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May 20, 2026

Join Us in Welcoming Our 2026 Summer Law Clerks and Intern!

Josepine Blatny Summer Law Clerk Josephine (she/her) is a rising third year law student at Lewis and Clark Law School. After her first year of law school, she clerked with California Coastkeeper Alliance where she assisted the organization in enforcing the Clean Water Act through industrial stormwater pollution litigation. This past year she was involved […]

January 15, 2026

Join us in welcoming our spring law externs!

Advocates for the West is an important training ground for the next generation of leaders in environmental law. Through our Environmental Law Clerks, Externs, and Interns Program we host, train, and mentor students and recent graduates from leading environmental law schools and colleges across the United States. Participants receive high-quality mentoring and boots-on-the-ground litigation experience. […]

A law student’s connection to the West
April 29, 2024

A law student’s connection to the West

Advocates for the West is pleased to provide learning experiences for future environmental leaders through ongoing internship, externship, and clerkship opportunities. We spoke with Meridian Wappett, former Advocates for the West extern and current University of Montana law student, about her passion for, and connection to, the West. Advocates for the West: Will you please […]