For over 50 years, Ecology Law Quarterly has been a leading journal of environmental law. In the decades since ELQ was founded in 1971, we have evolved along with the field of environmental law, expanding our focus on environmental justice and on the intersections between traditional environmental issues and social concerns. Our student editors publish four editions each year, which include scholarship from academics, practitioners, and students on topics including endangered species, renewable energy, land use, and water.
ELQ is also committed to promoting inclusivity and respect in our journal community. Our student members care for one another and strive to foster a welcoming and supportive environment for Berkeley Law students. We share resources for student success: providing students with academic resources, mentorship opportunities, and information on environmental law courses and jobs.
Our community bonds beyond the halls of Berkeley Law, too. From post-publication “guacfests,” local hikes, kickball, journal halloween, and garden volunteer days to our annual Big Sur and Yosemite retreats, there are myriad social opportunities for our members to enjoy!
To learn more and join, please attend the general body meetings held at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters.
Member Requirements
Each semester, each General Member must attend:
- Weekly office hours
- 2 cite-checking parties
- 1 environmental justice event
Each semester, each Board Member must:
- Fulfill their position’s duties
- Lead weekly office hours
- Attend 1 environmental justice event
- Attend Board meetings
Office Hours
Each member signs up for a one-hour slot to come into the office each week. Each slot is led by one or more members of the Board. During that hour, members discuss upcoming events, engage in environmental justice discussions, receive mentorship, and work on tasks assigned by Board members—source collection, cite-checking, blue-booking, etc.
Joining the Editorial Board
Each Spring we have elections for the upcoming year’s editorial board. The timing of the elections will be announced in early February. If you are interested in running for a particular position, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the current position holders to ask them what it entails.
Board Positions Open to Rising 2Ls:
- Articles Editor
- Executive Editor
- Senior Publishing Editor
- Publishing Editor
- Development and Symposium Director
- Programs Director
- Assistant Programs Director
- Media Director
- Assistant Media Director
- Senior Currents Editor
- Currents Publishing Editor
- Currents Assistant Editor
- Environmental Justice Editor
- Environmental Justice Organizer
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director
- Books and Research Editor
- Banquet Director
Positions Open to Rising 3Ls:
- Editor-in-Chief
- Managing Editor
- Senior Articles Editor
- Senior Executive Editor
