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Student Opportunities

 

As a law school dedicated to its students, Pace Law prides itself on the plethora of opportunities available.  Academically, Pace Law offers: 

  • Over 35 classes on environmental law issues ranging from International Environmental Diplomacy to Land Use Law and Climate Change & Corporate Practice;
  • Clinical learning courses giving students the chance to work at the United Nations, in New York State/Regional environmental enforcement offices, with federal agencies in Washington, D.C., and for our Litigation Clinic;
  • Several levels of degree programs that offer chances to earn certificates of specialization, joint-degrees with other universities, and upper-level graduate law degrees;
  • Several speaker series that bring some of the most respected environmental law practitioners and educators to Pace Law

In order to foster a law school community that reflects the needs and interests of our students, and to support our environmental law programs, Pace Law is home to: 

  • Student organizations that work on animal, environmental, and public interest advocacy both on- and off-campus,

  • The National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, a student-driven competition that annually brings over 200 students to Pace Law in February for a three-day competition on environmental law appellate advocacy,

  • The TreeHugs mailing list which provides students, alumni, and practitioners with up-to-the-minute email alerts for jobs, important environmental judicial opinions, and news on environmental litigation and policy from around the globe,

  • GreenLaw, the journal of the Pace Law environmental law programs, a student-written journal which highlights all of the environmental initiatives at Pace, and

  • The Environmental Law Library services, where our law librarians run an efficient and thorough resources service for students.

Research and Work

Pace Law School was one of the first law schools to place major emphasis on environmental law.  Over the past 30 years Pace has graduated close to 1,000 lawyers who specialized in environmental law.  These lawyers are now employed in every sector, often in senior positions, providing our new graduates with a vast network when they begin their search for their own environmental career.  

Many of these environmental alumni return to Pace each February to serve as judges in our National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition giving current environmental students an opportunity to meet and talk with practicing environmental lawyers. Other graduates mentor students in our environmental law externship programs, attend environmental conferences at the law school or participate in environmental career days at Pace.

Significantly, Pace Law is the only law school in Westchester County, and our graduates frequently practice environmental law locally.  Having a nearby network of practicing attorneys provides ample opportunity for students to find employment during their academic semesters or for summer internships.  

On campus, students frequently work for the various centers housed in the Center for Environmental Legal Studies.  Researching for one of Pace Law’s renowned environmental law program institutes is a perfect way to develop as a lawyer and to develop an expertise in one particular field of environmental law. When visiting campus, or when you arrive, our environmental law programs administration and the Environmental Law Society (ELS) keep you informed as to research opportunities as they arise.