Three Summer 2022 Interns (May be Remote) - Environmental Crimes Section, US DOJ
About the Office: The Environment and Natural
Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking three
undergraduate student interns for its Environmental Crimes Section in
Washington, DC, for the Summer of 2022. The internship
may be remote or in the office depending on Covid conditions in the
Summer of 2022.
The Environmental Crimes Section is responsible for prosecuting
individuals and corporations that have violated laws designed to protect
the environment and/or unlawfully covered up those violations. It is at
the forefront in changing industry and public awareness
to recognize that environmental violations are serious infractions that
transgress basic interests and values. The Section works closely with
criminal investigators for the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law
enforcement agencies in prosecuting criminal violations of the Clean
Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, and the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as well as other federal statutes.
In addition, the Section prosecutes criminal cases under a number of
federal wildlife laws, including the Lacey Act, the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act, and the Endangered Species Act. These cases, handled in
conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and NOAA Fisheries Enforcement (National Marine Fisheries Service),
involve smuggling and illegal trafficking in protected wildlife, illegal
take of protected species, and hunting offenses.
For more information about the Environment & Natural Resources Division, visit the Justice Departments web site at: http://www.justice/enrd
Intern Responsibilities Interns handle a wide variety of tasks including
reviewing and organizing documents, entering data into Excel
spreadsheets, working with Sanctions and Relativity, creating PowerPoint
presentations, conducting searches on Westlaw and
Lexis, obtaining documents on Pacer, and helping with administrative
tasks such as answering the phones, copying and scanning documents.
To apply: Send a cover letter and resume to michael.nee@usdoj.gov