2012 Summer Law Clerk / Internship Program for Law Students
The Section has established internship programs at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Office of the Attorney General (Environmental Protection and Administrative Law Division), the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Texas General Land Office. The program, implemented by the Section's Law School Committee, provides law students with an interest in environmental law an opportunity to obtain practical experience by funding up to five (5) full or part-time six-week summer internships at these agencies. In 2005, the TCEQ internship was designated the Professor Corwin W. Johnson Memorial Internship. The head of the internship program is Kristen Fancher, kfancher@lglawfirm.com
The 2011 internships were awarded to the following students:
Office of the Attorney General – Natural Resources Division
Lindsay Scaief
Texas Tech University Law School
Lindsay graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology. She currently serves as a staff member of the Texas Tech Law Review, and is a member of the Environmental Law Society. Lindsay will receive her law degree in May of 2012. |
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Railroad Commission
Courtney
Cherry
University of Houston Law School
In 2007, Courtney received her Bachelor of Arts from Lehigh University in International Relations and Earth & Environmental Science. As a member of the Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal, she was elected to serve as a 2011-2012 Senior Editor. In Fall 2012 her piece, "The Keystone Pipeline: Environmentally Just? Balancing America's Energy Needs With Environmental Justice" will be published. She will graduate in May of 2012.
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Ryan Becker
University of Houston Law School
A native Texan, Ryan Becker graduated from Texas A&M University in May 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Business minor. As a member of the Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal, he was elected to serve as Editor-in-Chief for the 2011-2012 school year. His article entitled "Who's Suing Whom - The Latest EPA, DOJ and Citizen Group Environmental Enforcement Initiatives" was published in the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center newsletter in October 2010. Becker expects to graduate in May of 2012.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Jessica Powell
University of Texas School of Law
Jessica graduated in May 2009 from Rice University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Jessica will graduate in December 2011.
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General Land Office
Ryan McLearen
Texas Tech University Law School
Ryan McLearen graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. He is a member of the national arbitration team. He will receive his law degree in May 2012.
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Eligibility Requirements:
In order to be eligible for selection, an applicant must satisfy the following requirements:
1. Law students interested in participating in this program must be currently enrolled at an accredited Law School. A preference will be given to law students attending one of the nine accredited Texas Law Schools or Texas residents.
2. The applicant must submit verification of enrollment during the 2010-11 school year. An unofficial current law school transcript must be attached to the application.
3. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or documented permanent resident of the U.S. and the State of Texas.
4. Applicants must not have been or are not currently subject to any disciplinary action by any institution or entity including, but not limited to, any education or law enforcement agency.
Questions? Contact Kristen Fancher at kfancher@lglawfirm.com
Click here to see a list of our Past Internship Recipients.
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