Law and Sustainability

 

Kate Hamman
JD '25

“I recently had the opportunity to visit a wind farm in Northern Arizona through the Law and Sustainability Initiative. As a third year student who will be practicing environmental and energy law after graduation, I feel extremely lucky to have had an on-the-ground experience with the landscape and infrastructure of a wind farm. I was also able to hear directly from the people who helped bring the project to life, including employees from the energy company, family members of the landowner, a local politician, and state agency employees. This experience contextualized the law and policy I am learning in the classroom and made me even more excited to start my career … Even students who are pursuing different areas of law should consider taking courses in sustainability law; we might change your mind!”

 

Mohamad Magazuba
MLS '24

“ASU sustainability law students will have the opportunity to take a ‘hard look’ at past, present and future trends of law and policy in connection with global development models … Given the relevance of the discipline, with due consideration to the transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy, climate change, livelihoods and food security, I am confident that graduating students in the field of sustainability and law will face unlimited career opportunities and ultimately fit in with almost every sphere of work especially in law and development.”

 

Alexandra Evans
JD '18

Policy Analyst, Center for the New Energy Economy

"Being a part of the Sustainability Law Student Research Fellowship helped me to develop a myriad of skills that have been invaluable in my legal career today. As a fellow, I received focused attention and feedback from Professor Rule, as he assisted me and my fellow students in drafting our law review articles. The legal research, reasoning, and writing skills gained from doing so have proven so valuable in each position I have held post-graduation. And I was able to publish work I am really proud of in an external law review journal (and brag about it on my resume)!"

 

Emily Doerfler
JD ‘23

Energy Attorney, Western Resource Advocates’ Clean Energy Division

"When I entered law school, I knew that I wanted to work in the sustainability field but had no idea where in that field I would fit. The broad range of courses provided by Law and Sustainability Initiative exposed me to many key issues as well as insight into those issues by professors with real life experience in their respective fields. This exposure led me to the career I have today … [and] After taking courses like water law, environmental law, and energy law, you might just find more than a career. You might find a life’s pursuit."