2L Spring 2025 Energy, Natural Resources, and Environmental Diversity Law Clerk

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has an exciting, paid, and remote opportunity for a 2L Diversity Law Clerk for its Energy, Natural Resources, and Environmental (ENE) Practice group for the Spring 2025 term of the student’s academic year. The group has attorneys working in our Bellevue, Portland, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. offices and, while not required, 2L Law Clerk candidates who live near one of these offices may be able to visit the office and attend in-person meetings with attorneys. The group expects a commitment of 10 to 15 hours per week.

The law clerk will mainly be responsible for supporting DWT’s ENE Practice group by writing blog posts and conducting legal research regarding developments in energy and environmental law.  This group is working on numerous cutting edge and innovative issues in the energy and environmental sectors affecting our country and our world, including climate change, emissions reduction, renewable energy development, natural resource risks, water conservation and management, sustainability and environmental justice.

The candidate will report to the energy law partners and associates.  We will work with the candidate to accommodate school schedules.

The 2L ENE Diversity Law Clerk opportunity is available to all second-year law students who:

• Commit to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive legal profession; 
• Are highly organized, able to work independently and collaboratively, in fast-paced environment and meet deadlines;
• Have great communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Have a genuine interest in exploring Energy Law;
• Currently attend an ABA-Accredited law school; and
• Are able to commit to 10-15 hours of work each week during Spring semester in 2025.
• The hourly salary for this position is $40.00/hour.

   We require the following application materials: 

• Current resume (please omit GPA information);
• Cover letter (describing why you have an interest in working with our ENE team and explaining how you meet the criteria set forth above);
• Personal Statement of 500 words responding to the prompt below; and
• A list of two or three references, one of whom should be a person qualified to comment on your law schoolwork and/or other related professional skill and experience.

Personal Statement Prompt:

Your personal statement should help us learn more about you and should address the requirements of the position, including a commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive legal profession. This includes your personal experiences and information not readily available on your resume.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on October 20, 2024.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are part of the fabric of Davis Wright Tremaine - central to who we are and what we do. Our vision is to foster a culture where all talented individuals - including those who are from traditionally underrepresented communities in the legal profession - can have, and can see, a path to success.  We embed DEI throughout our law firm with our four-pillar framework: Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement.  We invite you to learn more about our commitment to DEI at https://www.dwt.com/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.

Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email HumanResources_Confidential@dwt.com.  

 The hourly salary for this position in California, Washington and District of Columbia is $40.00/hour. Law Clerks are eligible to accrue sick leave in accordance with DWT’s Sick & Safe Leave policy.

Additional benefits include:

• TELUS Health Employee Assistance Program: Receive support with mental, financial, physical and emotional wellbeing;
• Milk Stork:Virtual lactation consulting, breast milk shipping and nutritional testing covered by the firm;
• Peloton:Access to the Peloton app for $0/month, preferred pricing on peloton exercise equipment and a discount on an all-access membership;
• Headspace:Access to the entire Headspace library to enjoy guided meditation and mindfulness exercises;
• Voluntary Pet Insurance: Receive discounted group rates conveniently payroll deducted with your choice of a 50% or a 70% reimbursement level