{"595944":{"#nid":"595944","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Department of Justice Internship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIntern Position Available\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EU.S. Department of Justice\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEnvironment and Natural Resources Division\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLaw and Policy Section\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Law and Policy Section (LPS) advises and assists the Assistant Attorney General on legal and policy issues.\u0026nbsp; Working with the Office of Legislative Affairs, LPS coordinates the Environment and Natural Resources Division\u0026#39;s legislative program.\u0026nbsp; LPS also represents the Department of Justice on interagency groups of a variety of issues that relate to the mission of the Division.\u0026nbsp; 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\u0026#39;s ethics officers.\u0026nbsp; LPS attorneys also coordinate the Division\u0026#39;s activities on international environmental matters and environmental justice matters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuties of the unpaid undergraduate intern\u0026nbsp;position include: attending congressional hearings and reporting on environmental legislation; researching legal and policy issues; and providing support for the section\u0026#39;s amicus litigation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplicants must be U.S. citizens, pass a mandatory background check, and be willing to commit to about 30 hours per week.\u0026nbsp; 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.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplications must be received no later than 11:59pm on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESeptember 29, 2017\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe internship will run roughly from the end of January, 2018 to mid-May\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(dates flexible).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPlease specify in your cover letter what dates and what hours you are available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo apply, please email, fax, or mail a\u0026nbsp;cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and 3-5 page writing sample\u0026nbsp;(may be an excerpt from a longer paper on any topic) to:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrittany Davila\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEnvironment and Natural Resources Division \/ LPS\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nP.O. Box 7415\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBen Franklin Station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWashington, DC 20044-7415\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFax: (202) 305-1721\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEmail:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brittany.davila2@usdoj.gov\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebrittany.davila2@usdoj.gov\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmail is preferred.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPlease note that \u0026nbsp;any applications that are incomplete or received after the deadline will not be considered.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This is an unpaid position with the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-09-14 15:11:03","changed_gmt":"2017-09-14 15:11:20","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595943":{"id":"595943","type":"image","title":"Environmental Law","body":null,"created":"1505401849","gmt_created":"2017-09-14 15:10:49","changed":"1505401849","gmt_changed":"2017-09-14 15:10:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227113","name":"droitenvironnement.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/droitenvironnement.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/droitenvironnement.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":146755,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/droitenvironnement.jpg?itok=3Fukmk7U"}}},"media_ids":["595943"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"1648","name":"Internships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}