Careers and Alumni

The profession of environmental, natural resources, and energy law offers exciting opportunities for Lewis & Clark Law graduates, over a thousand 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.

Read about our most recent Distinguished Graduates and student awards.

Here are only a few examples of what our graduates are doing in the environmental, natural resources , and energy law field.

Additional information

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.

Each year, the law school honors two to three of our alumni as “Distinguished Environmental Alumni.”  These are alums with at least 10 years of experience who have made significant contributions to the environmental or natural resources law or policy fields. More about our distinguished graduates

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

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