credit available More information: http://www.citizen.org/page.aspx?pid=5064 Sierra Club Location: San Francisco, CA: Washington, D.C. More information: http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/internships/sf/default.aspx; http://www.sierraclub.org/careers/internships/dc/default.aspx Nicholas Life Nicholas.life@sierraclub.org 17
(415) 977-5768 Surfrider Foundation Location: nationwide summer $3,500 stipend More information: http://www.surfrider.org Ms. Angela T. Howe Litigation Manager P.O. Box 6010 San Clemente, CA 92674 World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Location: worldwide varies More information: http://worldwildlife.org/internships 18