Three Fall 2021 Interns - Environmental Crimes Section, U.S. Department of Justice - deadline April 25
Three Fall 2021 Interns - Environmental Crimes Section, U.S. Department of Justice
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 Fall of 2021. Internship may be in the office or remote depending on
the status of the office at that time and would be 10-15 hours.
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 by Sunday April 25