The Environmental Law and Justice Clinic (ELJC) at GGU School of Law was established in 1994 and is one of the first law clinics in the U.S. to prioritize environmental justice in its work. Our mission is to train GGU law students to be effective and ethical lawyers and to improve environmental conditions for communities of color and low-income people. Our geographic focus is the San Francisco Bay Area and California.
ELJC is staffed by two faculty attorneys, one attorney fellow, and our student clinicians. ELJC clinicians are certified under State Bar of California rules to perform many of the tasks of an attorney. Under close faculty supervision, they interview and counsel clients, develop legal strategies, draft legal documents, appear at hearings, and negotiate with opposing parties.
Founded in 2006, the Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal (ELJ) is a scholarly legal publication. The ELJ is part of Golden Gate University (GGU) Law's nationally-regarded environmental law program, which includes the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic, the JD certificate program in environmental law, and a graduate Environmental Law LLM program. We publish two issues each year: the Symposium Edition, which focuses on a pre-selected theme, and the Pacific Region Edition, which focuses on environmental law and policy issues affecting the North American Pacific region and the Asian Pacific Rim and Basin.