Employment Opportunities

Looking for a job, career, internship, clerkship or fellowship in animal law?

The Animal Legal Defense Fund offers a list of our current employment opportunities plus additional opportunities at various law firms and non-profit organizations across the country.

If you are a law firm or non-profit organizations, you can submit your opportunity and we will consider it for publication on aldf.org.

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Opportunities at the Animal Legal Defense Fund

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Opportunities at other organizations

As the preeminent animal law experts, the Animal Legal Defense Fund shares a centralized location for job postings from external entities as a courtesy to those interested in using their skills to improve the lives of animals.

Legal Fellow  
Animal Partisan
Remote

2026-27 LEAP Litigation and Program Fellow  
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

2026-27 Climate Change & Animal Agriculture Litigation Fellow  
Yale University
Remove or New Haven, CT

Summer 2026 Litigation Fellow  
Yale Climate Change & Animal Agriculture Legal Initiative
Remote or New Haven, Connecticut

Executive Director  
Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) and Texas Humane Network
Remote, Texas

Humane Officer  
Legal Impact for Chickens
Remote, California

Those who are interested in leveraging their legal backgrounds to create lasting change for animals through a federal policy career are encouraged to visit the new Animal Policy Careers website. The program provides personalized career advising, coaching, and mentorship opportunities, connecting aspiring policy professionals with experienced advocates in the policy field.