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Pacific Southwest, Region 9

Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations

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There are no attorney positions currently available.

Recent Graduates - Honors Attorney Fellowship

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2012 Fellowship. Please check back on this page in the future for news of our 2013 program.

The EPA Region 9 Honors Attorney Fellowship is a two-year term appointment, designed for a recent law school graduate with excellent academic credentials and a strong interest in an environmental law career and the public sector. It provides an opportunity for entry-level attorneys to practice law in a leading governmental environmental organization, and to receive extensive training in and exposure to environmental law and policy work in the public sector.

Eligibility

Recent law school graduates, as well as recent graduates who are completing judicial clerkships or another fellowship, are eligible. Fellows must be bar members, or have membership pending or awaiting bar exam results.

Salary

The salary will be set when a vacancy announcement is issued. Full benefits are provided, but relocation expenses are not authorized.

Application Process

The following documents are required with an application:

  • Cover letter explaining the applicant's interest in the Fellowship.
  • Resume, including significant accomplishments, work experience, class rank, contact telephone numbers, and e-mail address.
  • Official transcript of law school grades.
  • Name, address and telephone numbers of 3 references, including a current or former employer and a law school professor or advisor.
  • If you qualify for veterans preference and want the Agency to consider that preference as a positive factor in reviewing your application, include in your application appropriate documentation such as DD214 (copy 4), your VA letter, or Standard Form-15 (disabled veteran).
  • Selected applicants will be invited for first round telephonic interviews with second round interviews generally conducted in San Francisco (at the candidate's expense). A writing sample will be required of each selected candidate prior to the interview.

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Honors Attorney Fellowships in Other EPA Offices

Other EPA Regional Counsel Offices and EPA Headquarter's Office of General Counsel have Honors Attorney Fellowship programs. See the information below for more information:

Law Clerks and Interns

Law Clerks

We generally operate a small summer law clerk program. For our summer 2012 program, the positions are filled. Depending on the budget, the Office of Regional Counsel may have a summer law clerk program in 2013. Please check back on this page for future details.

In past years, we have had two to four second year law students participate in a 10-week program that begins in late May or early June.

If our budget does not allow us to provide paid clerkships, we may ask students to come as volunteers, in which case they may wish to defray costs by seeking grants from their law schools.

Interns

During the school year, we accept law students as volunteer interns receiving credit in connection with a clinical program. If you have questions, please contact Robert Moyer (moyer.robert@epa.gov), Acting Deputy Regional Counsel at (415) 972-3877.

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