Fall 2016 Interns -- Environmental Crimes Section -- apply by 5/18
United States Department of Justice
About the Office -- The Environment and Natural Resources Division
of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking two undergraduate student interns
for its Environmental Crimes Section.
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 Department’s web site at: http://www.justice.gov/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 or mail resume
and cover letter to Michael Nee, U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental
Crimes Section, P.0- Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044.