Vermont Law School
South Royalton, VT
Vermont Law School (VLS) seeks to hire a new Director for its Environmental Justice Clinic (EJC), one of just a few law school
clinics in the United States devoted entirely to environmental justice (EJ), an interdisciplinary practice at the intersection of civil
rights and the environment. Summary of Responsibilities: The Vermont Law School (VLS) Environmental
Justice Clinic (EJC) strives to further the EJ movement by representing and partnering with environmentally overburdened BIPOC and
low-income communities. The clinic seeks to enforce civil rights in the environmental context while providing technical assistance and
sharing resources to develop and implement other legal strategies. The EJC provides VLS students practical legal training in
representing and partnering with disenfranchised communities fighting racial and economic disparities in the distribution of polluting
sources, while also demanding a say in decisions affecting their future. Founded in 2019, the...