Call for Applications: for the post of Internship at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, Apply Now

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School is seeking several current law students to serve as interns for summer 2026. Legal interns work with Center’s Faculty Director Michael Gerrard, Executive Director Michael Burger, and current fellows on a wide range of cutting-edge climate change, energy, and environmental law topics. Past summer legal interns have conducted research on the international and U.S. regulation of GHG emissions from shipping, contributed to papers on atmospheric methane removal, and conducted litigation research relating to state-level anti-ESG laws, among many other projects. Internships are full time for 8-10 weeks. Although the Center cannot provide direct funding for summer legal internships, CLS legal interns are able to qualify for CLS non-profit summer funding. Non-CLS students may also apply for the summer internship program.

Undergraduate and Master’s Students

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School is seeking a few exceptional undergraduate and/or master’s students to serve as interns for summer 2026. Undergraduate and master’s-level interns work with the Center’s Faculty Director Professor Michael Gerrard, Executive Director Michael Burger, and current fellows on a wide range of cutting-edge climate change, energy, and environmental policy issues. The Center does both domestic and international work on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Students will be assigned to projects that are policy oriented, or may work jointly with law student interns on projects with a legal component, and should receive broad exposure to the field of climate change law. Students with some background in environmental policy, energy policy and/or sustainable development are particularly encouraged to apply. Internships are full time for 8-10 weeks. Unfortunately, the Center is not able to provide funding for summer internships.

Eligibility Requirements: Interns must be enrolled students at the time of the summer internship. Recent graduates are not eligible for the internship. Preference will be given to Columbia and Barnard students.

How to Apply: Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and transcript to Olivia Guarna (ong2107@columbia.edu) and Rebecca Lowy (ral2229@columbia.edu) by the deadline of February 1, 2026. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.