Externs work full or part-time during the school year, usually receiving credit from their schools.
Summer interns typically work full-time during the summer months. Due to limited resources, almost all internships and externships are unpaid. When funding permits, CIEL offers a small number of year long fellowships to recent law school graduates who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in public interest international environmental law. The CIEL fellowship program is designed to give promising new lawyers the experience and expertise necessary for a successful international environmental law career. Visiting Law Fellows Visiting Law Fellows are typically foreign lawyers who are enrolled in or have recently completed the LL.M. Program in International Environmental Law at The American University Washington College of Law.