2027 California Summer Legal Intern (Remote)

Overview

This 2027 Summer Legal Internship Program provides law students with supervised experience conducting legal research and writing related to water and fisheries governance, advocacy, permitting transactions, legislation, and litigation.

The program is based in California and is designed for students who want to deepen their understanding of water, fisheries, and environmental legal issues in California.

Responsibilities

Summer legal interns will:

• Hone legal research and writing skills
• Support legal research and writing projects relevant to the intern’s academic and career goals and aligned with the organization’s California law and policy work
• Work with the California Law and Policy Director to develop research and writing projects
• Participate in projects that may include:
  • Legal research and writing supporting California law and policy team projects and strategic planning
  • Researching current litigation and agency actions in conservation and/or water law
  • Evaluating potential legal solutions to environmental problems
  • Tracking and understanding active bills in the California legislature
  • Researching potential impacts of bills and proposed amendments
  • Briefing the law and policy team and/or partners on current legal and legislative developments
  • Other projects relevant to the intern’s interests and academic and career goals

The organization plans to hire one to two legal interns, depending on its anticipated capacity to supervise legal interns.

Requirements

Applicants must be:

• A law student at a California law school or who intends to practice in California
• Interested in California water, conservation, natural resources, and/or environmental law
• Capable writers, adept at legal research, excellent communicators, and able to work collaboratively
• Able to secure funding from their law school or another funding source for summer public interest work
• Able to work remotely and use their own computer during the internship

Unpaid internship; interns must have access to summer fellowship funding from their law school.

Preferred Qualifications

While the program is best suited for students between their 2L and 3L years, the organization will also consider law students who will be between their 1L and 2L years during the summer internships.

Compensation & Benefits

• Unpaid internship

Location

• Remote (California-focused work)

Interns generally work 40 hours per week for 10 weeks. Start and end dates are flexible and determined in coordination with each intern based on their law school schedule and availability.

Application and Program Logistics

Submission requires a resume and cover letter to be submitted through the organization’s online portal.