Legal Intern, Equity and Community Partnerships, Nature

Natural Resources Defense Council

19d • Hybrid

About The Position

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C. NRDC is seeking a Legal Intern to work with the Nature Equity and Community Partnerships team associated with our Washington, DC office.

Requirements

• Rising 3L law student.
• Knowledge of or demonstrated interest in equity and justice work.
• Knowledge of or demonstrated interest in Lands, Oceans, or Food and Agriculture and the ability to learn new and sometimes wide-ranging subject matter areas.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal and active listening skills, with a collaborative working style.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Commitment to NRDC's mission, values, and DEI principles.

Responsibilities

• As part of the Equity and Community Partnerships team, work in partnership colleagues in Nature Department and the Environment, Equity, and Justice Center (EEJC) to support Lands, Oceans, and Food and Agriculture strategies, metrics, and workplans that center equity.
• A likely focus will be legal research related to co-management frameworks for marine and terrestrial conservation - with a emphasis on Tribal co-management in the US and Indigenous co-management globally.
• Conduct legal research and writing in support of Nature ECP's ongoing work.
• Attend team meetings within Nature ECP and with other relevant departments.
• Alongside NRDC staff, attend meetings with partners and in person or zoom advocacy opportunities.
• Help cultivate institutional support for NRDC's community partners, helping to elevate the needs and perspectives of marginalized and vulnerable communities relevant to Nature Department advocacy.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed