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Earthrise Law Center is the environmental legal clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School. We are a team of impassioned attorneys and staff working to achieve targeted environmental improvement while teaching the next generation of advocates to do the same.

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Join the Earthrise team as a summer clerk next summer!

Earthrise Law Center is now accepting applications from current law students who will have completed their 1L year by April 2025—or anyone who has already completed more than 32 credits of course work—for its summer 2025 clerkship program.

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We are hiring a 2025 Founder’s Legacy Legal Fellow

Earthrise is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working person with a positive attitude and a desire to have a career in the public interest environmental legal field.

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Review of 2024; Looking forward to 2025

In 2024, Earthrise attorneys achieved significant milestones in advancing the clinic’s dual mission: safeguarding the environment and equipping the next generation of legal advocates with hands-on experience. As Earthrise approaches its 30th anniversary, we invite you to join us in supporting this essential work in a critical time for environmental protection.

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