The Profession

The environmental and natural law profession offers exciting opportunities for Lewis and Clark graduates. The practice of this field of law falls generally within three major sectors:

Non-profit Sector: representing national, regional, and local environmental organizations involved in litigation, lobbying, educational, or policy work.

Private Sector: working for a private law firm helping a variety of clients comply with environmental laws and regulations, or serving as in-house environmental counsel for a particular company.

Government Sector: advising local, state, and federal agencies on their special obligations under environmental laws.

J.D. and LL.M. graduates in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program have great success finding environmental positions in all of these three sectors. Additionally, many of our alumni have graduated from the three sectors into judicial or teaching positions. Our reputation as the country’s preeminent environmental law school and our network of nearly 1,000 successful alumni in the field provide graduates with access to an international job market.

Our outstanding Career Services Office helps students find resume-building jobs during school, and helps alumni chart rewarding career paths after graduation.

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