Academic Programs
Summer Externship Program
Students selected for summer externships work with a state, federal or local government agency or a public interest group on environmental or land use law issues under the supervision of an attorney and a faculty advisor. Students can receive up to 6 hours of academic credit for an externship. Externships are carefully designed to ensure the students a wide variety of work experiences and academic components. For more information on how to apply for externships, please visit the general Externships site.
Past Externship Placements
- Center for International Environmental Law
- City of Jacksonville - General Counsel’s Office
- EarthJustice
- Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide
- Florida Department of Transportation - General Counsel’s Office
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
- New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (New Orleans, LA)
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- Orange County Attorney’s Office - Land Use, Environmental & Local Government Law
- Pasco County Attorney’s Office - Land Use, Environmental & Local Government Law
- Public Trust Environmental Law Institute of Florida (Environmental & Land Use Law)
- St. Johns River Water Management District
- Seminole County State Attorney’s Office - Land Use, Environmental & Local Government Law
- The Nature Conservancy (Conservation Land Acquisition and Management)
- The Ocean Conservancy
- U.S. Department of Interior - Solicitor’s Office
- U.S. Department of Justice (Environment & Natural Resources Division)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region IV (Atlanta, GA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administrative Law Judges (Environmental and Administrative Law)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (Washington, DC)
- Wildlaw
"During my externship at the Department of the Interior (DOI) in Washington, DC, I participated in meetings with agency clients, drafted sections of relevant briefs, participated in moot arguments with the Department of Justice, and was part of litigation teams for complex water law and land management cases. It was an invaluable experience and helped me develop negotiation and counseling skills, as well as building my knowledge of environmental & administrative law.
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-- Heather Halter, JD '07