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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 Winter Internships (January-March 2010, dates flexible):
November 6, 2009;
- For Spring Internships (March-May 2010, dates flexible):
January 8, 2010.
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 Kelly Yamashita at (202) 514-4231, or mail the above to:
Kelly Yamashita
Environment and Natural Resources Division / LPS
P.O. Box 4390
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-4390
For more information, please email
kelly.yamashita@usdoj.gov
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