U.S. EPA NEW ENGLAND
HONORS ATTORNEY FELLOWSHIP
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England Office seeks applications for its Honors Attorney Fellowship
only from U.S. citizens who are:
4 law students at accredited law schools or joint degree programs completing their degree work in the
2010/2011 academic year, and
4 current judicial clerks recently graduated from accredited law schools.
The Fellowship begins in September, 2011, and the Fellow is expected to commit to a two-year term. A new Fellow will be
hired each year—thus two Fellows serve concurrently. Applications must be submitted via regular or express mail, or email
and must be postmarked no later than October 27, 2010.
"The EPA Honors Fellowship gave me the foundation that I needed to pursue a career
in the environmental legal field ... I was able to work on projects with both local and
national implications. EPA gave me a broader understanding of the environmental legal
structure that I use in a more focused manner everyday in my current position."
—Wendoly Ortiz Langlois
Environmental Crimes Strike Force
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
SEND TO:
Application for and questions about the
EPA New England Honors Attorney Fellowship
should be directed to:
Sally Burt
Mail code: ORA18-1
U.S. EPA New England
5 Post Office Sq., Suite 100
Boston, MA 02109-3912
phone: 1-617-918-1090
www.epa.gov/regionl/attorney
OR EMAIL TO:
regionl .fellowship@epa.gov
You should receive an automated response when
EPA receives your application, and if not, please
contact Sally Burt.
Selected applicants will be invited for interviews, at the
candidate's expense, in Boston in November 2010. Each
selected candidate must submit a writing sample and an
official law school transcript copy prior to the interview;
offers will generally be made in November or early
December.
EPA is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this position
will be based solely on merit mil vis! regard to race, color, religion,
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orientation, marital or family status or other differences. EPA
encourages people of color to apply.
HONORS
ATTORNEY
FELLOWSHIP
The Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to
practice law in amajor governmental environmental
organization, and to receive extensive training in
and exposure to environmental law and policy
work in the public sector.
"EPA is an agency whose legal practice
spans across so many different sectors and
disciplines—from dry cleaners to power
plants, from public health to economics.
From the start, I was thrilled to be in a place
that challenged my imagination. Within
months, I knew I wanted to stay."
—Jeanhee Hong
EPA Region 9
San Francisco, California
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FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION
The US EPA New England Honors Attorney
Fellowship is designed for applicants who are
about to graduate from law school or complete
a judicial clerkship. Applicants must have a
strong interest in a career in environmental law
or in the public sector, academic credentials,
experience and other attributes that
demonstrate a significant potential for success.
Fellowship offers a unique opportunity
for law students or clerks to join an office
dedicated to protecting public health and
the environment in New England. The
Region offers new attorneys significant
responsibility, the opportunity to handle
a complex caseload that includes counsel-
ing and enforcement work, and extensive
training and mentoring from colleagues
with regionally and nationally recognized
expertise.
Region has innovative initiatives ad-
dressing environmental justice, brownfields
redevelopment, and urban environmental
issues, as well as programs to protect our air,
water, and land.
Region's legal offices offer a diverse,
supportive, and family- friendly work envi-
ronment. The salary and comprehensive
benefits will be at the GS-11 level (cur-
rently starting at $62,758), or, in exceptional
circumstances, may be at the GS-12 level
(currently starting at $75,222).
THE U.S. EPA NEW ENGLAND
OFFICES OF REGIONAL COUNSEL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Attorneys in the Offices of Regional Counsel and Environmental Stewardship provide legal advice to the approximately 700
employees of EPA New England, which is the regional office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency serving
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The regional office works with state, tribal,
and local governments to implement national environmental law. The Honors Attorney Fellow is a member of the Office of
Regional Counsel but will also undertake approximately half of his/her work assignments in the Office of Environmental
Stewardship.
Examples of the type of work performed by lawyers in the Office of Regional Counsel include counseling to EPA staff on
implementing programs under the major federal environmental statutes, advice to states on the adequacy of state environmental
laws to support program authorization by EPA, and counseling on matters involving ethics, civil rights, personnel, and contracts.
The work requires the interpretation of statutes and regulations in the context of environmental policy development. The Office
of Regional Counsel employs about thirteen lawyers as well as support staff.
Lawyers in the Office of Environmental Stewardship handle civil and criminal enforcement cases which the EPA brings
against individuals, corporations, and governmental entities. Cases may proceed administratively or be referred to the
Department of Justice and be heard in United States District Court. Enforcement attorneys work closely with EPA inspec-
tors, scientists, and engineers. The Office of Environmental Stewardship includes approximately thirty-five attorneys, as well
as inspectors and support staff.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants must submit the materials listed below by no later than October 27, 2010. Application materials sent via regular or
express mail must be postmarked no later than this deadline. Application materials sent via email must be received by EPA no
later than this deadline. EPA can review email documents in Word, Wordperfect, or PDF formats. Email submissions should
include "2011 Fellowship Application" in the subject line of the message. No hand-delivered or faxed submissions will be
accepted.
1. A resume including significant accomplishments, work experience, class rank (or equivalent indicator of academic perfor-
mance), day and evening telephone numbers, and email address if available.
2. A copy of your law school transcript.
3. A personal essay, separate from any cover letter, of no more than 300 words that provides a concrete example of how you
overcame a challenge or challenges to achieve a goal or describes aspects of your experience or background that you believe
are relevant but which might not be evident from the balance of your submission.
4. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references. Please include a current or former employer and a law
school professor or advisor.
"I found that the Honors Attorney
Fellowship provided a terrific opportu-
nity to develop as an attorney. I gained
a great deal of substantive knowledge
while working on matters ranging from
Superfund enforcement actions to Clean
Water Act regulatory matters ... I felt
that as a Fellow, I was given much more
responsibility than many of my peers in
private firms, yet I could always rely on
my supervisors and colleagues when I
needed help."
—Andrea Treece
Center for Biological Diversity
San Francisco, California
"My cases—permit appeals, enforce-
ment actions, contaminated military
base cleanups, environmental justice
issues, and more— are my own. My
colleagues, whose experience in environ-
mental and administrative law is deep
and broad, provide as much help and
support as I need. My clients are biolo-
gists and engineers dedicated to protect-
ing the environment and public health
from pollution and my opposing coun-
sel are usually senior partners at major
law firms. This is a good way to start a
legal career!"
—Ronald Fein
EPA Region 1
Boston, Massachusetts
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