{"587006":{"#nid":"587006","#data":{"type":"news","title":"US Department of Justice Internship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Law and Policy Section (LPS) advises and assists the Assistant Attorney General on legal and policy issues.\u0026nbsp; Working with the Office of Legislative Affairs, LPS coordinates\u0026nbsp;the Environment and Natural Resources Division\u0026#39;s legislative program.\u0026nbsp; LPS also represents the Department of Justice on interagency groups of a variety of issues that relate to the mission of the Division.\u0026nbsp; LPS also litigates amicus cases and undertakes other specially assigned litigation projects at the trial and appellate levels. Other duties include monitoring citizen suits; responding to citizen mail, congressional, and Freedom of Information Act requests; and serving as the Division\u0026#39;s ethics officers.\u0026nbsp; LPS attorneys also coordinate the Division\u0026#39;s activities on international environmental matters and environmental justice matters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuties of the unpaid undergraduate intern\u0026nbsp;position include: attending congressional hearings and reporting on environmental legislation; researching legal and policy issues; and providing support for the section\u0026#39;s amicus litigation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplicants must be U.S. citizens, pass a mandatory background check, and be willing to commit for about 30 hours per week.\u0026nbsp; Applicants should be either enrolled as undergraduates during the internship, or planning on returning to their school in the time period following the conclusion of the internship.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplications must be received no later than 11:59pm on\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EFebruary 20, 2017\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The internship will run roughly from mid-May to mid-August 2017 (dates flexible).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPlease specify in your cover letter what dates and what hours you are available.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo apply, please email, fax, or mail a\u0026nbsp;cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and 3-5 page writing sample\u0026nbsp;(may be an excerpt from a longer paper on any topic) to:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReese Goldsmith\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEnvironment and Natural Resources Division \/ LPS\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nP.O. Box 7415\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBen Franklin Station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWashington, DC 20044-7415\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFax: (202) 514-0424\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEmail:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:reese.goldsmith@usdoj.gov\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ereese.goldsmith@usdoj.gov\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This is an unpaid internship working with the Environmental and Natural Resources Division Law and Policy Section."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-02-06 21:13:59","changed_gmt":"2017-02-06 21:13:59","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"564151":{"id":"564151","type":"image","title":"Environmental Justice","body":null,"created":"1471448926","gmt_created":"2016-08-17 15:48:46","changed":"1475895369","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:09","alt":"Environmental Justice","file":{"fid":"206851","name":"peoples_climate_march_at_visakhapatnam_in_2014.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peoples_climate_march_at_visakhapatnam_in_2014.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peoples_climate_march_at_visakhapatnam_in_2014.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":297193,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/peoples_climate_march_at_visakhapatnam_in_2014.jpg?itok=YsjaPBlh"}}},"media_ids":["564151"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"1648","name":"Internships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}