College Freshmen, Looking Ahead

HappyAlumnus
Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:42:53 +0000

I would get internships in the summer with employers in environmental areas, both legal and non-legal. Environmental law is probably like international law: the reality of law practice is probably much less glamorous and much less “environmental” than you think: lots of time behind a computer in an office.

I have never met an “environmental” lawyer ever, in nearly 20 years of practicing law in firms, nonprofits and companies, so I would assume that environmental lawyers work for public interest organizations or the government and that opportunities are limited.

Be sure to work in some non-legal internships so that you see the real deal and the purpose behind what environmental lawyers do.