Environmental Practice
If you practice environmental law, you may work for the government or represent private clients. If you are in private practice, you will counsel clients about compliance with environmental regulations, represent them in matters before state and federal agencies, and, if you also engage in environmental litigation, represent your clients in adversarial court proceedings. In addition to understanding environmental law, you must be familiar with all aspects of the administrative process. In addition, you must have a solid grounding in other areas of law that impact environmental issues as well as those aspects of state corporation law that establish authority and responsibility within the corporate structure. As an environmental lawyer, you must also be skilled in interviewing, counseling, negotiating and drafting.
General Courses
- Administrative Law
- Environmental Law
- Federal Courts
- International Environmental Law
- Interviewing and Counseling
- Natural Resources Law
- Negotiation and Mediation Advocacy
- Managing the Water Environment
- Modern Land Transactions
- Land Use Planning
- Law, Science and Advocacy
- Legislation: Process and Interpretation
- Public Interest Lawyering
- Regulatory State
- Risk and the Law
Practical Writing Courses
- Administrative Practice
- Documenting Real Estate Transactions
Externships
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Philadelphia Water Department
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
Villanova Environmental Law Journal
