WESTERN RESOURCES LEGAL CENTER
Offering hands-on legal training for the next generation of natural resource industry lawyers at Lewis & Clark Law School
The Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC) provides hands-on law and advocacy experience for second- and third-year law students at Lewis & Clark Law School. The semester-long practicum helps students gain the confidence and versatility to begin their careers as natural resource industry lawyers.
WRLC students will gain firsthand experience through an externship with industry representatives in agriculture, ranching, forestry, energy production, mining, and fisheries. In addition, students will learn advocacy skills, including legislative engagement, how to provide testimony before Congress or the Oregon State Legislature, and how to participate in regulatory proceedings.
By learning the nuances of litigation, regulatory advocacy, transactional work, and policy development, WLRC students don’t just study natural resource law—they experience it.
What is WRLC?
STUDENTS
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PARTNERS
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CLIENTS
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“We want to give students the real skills that will make them top-tier candidates for companies or law firms that represent natural resources in the west.”
REPRESENTING NATURAL RESOURCE INDUSTRY CLIENTS
Agriculture
Energy Production
Ranching
Mining
Forestry
Fisheries
“Our mission is to get the next generation of lawyers ready to represent the natural resource industries that form the backbone of Oregon’s economy, urban and rural.”
WRLC MISSION STATEMENT
The Western Resources Legal Center is a 501 (c)(3) educational organization that provides law students with quality instruction and excellent opportunities to develop their legal skills and knowledge of natural resources and environmental laws through the legal representation of clients active in natural resource related industries that will lead to careers as attorneys and policymakers with an appreciation for the challenges faced by, and importance of, natural resource industries.