Environmental Law?
Natural Resources Law?
What Will I Do When I Graduate?

The profession of environmental and natural resources law offers exciting opportunities for Lewis and Clark Law graduates, hundreds of whom have gone on to interesting careers across the United States and all over the world.

The field is vast. Most of our graduates work in private law firms, government agencies, and nonprofit offices. Some work for international organizations; others teach environmental law in colleges or law schools. Some graduates find themselves in exciting non-traditional careers.

Lewis & Clark alums talk about their environmental law careers

In general, three major areas of practice dominate the field:

Non-profit Sector: representing national, regional, and local environmental organizations involved in litigation, lobbying, educational, or policy work.

Private Sector: working for a private law firm helping a variety of clients comply with environmental laws and regulations, or serving as in-house environmental counsel for a particular company.

Government Sector: advising local, state, and federal agencies on their special obligations under environmental laws.

J.D. and LL.M. graduates in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program have enjoyed great success finding environmental positions in all of these three sectors. Additionally, many of our alumni have graduated from the three sectors into judicial or teaching positions. Our reputation as the country’s preeminent environmental law school and our network of more than 1,000 successful practitioners in the field provide our graduates with access to an international job market.

Our outstanding Career Services Office helps students find resume-building jobs during school, and helps alumni chart rewarding career paths after graduation.