Eligibility: 2L (or 3L in four-year program)

The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Affirmative Action Program (AAP) is pleased to partner with the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources and its 2008 Fellowships in Environmental Law Program (FELP). This collaborative program will place an Oregon second year law student (or third year law student in four-year program) in an Oregon government agency or public interest organization for 10-12 weeks, approximately 40-hours per week, for a grant of $5000. The student will work on legal matters under an Oregon attorney’s supervision in the fields of environment, energy, natural resources and/or land use law.

The FELP is incorporated into the OSB Public Honors Fellowship Program (PHFP) to satisfy grant requirements for matching funds. Eligibility for the PHFP is open to any Oregon law student who can help the AAP advance its access to justice goals. For details, please see http://www.osbar.org/aap/programs.html#honors.

Application Process:

1. Check with Career Services for internal deadlines. Each Career Services has its own selection process.
2. Submit the following materials (see http://www.osbar.org/aap/programs.html#honors) to the AAP, pursuant to Career Services’ process and deadlines:
   a. Page “i” of the AAP Registration Packet
   b. Financial Assessment Record
   c. Personal Statement – this statement should explain why the applicant is best suited to receive the grant for a summer experience emphasizing environmental/energy/resource law
   d. Oregon State Bar Statement
   e. Résumé which includes community activities - this resume should include environmental/energy/resource experience
3. Each Career Services submits up to 5 candidates to the AAP and will designate those candidates interested in the FELP. A subcommittee of the OSB Affirmative Action Committee evaluates the applications and makes awards for the PHFP and FELP.

Recipient Responsibilities:

1. The grant recipient must secure an employer that satisfies fellowship requirements
2. The grant recipient is responsible for any income taxes
3. The grant recipient must respond to AAP and ABA inquiries in a timely fashion; all materials must be post marked by February 1, 2008
4. For additional information, please contact Donna Gigoux dgigoux@osbar.org; 503-431-6338; (inside Oregon) 1-800-452-8260, ext. 338

Application Deadline
All applications must be received by February 1, 2008.

For Further Information, contact:
Dana I. Jonusaitis, ABA Section Environment, Energy, and Resources, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 988-5602, Fax: (312) 988-5572, jonusaid@staff.abanet.org.

Donna Gigoux, Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Program, 5200 SW Meadows Rd., Lake Oswego, OR 97035, Phone: (503) 431-6338, Fax: (503) 598-6938, dgigoux@osbar.org.