Bilingual Community Engagement Specialist – Weekends
Pair Team
Community-Centered Advocacy Internship
Earthjustice
internship
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $27 - $35 per hour
Job Level
Entry Level
Tech Stack
Spring
About the role
- Work closely with legal and policy staff to support partnership-focused projects, helping bridge connections between teams and community partners
- Assist with planning and coordinating community and stakeholder engagement activities tied to ongoing legal and advocacy efforts
- Help track and organize national, state, and local conferences or events where Earthjustice staff can build relationships and share work
- Support the Quarterly Partnership Speaker Series, including reaching out to speakers, preparing materials, and helping ensure smooth events
- Join weekly LAP team meetings and sit in on cross-departmental calls to stay informed and help move projects forward
- Review and enhance the Earthjustice Partnership Toolkit, and help create new training materials for staff on community engagement and partnership best practices
- Assist in developing interactive learning sessions for staff focused on environmental justice, community lawyering, and collaboration strategies
- Conduct research and draft short summaries on partnership trends, advocacy strategies, or ways to strengthen relationships with community-based organizations
- Provide general support on LAP initiatives. This could include writing, preparing presentations, or helping coordinate logistics for legal and policy projects
- Assist with identifying, editing, and managing content for partnership webpage
Requirements
- Enrolled in a graduate study program or law school as a 1L, 2L, or 3L during spring 2026
- Excellent research, writing, organizational, and communication skills
- Strong work ethic, initiative, and ability to think creatively
- Ability to work collegially with others and independently
- Interest in public interest law and social justice
- Must have deep interest in strengthening partnerships and advancing relationships with environmental justice communities
- Working knowledge of MS Office programs
- Preferred background in environmental policy or studies, civil rights, environmental justice, sociology, social work, or community organizing
- Commitment of 15-20 hours per week
