The Environmental Justice Clinic (EJC) is an in-house live-client clinic at the University of Miami School of Law. We educate, train, and inspire the next generation of leaders and advocates in the just transition movement. The EJC provides students with a unique opportunity to pursue cases and campaigns that address the climate crisis, pollution, and the built environment in communities of color.
Join us on your journey toward being an extraordinary community leader and advocate!
As advocates, students conduct factual investigations and research; coordinate institutional reform initiatives through litigation, legislative, and transactional strategies; collaborate with community organizations and neighborhood associations; engage with elected officials and municipal actors; and co-counsel cases with law firms.
On their journey, students will gain:
Core community and movement lawyering skills, such as client counseling and collaboration, fact investigation, case and policy campaign strategy, researching and writing, litigation, and community organizing
Experience working with a variety of community partners and professionals through interdisciplinary collaboration
An understanding of how institutional, cultural, economic, and political forces influence our legal system and environments
An opportunity to explore their leadership styles and develop their professional expertise
Hear From Our Students
"This has been a great opportunity for me to integrate my love for community advocacy with my understanding of the law to foster change in my local community. Through this clinic, I have the space and opportunity to grow as a student and future lawyer."
“My experience in the Environmental Justice Clinic is challenging and rewarding. I am gaining invaluable understanding of the intersectionality of environmental law, civil rights, and public service, and the role that attorneys play in fighting for positive change within environmentally vulnerable communities.”
