Summer Law Clerk Positions – Summer 2025 

Cargo/Ubicación: Asistente legal de verano / Helena, Montana o Eugene, Oregón
Tiempo de trabajo: Tiempo completo; 1.0 FTE (máximo 40 horas por semana)
Clasificaciones: Temporario; no exento; Cada hora
Plazo de empleo: May 2025 to August 2025 with start/end dates agreed upon following offer acceptance
Compensation: $25/hour

El Centro de Derecho Ambiental Occidental (WELC) is a leading nonprofit public interest environmental law firm with a 30-year legacy of success using the power of the law to safeguard the public lands, wildlife, and communities of the Western U.S. in the face of a changing climate. We envision a thriving western U.S., abundant with protected and interconnected ecosystems, powered by renewable energy, and cared for by communities brought together in an ecology of kinship. We achieve this vision with steady, strategic, and bold legal advocacy that turns the wheels of power at all levels of government. 

We are accepting applications from law students currently in their second year of law school (2L) for summer 2025 law clerk positions in these WELC office locations: Helena, Montana and Eugene, Oregon. We are looking for bright and motivated individuals committed to public interest environmental law and to WELC’s mission and advocacy. These are temporary, full-time, non-exempt, hourly positions with a compensation rate of $25.00 per hour. Benefits are not included. These temporary positions will begin May 2025 and last for a period of 10 weeks at 40 hours per week.  

Under the supervision of a staff attorney in the office in which they are hired, the selected summer law clerks will work with WELC attorneys in all aspects of case development. This work may include developing litigation strategies; conducting legal research; attending client meetings and court appearances; and drafting pleadings, briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents. We prefer that the summer law clerk work in person at the office location for which they are hired for at least a portion of the 10-week clerkship but will also consider applicants interested in remote participation. For in-person participation, WELC will provide a housing stipend of up to $200 per month to offset the expense of temporary housing as well as a travel expense reimbursement for the cost of a plane ticket or for up to $500 per direction if driving.  

Habilidades y calificaciones esenciales: 

• Finalización de dos años de la facultad de derecho al comienzo de la pasantía, o estudiante de LLM; 

• Excelentes habilidades de investigación y escritura; 

• Un interés demostrado en el derecho ambiental de interés público; 

• Se prefieren cursos de la facultad de derecho o experiencia en derecho administrativo y derecho ambiental.
  

We strongly encourage people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ candidates to apply. Lived experience is of equal importance as the above-listed qualifications. To apply, please email the following in a single PDF attachment to : 

1. carta de presentación;  
2. reanudar;  
3. transcripción no oficial;  
4. breve muestra de escritura de 3-5 páginas; y  
5. una lista de tres referencias.
   

Por favor, indique lo siguiente en su carta de presentación:  

1. La ubicación de la oficina de WELC a la que se postula (si desea postularse para ambas ubicaciones, especifique su orden de preferencia);  
2. Sus fechas anticipadas de disponibilidad para el puesto de verano; y  
3. Si estaría interesado en una experiencia en persona, remota o híbrida. 

Applications will be accepted beginning August 19, 2024, and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions have been filled. Applications received by September 16, 2024 will be given first consideration. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Interviews will be conducted by phone or video conference. 

If you require reasonable accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to complete the application, interview, or another portion of the selection process, please contact Kelly Scoble at .  

WELC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Nuestros programas y empleos están abiertos a todos. Valoramos la diversidad y no permitimos ninguna discriminación contra los solicitantes, empleados o voluntarios por motivos de raza, color, etnia, origen nacional, religión, edad, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, estado civil, condición de veterano, condición médica, información genética, o discapacidad, o cualquier otro estado protegido por la ley o estatuto aplicable en cualquiera de nuestras políticas o programas.