Given its close ties with many federal agencies, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations, the Washington College of Law offers excellent opportunities for students to participate in an externship course taught by Professor Salzman, during the semester for academic credit. Beyond providing practical, hands-on experience in the environmental field, the placements have often been helpful in establishing contacts and gaining useful advice for future career opportunities.
Each semester students have profited from field placements with agencies, law firms, corporations and not-for-profits around the globe. Recent placement in environmental law include:
- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P
- American Bar Association
- American Iron and Steel Institute
- American Oceans Campaign
- American Petroleum Institute
- Amnesty International
- Beveridge & Diamond, L.L.P
- Center for International Environmental Law
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Legal Internships
- Conservation Law Foundation
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- Department of Justice Environmental and Natural Resources Division
- Department of Interior, Office of the Solicitor
- Environmental Industry Association
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Office of International Activities
- Office of the General Counsel
- Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
- Environmental Law Institute
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the General Counsel
- Friends of the Earth
- Inter-American Development Bank
- National Audubon Society
- National Trust for Historic Preservation, Law Department
- National Wildlife Federation
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Nature Conservancy
- Organization of American States
- Ozone Action Internships
- Sierra Club
- World Wildlife Fund
- The World Bank Group
For more information, or to sign up, contact the Externship Office.
For help more help finding an externship visit our Career Development page.
