Jacob Metz-Lerman
Research Scholar
Earth Rights Advocacy

Jacob Metz-Lerman is a Research Scholar at the Center part of the Earth Rights Advocacy team. Jacob works on issues related to climate litigation, climate justice, and climate displacement.

Jacob holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law (cum laude), where he was awarded the Ann Petluck Poses Memorial Prize for his clinical work during law school. Jacob was a student advocate in the Earth Rights Advocacy Clinic and Immigrant Rights Clinic. Jacob also holds a B.A. in Political Science from Grinnell College. Prior to law school, Jacob spent three years representing asylum seekers in Cairo, Egypt.