• EarthRights’ U.S. Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice Legal Interns are law students able to work full-time or part-time for 10 weeks during the summer session. • For over two decades, EarthRights has worked alongside marginalized communities globally to use innovative legal strategies to hold entities accountable for disregarding human rights and the environment. • CREJP Legal Interns participate in a structured educational internship designed to provide hands-on learning and professional development in community-centered lawyering and advocacy. • Intern activities may include legal research and writing, factual research, observing and supporting advocacy strategy development, and participating in meetings with community leaders and civil society partners.

• Litigation work, including but not limited to: identifying and weighing potential legal claims/arguments/strategies, client contact, advisals, and communications, drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs, strategizing for and conducting written and oral discovery, strategizing for, exploring, and guiding settlement negotiations • Provide technical expertise/assistance to partners • Develop relationships with grassroots and organizational partners and related, shared advocacy • Develop and present Know Your Rights (KYR) guidance • Develop trainings for advocates • Participate in ongoing advocacy coalitions • Federal and/or state/local policy advocacy, as required • Screen and follow up on intakes • In-depth, complex legal research and writing for both litigation and non-litigation advocacy • Oral advocacy and communications/media/public advocacy relating to both litigation and non-litigation work • Oversee interns and fellows

• Handle litigation cases from filing to trial • Negotiate settlements and draft legal agreements • Advocate for clients in court, depositions, and mediations • Build strong client relationships and provide top-tier legal representation

• Manage intake, tracking, version control, and execution of school district contracts • Coordinate redlines and approvals with outside counsel for non-standard terms • Maintain contract repository and key metadata (renewals, obligations, compliance items) • Partner with Sales and Customer Success to keep deals moving efficiently • Serve as primary liaison with insurance broker and carrier • Manage certificates of insurance, coverage letters, and district-specific requirements • Track compliance matrices across partners and ensure timely updates • Own relationships with background check vendors • Maintain district-by-district requirements • Track tutor compliance and problem solve in collaboration with TbT and school partners • Manage intake and first-pass review of vendor agreements • Route deviations or higher-risk terms to outside counsel • Coordinate execution and storage of finalized contracts • Own RFP timelines and submission workflows • Partner with our grant writer on packaging and final delivery • Coordinate legal review as needed • Maintain RFP calendar and track outcomes • Coordinate corporate registrations and filings through our registered agent • Maintain internal records and ensure good standing across jurisdictions