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REGION 3 MICHAEL F. VACCARO HONORS ATTORNEY FELLOWSHIP
Description
The United States Environmental Protection Agency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania seeks applications from third year law students and judicial clerks (one to two years out of law school) from accredited law schools for the Michael F. Vaccaro Honors Attorney Fellowship beginning in the fall of 2009. This is a two year Fellowship, but a Fellowship for one year may be considered in appropriate circumstances. The deadline for the 2009 applications is March 15, 2009.
The EPA Region 3 Michael F. Vaccaro Honors Attorney Fellowship is designed for a recent law school graduate or judicial clerk with excellent academic credentials and a strong interest in an environmental law career and the public sector. It provides a unique opportunity to practice law in a major governmental environmental organization, and to receive extensive training in and exposure to environmental law and policy work in the public sector.
The Fellowship recipient will work in the Office of Regional Counsel on particular matters arising under the major federal environmental statutes (such as the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Superfund, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) and other federal statutes relevant to EPA Region 3 operations (such as the Ethics in Government Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Freedom of Information Act). These matters typically require the development and application of emerging law and policy to significant environmental issues in Region 3. The Fellowship will also include an opportunity to handle environmental enforcement cases.
The salary will be at the GS-11 level (currently starting at $60,015) or, in unusual circumstances where appropriate qualifications exist, at the GS-12 level (currently starting at $71,932).
The Region 3 Office of Regional Counsel
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, Office of Regional Counsel is responsible for preparing cases administrative, judicial or criminal against suspected violators of environmental laws. These cases will involve developing and using technical and legal strategies for negotiation and litigation purposes. The primary statutes enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency are the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. Each attorney's case load normally is not confined to one industry or statute. The Region consists of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
In addition to preparing enforcement actions, attorneys are also responsible
for advising the Regional Administrator, Division Directors and state
officials on the interpretation of environmental laws and regulations.
Furthermore, attorneys are expected to participate in any civil and criminal
litigation of cases referred to the Department of Justice and to represent
the Agency in administrative proceedings.
Application Process
This Fellowship is available only to individuals who will graduate from, or are judicial clerks who have graduated from, an accredited law school.
In order to receive consideration, all applicants should submit the following, postmarked no later than March 15, 2009:
- A resume including significant accomplishments, work experience, class rank (or equivalent indicator of academic performance), and day and evening telephone numbers.
- An official transcript of law school grades.
- A letter explaining the applicant's interest in the Fellowship.
- The name, address, and telephone number of three references. Included should be a current or former employer and a law school professor or advisor.
Selected applicants will be invited for interviews in Philadelphia (at the candidate's expense) in April, 2009 (telephone interviews can be conducted where appropriate); offers will generally be made in Spring, 2009 (subject to budgetary constraints).
Application for and questions on the EPA Region 3 Honors Attorney Fellowship should be directed to:
Margaret Hottensen (Mailcode: 3RC44)
Associate Regional Counsel
Office of Regional Counsel
USEPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 814-2477
EMAIL: hottensen.margaret@epa.gov
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