2023 Mid-Pacific Clerkship - Honolulu

Earthjustice opened an office in Honolulu in 1988 to protect natural and cultural resources throughout Hawai‘i and the larger Pacific region. Earthjustice Mid-Pacific has led campaigns to restore stream water to communities and watersheds across the islands, protect Hawai‘i’s imperiled species from harmful activities, hold the military and other government actors accountable for pollution, and to transition the economy off fossil fuels and onto the clean energy grid of the future. Our attorneys file suit under national laws such as the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, and state laws such as the Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act. The Mid-Pacific Office also has a long history of enforcing environmental rights and traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights that are enshrined in the Hawai‘i State Constitution.

Earthjustice Mid-Pacific is looking for summer law clerks who have excellent research, writing and oral advocacy skills; solid academic records; demonstrated commitment to the environment, community empowerment, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; the ability to be a team player; and a strong work ethic, sense of initiative, and sound judgment. A sense of humor is also desired.

To apply to work in our office, please submit a resume, list of three references, and a 10-page maximum legal memorandum or brief which is primarily student’s original (unedited) work.

Applications from second-year law students are generally favored, but applications from first year law students will be considered.

The Earthjustice Summer Clerkship position includes a weekly stipend of $1,280 a week, with the average clerkship lasting 10 weeks (approximately $12,800 total). The total stipend amount will be dependent on the extent of a clerk’s ability to secure outside funding. Earthjustice will pay $1,280 a week less the total amount received from other sources. We strongly encourage candidates to pursue outside funding, but the ability to secure outside funding will not be considered as part of the hiring decision. Note the stipend is taxed, so stipend payments are less applicable taxes.