Legal Intern, Equity and Community Partnerships, Nature at Natural Resources Defense Council

OverviewNRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planets wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of Americas bedrock environmental laws including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today our team of more than 700 lawyers scientists economists policy advocates communications experts and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington D.C.NRDC is seeking a Legal Intern to work with the Nature Equity and Community Partnerships team associated with our Washington DC office.ResponsibilitiesAs part of the Equity and Community Partnerships team work in partnership colleagues in Nature Department and the Environment Equity and Justice Center (EEJC) to support Lands Oceans and Food and Agriculture strategies metrics and workplans that center equity. A likely focus will be legal research related to co-management frameworks for marine and terrestrial conservation with a emphasis on Tribal co-management in the US and Indigenous co-management globally.Conduct legal research and writing in support of Nature ECPs ongoing work.Attend team meetings within Nature ECP and with other relevant departments.Alongside NRDC staff attend meetings with partners and in person or zoom advocacy opportunities.Help cultivate institutional support for NRDCs community partners helping to elevate the needs and perspectives of marginalized and vulnerable communities relevant to Nature Department advocacy.QualificationsRising 3L law student. Knowledge of or demonstrated interest in equity and justice work.Knowledge of or demonstrated interest in Lands Oceans or Food and Agriculture and the ability to learn new and sometimes wide-ranging subject matter areas.Strong research and writing skills.Strong interpersonal and active listening skills with a collaborative working style.Strong oral and written communication skills.Commitment to NRDCs mission values and DEI principles.NRDC is committed to advancing diversity equity and inclusion both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planets most pressing environmental problems and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression marital status sexual orientation national origin citizenship age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.This position is: a paid internship with a stipend equivalent to $10000.00 that will be paid out bi-weekly over the course of the assignment.The incumbent will not qualify as an employee fellow volunteer or independent contractor of NRDC nor will the incumbent be guaranteed employment at the end of the internship term.NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employees are required to come into the office 8 days per month.As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health safety and equity we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved accordance with state or local law new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination. Those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions. NRDC treats all vaccination-related data confidentially in keeping with local state and federal laws.To apply visit and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any additional materials that showcase your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls emails or in-person résumé drop-offs.If you experience technical problems while applying or if you are a person with a disability and need assistance applying online please reach out to iCIMS Customer Care at 1-.For more about NRDC visit .Required Experience:Intern Key Skills Campaigns,Abinitio,AutoCAD 3D,Hardware & Networking,Customer Support,Arabic Employment Type : Unclear Experience: years Vacancy: 1