Summer Law Clerks

The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law is seeking 1L and 2L law students passionate about environmental law, energy law, environmental justice, administrative law, and/or regulatory policy to assist with our research and advocacy, including comment letters, reports, and amicus briefs.

Policy Integrity is a non‑partisan think tank housed at New York University School of Law dedicated to improving the quality of government decision making through legal advocacy and academic scholarship in the fields of administrative law and public policy. Policy Integrity’s docket covers a range of issue areas, with an emphasis on federal‑ and state‑level energy policies and environmental protections.

Summer law clerks conduct legal research, prepare written memoranda, and contribute to comment letters, amicus briefs, academic research, and policy briefs. Law clerks also participate as colleagues over the course of the summer, including by joining weekly staff meetings and attending events. Clerks can expect to develop knowledge of a range of advocacy techniques and subject‑area expertise in climate and energy policy, regulatory review, environmental justice, and administrative law.

Staff will provide feedback on clerks’ written work and the opportunity to author a writing sample.

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• Resume
• Current law school transcript, if available. 1
  
  Ls who are invited to interview may be required to provide first semester grades once finalized.
• Writing sample (required for 2
  
  Ls and recommended for 1
  
  Ls, with a preference for legal writing when available).
• Applications for 2
  
  Ls will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Priority application review for 1
  
  Ls will begin December 1, 2025.

Interested applicants may also apply through the Public Interest Legal Career Fair taking place virtually on February 5 & 6, 2026.

Summer law clerks are expected to work approximately 35 hours per week for 10 weeks. Positions will begin between mid‑May through early June and end in August.

Law clerks have the option to work at Policy Integrity’s office at New York University School of Law in New York City, but may also work remotely over the summer. We encourage students to work at our office or on a hybrid schedule.

If funding through a summer law clerk’s home law school is unavailable, Policy Integrity will provide funding. In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Law, the minimum and maximum hourly wage for student employment positions at NYU Law School is $17.00 per hour effective January 1, 2026, for graduate and undergraduate students.

There will be a mid‑summer and end‑of‑summer evaluation and weekly check‑ins with the position supervisors.

This opportunity is open to 1L and 2L law students. We look for candidates with excellent writing, research, and analytical skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills. Some experience with environmental/energy law or issues is preferable, but not required. Because much of our work operates at the intersection of law and economics, we also value experience working on an interdisciplinary team and on interdisciplinary subjects.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.