Dear Law Students,

Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships

Apply for a scholarship! The Advancement of Animal Law Scholarships are available to Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter members and are awarded based upon demonstrated commitment to our mission, “to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system." Applications are due next Monday, May 4.

Animal Law Conference & Student Convention

This year’s Animal Law Conference: Impacts on Animals in a Changing Climate will be on October 23-25, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Conference is co-presented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School. Registration for student chapter members opens May 1, with general registration opening May 15.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Convention will be Friday, October 23. Join us for an opportunity to meet fellow student chapter members, receive career advice from leaders in the animal law field, and get inspired for the weekend ahead. Registration opens May 1. Animal Legal Defense Fund is offering travel grants to student chapters to attend the Animal Law Conference and Student Convention! Grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis and they will go quickly.

(The safety of our attendees and speakers is our top priority. To protect all Conference and Convention participants and ensure compliance with applicable orders and government advisories, we reserve the right to hold the Conference and Convention as a fully virtual event, if we determine we cannot safely and lawfully host the Conference and Covention in person on the date of the event. If the Conference and Convention is held virtually, all in-person tickets will automatically convert to live stream tickets, with the price difference refunded to the purchaser, unless the purchaser requests a full refund.)

Call for Papers

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is now accepting submissions for a panel highlighting law student scholarship on environmental impacts on animals during the 2020 Student Convention! The paper must be written as a law student, but graduates may still apply. Three winning papers will be selected to present at the Student Convention as part of its Law Student Scholarship panel. Submit your paper by June 19.

Summer Research Grants

The Animal Legal & Historical Center is offering five $1,000 research grants for summer 2020. Students are assigned topics and draft a paper for posting on the Animal Legal & Historical Center website along with relevant primary legal materials. The commitment is to a minimum of 100 hours to be completed before August 15. 

Upcoming Webinars and Online Events

Using Local Legislation to Protect Animals: Prohibiting Circuses and Traveling Shows That Exploit Animals on April 30

Lobbying 101: Advocacy in a New Era on May 7

Fighting for Food Policy Progress Across Legal Arenas on May 7

Factory Farms: Generating Environmental Injustice in North Carolina on May 12

Five Years Later: What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law? on May 12