For Students :: Conservation Law Center, Inc

Conservation Law Clinic (B558)

2010 Spring Interns: Front Katie Dittelberger, Kelly Doordan, Andrew Williams; Back Matthew Wallace, Eva Koestel, Jesse James, Nick Otto; Not shown Matthew Ruhter

3 credits. This course satisfies the professional skills requirement.

The Conservation Law Clinic is an opportunity for second and third year law students to serve as interns in the Conservation Law Center, a public interest law firm, and work on actual matters for clients who need assistance with natural resource conservation issues.

The Clinic's clients include a variety of non-profit conservation organizations as well as governmental bodies. Clinic matters have included work on protecting the Great Lakes; drafting conservation easements, and developing new legal protections for migration.

Benefits

Work on actual client matters
Learn about current conservation and natural resource issues, law, and policy
Gain experience working with and advocating for clients
Gain skills essential to the practice of law in the public service tradition
One-on-one and small team meetings with the Clinic's staff attorneys to review progress with clients, cases, and matters

Interning at the Clinic helped me build practical legal skills to complement my classroom education. I enjoyed being able to apply those skills toward helping clients with real-world conservation issues.

— Kelly Doordan, JD'12, Conservation Law Clinic

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Permission of the clinic director is required for enrollment. Preference will be given to students who have completed half of the required course work toward a degree or joint degree. Meets professional skills requirement.

To apply, please send a statement of interest and a copy of your resume to W. William Weeks at wwweeks@indiana.edu prior to registration.

Syllabus and Details

Read more about the internship clinical experience.

Fall 2009 Syllabus (PDF, 9/15/2009)
2009-2010 Clinic Manual (PDF)