Environmental Law
Environmental Lawyers may work with a variety of clients ranging from individuals to large corporations or government agencies. They focus on environmental rights and laws and may work on projects relating to renewable energy, sustainability, and climate change.
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KEY SKILLS
Empathy
Compassion
Observation
Patience
Passion
Determined
Insightful (see the bigger picture)
Effective
Communication
Analytical
PROS
You get to be passionate and achieve your dream to save the planet.
You get to materialise the hopes of a community
You get to be the reason people breathe clean air and drink safe water
You get to protect the heritage of your country with the law by your side
Every once in a while, you get to see oppressive corporations take a hit and you get to be the one to render them helpless
CONS
The income is not as good as that of a corporate lawyer
Power-hungry corporations may buy themselves out without a scratch thus, making you question what you do
It involves a lot of paperwork
It is very interest-oriented
OPPORTUNITY TYPES
GOT WHAT IT TAKES?
Firms
Advocate
Consultation
NGOs
Judge
Legal clinics
Pro Bono
Academic journals
Formulating Policy
Empanel as a State Lawyer
You're passionate for a cause
You are not afraid to speak up against bullies
You believe in Climate Change
You find the need to strike a balance in order to achieve sustainability
KEY OPPORTUNITIES
Books
Making Environmental Law: The Politics of Protecting the Earth
The Global Environment and International Law
Environment and Statecraft: The Strategy of Environmental Treaty-Making
Podcasts
Networking Groups
Interesting Facts about the career
More than 700 million people do not have access to clean water and more than 2 billion have sanitation problems.
Plastic is Forever. It doesn’t bio-grade and go back to nature. It photo-degrades into smaller pieces of itself, continually polluting the environment throughout its life cycle.
Pollution kills more than 1 million seabirds and 100 million mammals every year.