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.
Opportunities at the Animal Legal Defense Fund
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.
NhRP Summer 2026 Legal Clerkship
The Nonhuman Rights Project
Remote
Legal Intern
Animal Outlook
Remote
Junior Staff Counsel, San Francisco SPCA's Shelter Policy and Legal Services program
San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
San Francisco, 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.