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The Animal Legal Defense Fund offers externships and student volunteer positions for spring semester 2027. Externships are experiential learning opportunities for which students receive academic credit from their law schools. Externship requirements may vary based on specific law school requirements.
Student volunteer positions are experiential learning opportunities for which students can receive pro bono credits or a public interest stipend from their schools.
Position Term: Approximately mid-January to mid-April or the beginning of May for spring 2027. Most externs work part-time (5-15 hours/week). Exact dates and time commitments will be determined by law school externship/volunteer requirements.
Reports to: Managing Attorney
Role Description: The Animal Legal Defense Fund Externship and Volunteer Program gives law students who demonstrate an interest in animal law the opportunity to work with and be trained by top experts in the field. Externs and volunteers are integral members of a program team and work on projects that further the current work of the program and advance the mission and goals of the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Externs and volunteers also participate in activities that will allow them to network across the organization with Animal Legal Defense Fund staff and other externs and volunteers and engage them in the mission and goals of the organization.
How You Will Make a Difference: The Pro Bono Program works to expand the practice and understanding of animal law in the legal community. Students will complete research on law firms, bar associations, CLEs, and various opportunities and issues in animal law, such as:
Compensation: Externships and student volunteer positions are uncompensated. Students may receive academic credit or pro bono hours from their law schools, but award of externship credits and pro bono hours is determined solely by the school. Applicants should check their law school’s externship requirements before they apply to ensure Animal Legal Defense Fund externships meet their school’s requirements and the Animal Legal Defense Fund is an approved externship placement.
How to Apply: On our confidential recruiting portal, Paylocity, you will be asked to upload a resume and cover letter. The following additional documents are required: a list of 2-3 professional references, law school transcript (unofficial okay), and original writing sample. Students may apply for more than program.
Applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis. The last day to apply is October 25, 2026. Questions may be addressed to Senior Student Programs Attorney Kelly Levenda at [email protected].
This is a U.S. based position. Externs and volunteers will be required to provide a personal United States address and to work primarily from that address
Consistent with the organization’s mission, Animal Legal Defense Fund offices and events are free of animal products and byproducts.
medical conditions), gender identity or expression, political affiliation, disability or medical condition (including physical, intellectual, or psychiatric), sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, age, or other protected category, and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws.
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