• Intern Position: U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Law and Policy Section

The Law and Policy Section (LPS) advises and assists the Assistant Attorney General on legal and policy issues. Working with the Office of Legislative Affairs, LPS coordinates the Environment and Natural Resources Division's legislative program. LPS also represents the Department of Justice on interagency groups of a variety of issues that relate to the mission of the Division. LPS also litigates amicus cases and undertakes other specially assigned litigation projects at the trial and appellate levels. Other duties include monitoring citizen suits; responding to citizen mail, congressional, and FOIA requests; and serving as the Division's ethics officers. LPS attorneys also coordinate the Division's activities on international environmental matters and environmental justice matters.

Duties of the unpaid undergraduate intern position include: attending congressional hearings and reporting on environmental legislation; researching legal and policy issues; and providing support for the section's amicus litigation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, pass a mandatory drug test, and be willing to commit for a period of at least ten weeks. Applicants should be either enrolled as undergraduates during the internship, or planning on returning to their school in the time period immediately following the conclusion of the internship.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but must be received no later than the following application deadlines:

For Fall Internships (September- November/December 2008, dates flexible): July 3, 2008;

For Winter Internships (January- March 2009, dates flexible): November 7, 2008;

To apply, please fax a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and 3-5 page writing sample (may be an excerpt from a longer paper on any topic) to Jacob Lipson at (202) 514-4231, or mail the above to:

Jacob Lipson
Environment and Natural Resources Division / LPS
P.O. Box 4390
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-4390

For more information, please call (202) 305-0641.

• CALL FOR PAPERS: The Missouri Valley Journal Of Social Science

The purpose of the journal is to provide an opportunity for undergraduates throughout the Midwest to publish outstanding research papers in the field of political science or in the social sciences. Students are encouraged to submit original research papers for consideration for publication.

All papers must be composed in American Political Science Association style

Submission Deadline : April 11th, 2008

Online Publication : May 2nd, 2008

All social science/political science subject areas welcomed!

Submit via email to either JoshuaJohnson@creighton.edu (Assistant Executive Editor) or KyleMcGinn@creighton.edu (Executive Editor)

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The above is information that the Political Science Department has received about internship & publication opportunities. We believe it to be accurate and represent legitimate opportunities. However, please note that the Department is not endorsing or promoting any particular non-Carleton program, political viewpoint, party affiliation, or set of values.