Job Description
Law clerks join Kaplan Kirsch LLP to work on complex projects in environmental, conservation, and infrastructure law for clients like public entities, non-profits, and tribes. This role builds professional experience while contributing to cross-practice collaborations on matters nationwide.
Kaplan Kirsch LLP serves as a national boutique law firm devoted to high-profile projects in areas like real estate, land use, airports, rail, transit, and renewable energy since 2003.
Clerks engage in substantive legal tasks across practice areas, integrated from day one via mentoring. They attend weekly meetings and firm events. Work structures include collaboration with attorneys from Denver, San Francisco, Washington DC, and New York offices. A challenge is completing applications by January 9, 2026, for second-year law students.
This paid position offers $50 per hour for 40 hours weekly in Denver, San Francisco, Washington DC, or New York. Summer-only role. Firm commits to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity without discrimination.
Responsibilities
- Work on substantive legal matters across environmental, conservation, and infrastructure law
- Collaborate with colleagues in all practice areas
- Participate in mentoring program
- Attend weekly practice area meetings
- Attend other firm events
Requirements
- Currently in second year of law school
- Highly motivated, creative, and collaborative
- Acceptance through January 9, 2026