Environmental law opportunity from Zyg Plater

UPDATE: THE DEADLINE FOR THIS FELLOWSHIP HAS PASSED. NO MORE APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED.

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Zygmunt J.B. Plater
Professor of Law
Boston College Law School
885 Centre Street
Newton Centre Massachusetts
02459
617.552.4387

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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:12:44 -0600
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Conversation: ABA Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law Program
Subject: envlawprofessors: ABA Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law Program

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to bring to your attention an excellent summer opportunity for students available through the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. The Section is once again sponsoring fellowships for eligible minority law students during Summer 2006. The ABA Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law Program is designed to encourage minority law students to study and pursue careers in environmental law and is open to first and second year law students and third year night students. The Section’s work on environmental justice is coordinated with nonprofit organizations representing traditionally underserved groups, other nonprofit environmental organizations, and local, state and federal governmental organizations that provide placements for the summer fellows. The Fellowship Program guidelines require an 8-10 week minimum commitment. Each recipient will participate in meetings of the bar association’s relevant committees and be assigned a mentor to aid in his or her pursuit of a career in environmental law. Recipients will receive a $5,000 stipend in exchange for participation in the Fellowship program.
Deadlines for the fellowships vary, depending on the state, but are approaching fast, so please encourage interested students to apply soon. Currently fellowship opportunities are available in California, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia. The bar associations we are working with in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington are seeking funding for their share of the fellowship stipend; if you have knowledge of available funding sources through law schools in those states or law firms who may be able to contribute to this program, please let Dana Jonusaitis know (contact information provided below). Charitable contributions to the program can be made through the ABA's Fund for Justice and Education (FJE) directly to the Section's FJE account. Additional information about the program can be found at the Section's website at http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/lawstudents/2006minorityfellowship/home.html

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Dana Jonusaitis, Section Director, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources at (312) 988-5602 or jonusaid@staff.abanet.org.