Law Clerk Summer 2027 (Florida and Caribbean)

Center for Biological Diversity; Lorida (FL); Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Biological Diversity’s Florida & Caribbean office seeks a diligent Law Clerk with an interest in public interest environmental law to support program attorneys and conservation efforts in Florida and the Caribbean.

You will assist with research, drafting memoranda, filings, comments, and advocacy before agencies while gaining exposure to wildlife protection and habitat preservation work in a remote setting.

Qualifications

• Must be a 2L, 3L, or LLM student during Fall 2027.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Familiarity with environmental and administrative law preferred.
• Background in environmental or biological studies or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Research and draft legal memoranda to inform litigation and conservation advocacy
• Research and draft filings and petitions (e.g., notices of intent to sue, complaints, briefs, regulatory petitions)
• Draft formal comments in response to federal, state, and local agency proposals
• Advocate orally before federal, state, and local agencies (as opportunities arise)
• Assist with preparing creative media and educational materials for campaigns (as opportunities arise)
• Clerks will gain experience in legal research and writing, and environmental advocacy, particularly in the natural resources area, drawing on litigation, science, media, and grassroots organizing strategies to fight for wildlife and their habitats.

Skills

Research & writing

Environmental law

Administrative law

Education

2L/3L/LLM student

Job description

Job Title: Law Clerk – Summer 2027
Region - Florida and Caribbean
Employment Type: [ ] Salary [ X ] Hourly
(X ] Part-time [X] Full-time
[ X ] Temporary [ ] Regular
Reports to: Florida and Caribbean Director
Location:Remote

The Center for Biological Diversity’s Florida & Caribbean office seeks a diligent and enthusiastic Law Clerk with a demonstrated interest in public interest environmental law to assist program attorneys with work to protect terrestrial, aquatic, and marine species and their habitat in Florida and the Caribbean.

The Center for Biological Diversity, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, believes the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence of a vast diversity of wild animals, plants and people. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law, activism and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that humans, other species and all communities need to survive and thrive.

• Research and draft legal memoranda to inform litigation and conservation advocacy
• Research and draft filings and petitions (e.g., notices of intent to sue, complaints, briefs, regulatory petitions)
• Draft formal comments in response to federal, state, and local agency proposals
• Advocate orally before federal, state, and local agencies (as opportunities arise)
• Assist with preparing creative media and educational materials for campaigns (as opportunities arise)
• Clerks will gain experience in legal research and writing, and environmental advocacy, particularly in the natural resources area, drawing on litigation, science, media, and grassroots organizing strategies to fight for wildlife and their habitats.

• Must be a 2L, 3L, or LLM student during the Fall 2027 semester
• Strong research and writing skills
• Familiarity with environmental and administrative law preferred
• Background in environmental or biological studies or related experience preferred

This position is primarily remote, meaning you will be working in a remote office environment of your choosing. There will be opportunities for in-person meetings, attendance at hearings, and field visits if candidates are in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Litigation-related work will be completed under firm deadlines.

Reading (ingest data): [ ] Rarely [ ] Occasionally [ X ] Frequently
Working on a computer: [ ] Typing: [ ] Rarely [ ] Occasionally [ X ] Frequently
Writing by hand: [ ] Rarely [ X ] Occasionally [ ] Frequently
In person required (versus remote work): [ X ] Rarely [ ] Occasionally [ ] Frequently
Travel required: [ Night or weekend work: [ X ] Rarely [ ] Occasionally [ ] Frequently
Work in outdoor conditions: [ For all temporary staff

The Center for Biological Diversity deeply values, and is committed to sustaining and promoting, both biological and cultural diversity. We welcome, embrace and respect diversity of people, identities and cultures. We are committed to fostering an organizational culture of diversity and inclusion. The Center believes staff and board diversity is critical to saving life on Earth.

The Center complies with all federal and local laws regarding work authorization for new hires. Transactional administrative work with minimal discretion, work is predominately routine in nature and the output can generally be standardized in relation to a given period of time.