Spring 2027 Legal Internship – Midwest Regional Office

Earthjustice is the nation's leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer. Driven by a passion for justice, inclusion, partnership, and excellence, our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. Earthjustice ’s Midwest Regional Office is accepting applications for one part-time legal intern for spring 2027. We are seeking law students who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. This is a paid position, and the successful candidate may work remotely within the U.S. or on a hybrid schedule from Earthjustice ’s Chicago, IL office. The Midwest Regional Office fights proposed mines and pipeline projects that threaten the fishing and hunting rights of tribal communities and endanger the region’s treasures, including the Great Lakes and the pristine Boundary Waters. On those and other projects, they work in partnership with communities impacted by contaminated air, drinking water, waterways, and soil to fight for environmental justice and to develop safer and cleaner neighborhoods in which to live. The team is also developing work that will promote healthier, more sustainable agriculture and combat climate change. The legal intern will gain hands-on experience in public interest litigation while deepening their understanding of environmental justice, tribal treaty rights, clean water protection, climate and energy issues, and other environmental challenges facing Midwest communities. Responsibilities : Under the supervision of an attorney, the legal intern will support active litigation and advocacy across the Midwest region by conducting legal research, drafting legal memoranda and briefs, helping develop ca