{"id":42163,"date":"2026-10-06T12:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=42163"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:02:57","slug":"3ls-animal-legal-defense-fund-postgrad-fellowship-apply-by-10-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/3ls-animal-legal-defense-fund-postgrad-fellowship-apply-by-10-25\/","title":{"rendered":"3Ls: Animal Legal Defense Fund Postgrad Fellowship, Apply by 10\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ANIMAL DEFENSE FUND<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Litigation Program Fellowship, 2027-2029<\/strong><\/span>
Fully Remote<\/strong><\/span> \u2022 Remote Worker<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Type Full-time<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Description<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Term of Employment: Fall 2027-2029<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Union:<\/strong><\/span> Bargaining Unit Position, Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reports To:<\/strong><\/span> Senior Staff Attorney<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Location: <\/strong><\/span>Remote (U.S. Based)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Who We Are:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund\u2019s mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. The Animal Legal Defense Fund accomplishes this mission by filing high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, providing free legal assistance and training to prosecutors and other stakeholders to ensure justice for animal victims of cruelty, supporting tough animal protection legislation and fighting legislation harmful to animals, gathering data about and advocating for effective regulation of animal exploitative industries and providing resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of animal law.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Role Description:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund\u2019s Litigation Program files strategic high-impact lawsuits against government agencies, individuals, and industries that exploit animals, including factory farms, puppy mills, and roadside zoos, that seek to expand the protections for animals under the law.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Litigation Fellowship is designed to afford developmental experiences in strategic impact litigation in the animal protection sphere for individuals that have recently graduated. Litigation Fellows are responsible for the day-to-day management of their assigned cases and projects, including ensuring the completion of all necessary research, filings, and other aspects of litigation. Litigation Fellows also assist the Litigation Program in developing new cases.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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How You Will Make a Difference:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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