Summer Fellowships
Each year ELQ awards fellowships to law students slated to work with a public interest organization or in the public sector for the summer. The fellowships are awarded to second year students, who need not necessarily be a member of ELQ.
Barry S. Sandals Fellowship
Barry S. Sandals was a partner at Morrison & Foerster, and was well known in the Bay Area as one of the nation’s top CERCLA litigators. A fellowship in his name is endowed by a generous gift from his former firm. It provides $5,000 to a second-year law student, selected by vote by the ELQ membership. The recipient must demonstrate an interest in pursuing public interest and/or public sector environmental law employment, and have retained such employment for the summer.
2010 Winner: Sheri Hanizavareh
Professor Joseph Sax Fellowship
Professor Joseph Sax retired in 2001 from his position as the James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation, after teaching at Boalt for 15 years. In recognition of Professor Sax’s great accomplishments as an academic, practitioner, mentor, and friend, ELQ dedicated a fellowship in his honor. The fellowship consists of a pool of funds, depending on annual fundraising but is typically in the range of $4,000-8,000. To be eligible, a student must be in his/her second year and have secured public interest or public sector employment for the summer. An individual recipient is capped at an award of $5,000; each applicant must also submit information about any outside funding he/she has received.
2010 Winners: Jessica Cheng, Kara Cook, Gretchen Gordon, Celeste Kauffman, Daniel Kolta, Danny Kramer, Olivia Odom, Camille Pannu, Holly Wagenet
More information on application process and guidelines.
Student Writing Awards
ELQ is proud to offer three student writing awards. The prizes are intended to encourage and reward student research and writing and to provide a venue by which to seek publication. Each award is judged by a panel of professors and/or alumni.
We are grateful to our sponsoring firms, which generously support these awards in the amount of $2,000 each.
Ellis J. Harmon Prize in Environmental Law & Policy
Sponsored by Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
The Harmon Prize is awarded annually to the student who submits the most accomplished student research paper on a topic in environmental law and policy. The competition is open to any currently enrolled student at Berkeley Law. The winner will be considered for publication in Ecology Law Quarterly and will be recognized at graduation.
2010 Winner: Tyler McNish | Download Paper
Land Use and Local Government Writing Award
Sponsored by Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Every day local zoning boards, city councils, and state administrative agencies make decisions that significantly affect the environment and the livelihoods of people. The Land Use and Local Government Award recognizes excellent student work that examines these complex and nuanced institutions, their policies, and/or their politics. The award is open to any Berkeley Law student. In addition to the award recognition and prize, the winning paper may, at the firm’s discretion, be posted on Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger’s web site.
2010 Winner: Jessica Intrator | Download Paper
Energy and Climate Change Legal Writing Award
Sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
Building on the strong energy curriculum offered at Berkeley Law, and across the UC Berkeley campus, the Energy and Climate Change Award recognizes one paper of outstanding merit addressing the legal issues of energy and climate change law. The award is co-promoted by Ecology Law Quarterly and Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC), and is open to any Berkeley Law student. In addition to the award recognition and prize, the winning paper may, at the firm’s discretion, be posted on Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s web site.
2010 Winner: Navjot Athwal | Download Paper