From: “Yamashita, Kelly (ENRD)” <Kelly.Yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov">Kelly.Yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov> Date: October 19, 2009 11:48:28 AM EDT To: <kelly.yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov">kelly.yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov> Subject: Dept of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources – Internship reminder
To Career Services, Environmental Studies, Political Science, and Washington D.C. Internship contacts,
Please remind your students about the Winter 2010 and Spring 2010 internship positions for the Department of Justice (Environment and Natural Resources Division), Law and Policy Section. I previously sent an internship announcement in August 2009. The internship has already been posted on several individual school job posting services as well as consortium databases but I would appreciate if you could alert your students to this opportunity again.
We are looking for highly motivated students with strong writing skills and interests in law, public policy and environmental issues. Please note that the Winter 2010 deadline is November 6, 2009 and the Spring 2010 deadline is January 8, 2010. Below is the internship announcement for your reference. Feel free to contact me at kelly.yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov">kelly.yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov with any questions.
Thank you,
Kelly Yamashita Paralegal Specialist
Department of Justice (ENRD)
Law and Policy Section
202-305-0641 kelly.yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov">kelly.yamashita {at} usdoj(.)gov Intern Position Available
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Law and Policy Section
The Law and Policy Section (LPS) advises and assists the Assistant Attorney General on legal and policy issues. Working with the Office of Legislative Affairs, LPS coordinates the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s legislative program. LPS also represents the Department of Justice on interagency groups of a variety of issues that relate to the mission of the Division. LPS also litigates amicus cases and undertakes other specially assigned litigation projects at the trial and appellate levels. Other duties include monitoring citizen suits; responding to citizen mail, congressional, and FOIA requests; and serving as the Division’s ethics officers. LPS attorneys also coordinate the Division’s activities on international environmental matters and environmental justice matters.
Duties of the unpaid undergraduate intern position include: attending congressional hearings and reporting on environmental legislation; researching legal and policy issues; and providing support for the section’s amicus litigation.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, pass a mandatory background check, and be willing to commit for a period of at least ten weeks. Applicants should be either enrolled as undergraduates during the internship, or planning on returning to their school in the time period following the conclusion of the internship.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but must be received no later than the following application deadlines:
- For Winter Internships (January-March 2010, dates flexible): November 6, 2009;
- For Spring Internships (March-May 2010, dates flexible): January 8, 2010.
To apply, please fax a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and 3-5 page writing sample (may be an excerpt from a longer paper on any topic) to Kelly Yamashita at (202) 514-4231, or mail the above to:
Kelly Yamashita
Environment and Natural Resources Division / LPS
P.O. Box 4390
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-4390
INTERNSHIP REMINDER