Welcome! Lewis & Clark Law School is an extraordinary place to study environmental law, natural resources law, and animal law. During each academic year, our students can choose from more basic and specialized courses in these areas than students at any other law school in the United States.  Frequently named the No. 1 environmental law program in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, our academic program also was the first in the nation to receive the American Bar Association Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law. Lewis & Clark was the first law school in the country to launch an environmental law program, and 2011 marks our 41st anniversary.  Read a short history of our program.

Our students and faculty revel in the thriving intellectual life of our campus, take time to relax or jog on the peaceful forested trails in Tryon Creek state park, and enjoy the many exciting cultural and civic opportunities of the nation’s most sustainable city, Portland, Oregon.

We welcome you to explore our trail-blazing environmental law program and to visit our beautiful campus. The sidebar on the right connects you with the many facets of our program.

Exciting Courses in Summer 2012

Lewis & Clark’s Environmental Law Summer School Program will offer a wide variety of summer school offerings, including a series of one-week Energy Law courses that will provide intensive education in different areas of energy law, from traditional energy sources to renewables and practical skills, taught by law professors and experts from around the nation. We’re offering two week intensive courses in NEPA, WIldlife Crimes, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas and Wetlands as well as five week courses in Environmental and Administrative Law.

We also offer an unparalleled array of summer courses in Animal Law and Indian Law as well as a substantial number of essential general law courses.

Summer school will begin May 29 and end August 6th.  Students from accredited law schools looking for law school credit, lawyers who would like to audit courses for CLE credit, and graduates of baccalaureate institutions wishing to audit courses in their area of interest are all welcome to come and take our courses while enjoying our beautiful city and campus.  If you’d like more information about any of the Environmental Summer courses, contact Assistant Director Lucy Brehm.

Recent campus events available on podcast

We had a busy fall, with a number of leading lights in national and international environmental law coming to campus and speaking on important topics:  NRLI Distinguished Visitor Professor Jody Freeman of Harvard Law School, Dr. Christian Calliess of the Freie Universitat Berlin, Indian public interest environmental champion M.C. Mehta, and Dr. Sairam Bhat of one of our outstanding partner law schools, the National Law School of India. 

Visit our podcast website to get a taste of the many environmental and natural resources events held at our campus.

Questions?

Contact the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program