Student Opportunities
Experiential Learning Opportunities for Law Students
PECC offers dynamic opportunities for students from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pac University to engage in hands-on legal research and advocacy at the forefront of energy and climate law.
Fall Externship Program
The Pace Energy and Climate Center (PECC) is seeking externs to support PECCÂ鶹´«Ã½™s portfolio of work to expand equitable access to Thermal Energy Networks and other renewable energy technologies throughout downstate New York, as part of an integrated strategy for neighborhood-scale decarbonization, community-led climate action, and regional economic development. Additionally, externs will assist PECCÂ鶹´«Ã½™s Executive Director on scholarly research examining biofuel incentives in the United States, the laws and regulations that incentivize their use, and the impact of biofuel expansion on climate, land use, and environmental justice. This could be a 1 or 2 credit externship with a weekly requirement of 4 to 8 hours, respectively.
Energy and Climate Scholars
PECC offers opportunities for law students to conduct significant research on energy and climate law issues, with an opportunity to be featured in PECCÂ鶹´«Ã½™s regularly occurring publications, academic journals, and other scholarly sources. Energy and Climate Law Scholars will also play a crucial role in shaping PECCÂ鶹´«Ã½™s research priorities and digital footprint. There is no minimum time commitment requirement, but Scholars will be expected to contribute to at least one piece of research or scholarship. PECC will be appointing a small Publications Editorial Board from its roster of Scholars.
While, PECC will be accepting applications on a rolling basis, if you would like to be considered for a PECC Energy and Climate Scholar role at the beginning of fall semester (and a role on the Publications Editorial Board for the entire 2025Â鶹´«Ã½“2026 academic year), please email PECC Executive Director Professor Michael Hamersky with your resume attached. If you have already applied for a PECC externship, you are already in consideration for a role as a Scholar and need not resend your resume.