Fall 2026 Legal Externship – Clean Energy Program

Job description

Earthjustice is the nation's leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer. Driven by a passion for justice, inclusion, partnership, and excellence, our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. Earthjustice’s Clean Energy Program is accepting applications for up to 4 full- or part-time fall 2026 legal externs. We are seeking current law students who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment, and who are eligible to receive academic credit or fulfill a graduation requirement through this externship. The successful candidates may work remotely within the U.S. or on a hybrid schedule from our Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, or Washington, DC office. The Clean Energy Program works to accelerate the essential transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, to hold coal generators accountable for th...