Environmental Law Section eNews

The Environmental Law Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship program sponsored by the Environmental Law Section gives law students a chance to spend 8 to 10 weeks over the summer practicing environmental, energy, land use, and natural resources law at a participating government agency or public interest organization. Read more

Start planning your trip to Yosemite! The 28th Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite® will take place October 17-20, 2019 at the Tenaya Lodge in Fish Camp, California, minutes from Yosemite National Park. This year we are excited to host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Conference for the first time. We will screen a selection of the best movies from this year’s Festival, including an afternoon show appropriate for children. These films illustrate not only the challenges facing our planet,… Read more

Are you a member of the Environmental Law Section and interested in sharing career advice with law students? Please contact Jennifer Harder (jharder@pacific.edu) indicating your interest and including your name, employer (with website if any), telephone number, email address, and particular area of practice focus. ELS is creating a list of Section members who are willing to participate in career panels, and who are willing to advise students how to enroll for free memberships in the Section. Read more

The Environmental Law Section is seeking articles for the Fall 2019 issue of its biannual publication, Environmental Law News, on topics related to federal and California environmental and natural resources law. Potential areas of focus include climate change, air quality, endangered species, water supply and water quality, land use, environmental impact analysis, wetlands, oil and gas, and more. Read more

Members of the California Lawyers Association have access to Fastcase, a new member service that provides research tools and an extensive legal library of case law from all state and federal courts, as well as statutes and regulations from all 50 states and the federal government. Fastcase uses patented software to help users sift through clutter, ranking the best authorities first and enabling the re-sorting of results to find answers fast. Read more

The Environmental Law Section will present or co-sponsor several important educational events in the coming months. Read more

Did you miss the 2018 Yosemite conference or an important panel presentation because it conflicted with another can’t-miss presentation? You’re in luck. All Yosemite panels are available on the CLA catalog. Download and receive MCLE credit today! Read more

The Section’s March 2019 biennial Energy Conference, “SB 100 and the Race to a Carbon Free Grid in California,” was a tremendous success, focusing on California’s aggressive plans to de-carbonize its electricity sector. If you missed the conference, the individual presentations are now available, with MCLE credit, on the CLA catalog. And if you download the entire conference, we are pleased to offer you a 25% discount. Read more

The California Lawyers Association is offering a complimentary on-demand CLE program for the month of June. It is an October 2018 program entitled “Employee Handbook Basics.” The program, designed for California employers and their employment law counsel, covers recent handbook updates, essential and required policies, and top ten frequent revisions made in reviewing handbooks. The program, which offers one hour of participatory MCLE credit, is available on the CLA website. Read more

A broad array of sponsorships is still available for the upcoming Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite ® in October 2019. Be the first to sponsor new programming at the conference this year, including the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, a Women’s Networking Breakfast, and a Young Lawyer’s Mixer. Sponsorships are a great way to increase your firm’s visibility while supporting outstanding legal education programming. Sponsors receive name recognition on the CLA Environmental Law Section website and recognition in conference materials. Read more