Application deadline: December 1, 2009
The Institute for Public Representation ("IPR") invites applications for graduate Fellow/Staff Attorney positions that will become available in January 2010. This two-year position provides extensive training and experience in public interest advocacy. Georgetown University Law Center awards an LL.M. in Advocacy to each Fellow upon completion of the two-year term. There are five graduate Fellow/Staff Attorney positions at the Institute. The Institute's work in environmental law focuses on individuals and communities primarily in the Washington metropolitan area who suffer a disproportionate share of environmental harms and enjoy fewer environmental amenities than other parts of the area. Clients include neighborhood associations, regional and local environmental organizations, an Indian tribe and individuals. We have worked on litigation involving the full array of federal and local environmental laws, as well as civil rights and administrative laws, and have appeared in federal and state courts, including federal bankruptcy court and before the Virginia Supreme Court. In addition to litigation, our environmental advocacy extends to the federal and District of Columbia rule-making, permitting and legislative processes, and frequently involves working to support coalitions of groups concerned with these issues. Much of the work is precedent setting.
Qualifications:
Recent law graduate or graduating student;
Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and to communications or environmental law;
Strong legal writing skills;
Must be a member of the DC Bar or take steps to apply for memberships upon being accepted.
Salary: Over $50,520 per year.
Application Instructions:
Please send resume, transcript, 2 recommendation letters and a 1-page statement to address below. Fellowship deadlines are updated on a rolling basis. If application deadline has passed, next deadline will be noted once available. Alternatively, please contact organization directly for new application deadline information.
Contact Information:
Professor Hope BabcockCo-DirectorPhone: 202-662-9535gulcipr@law.georgetown.eduHope BabcockInstitute for Public RepresentationGeorgetown University Law CenterRe: Fellowship Program600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Room 312Washington, DC 20001
For additional information, please visit http://www.law.georgetown.edu/.