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Summer 2026 Internship
Everglades Law Center welcomes applications from law students interested in summer internships.
The Everglades Law Center (ELC) is accepting applications for a summer internship for 8-10 weeks during May-August 2026. This is an unpaid position. Law students who have completed their first or second year of law school are eligible to apply.
What We Do: For the past 30 years, ELC has been a leading voice in the protection of South Florida’s environment and communities. ELC represents more than 30 national, state, and local environmental organizations focused on advancing Everglades restoration and improving the natural and human environment of South Florida. ELC attorneys use advocacy, negotiation, and when necessary, litigation, to achieve these goals. ELC’s work focuses on four major substantive areas: (1) endangered species and wildlife, (2) land use and sustainability, (3) water and wetland protection, and (4) climate resilience.
The Internship: The Internship is an educational experience, and interns will receive no financial benefits and/or compensation from ELC; many law schools provide a stipend to their students participating in public interest summer law internships. Students are responsible for securing any needed funding or class credit on their own; ELC can facilitate compliance with any funding or credit requirements.
Summer interns are provided opportunities to participate in a broad range of issues and activities as part of our practice. Past interns have attended court hearings and public meetings addressing environmental, growth management, and Everglades restoration issues; they have also drafted 60-day notice letters and helped in drafting legal motions and memoranda to file in courts. Interns participate in regular meetings, in person and over remote platforms, with other environmental advocates and partner groups. Importantly, they also receive a “summer project,” which is a broad legal research question relevant to current ELC cases. We ask that our summer interns make time to research and write a memo over the course of their summer answering the question. In the recent past, our interns have researched and produced memos evaluating the scope of the diligent prosecution bar under the federal Clean Water Act, different aspects of state and federal municipal stormwater law, and the intersection of law and science related to the protection of fish species.
Location: The internship will be fully remote with multiple opportunities to meet with ELC staff in Miami for meetings, public hearings, and potentially court proceedings.
Qualifications: Interns must be enrolled in law school. We will consider applications from rising 2Ls and rising 3Ls. The candidate should have an outstanding academic record, strong communication skills, and a demonstrated writing ability. A demonstrated commitment to a healthy environment and a familiarity with or connection to Florida are preferred, but not required.
To apply, please complete our application form HERE.
Interviews will take place in March and April 2026.
Application Deadline: March 6
Interviews: Conducted throughout March and April
Decisions: Final decisions will be made by the end of April