Criminal Justice Program Clerkship

A 10-week summer clerkship for law students supporting criminal justice efforts to advance animal protection through the legal system.
- Complete legal research, write motions and memos, and assist attorneys responding to animal cruelty crimes and improving criminal law frameworks.
- Prepare resource guides, position statements, and model laws to create systemic improvements in how the criminal justice system addresses animal cruelty.
- Required: current 2L or LLM student at ABA-accredited law school with superior legal research and writing skills.
- Preferred: sincere interest in criminal justice, animal law, or both; ability to work independently and remotely.
- 35 hours/week for 10 weeks starting June 2027; $20/hour with option to structure as unpaid externship or volunteer position.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund is an animal law advocacy organisation that aims to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.