Law Internships Summer 2026

The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) seeks to hire rising 3L law student interns for Summer 2026.

Legal interns support ELPC’s state and federal litigation and policy work throughout the Midwest.

ELPC is looking to hire 3 or 4 bright and hard-working law students who are passionate about protection of and advocacy for the environment.

These internships will be based at ELPC’s headquarters in Chicago, IL.

A summer at ELPC will give students broad-based experience working in the Midwest on energy and transportation policy, air and water quality, and protection of special places.

About ELPC :

• The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading environmental legal advocacy organization.
• We drive transformational policy changes with national impacts.
• We show that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together by putting sustainability principles into practice.
• We advance climate solutions effectively by accelerating clean renewable energy alternatives to conventional power plants and advancing clean transportation solutions.
• We protect the Great Lakes and defend the Midwest’s wild and natural places, and we fight for safe, clean water and healthy clean air for all.
• We combine effective public interest litigation with strategic policy advocacy, sound science, and economic analysis.
• ELPC produces strong results for the environment in the courtrooms, boardrooms, and legislative hearing rooms across the pivotal Midwest states and in Washington D.C.

Responsibilities & Opportunities for Learning :

Qualifications Must be currently enrolled in law school and possess a strong academic record, excellent writing and analytical skills, and a demonstrated interest in and commitment to public interest and environmental advocacy.  Special Requirements :

Internship remuneration :

Application Process :

Please review PILI's application requirements at www.pili-law.org ELPC’s EEO Statement :