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.

Litigation and Program Fellow
Law, Environment & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School
New Haven, Connecticut

Post Doctoral Fellow
Toxicology Policy Program at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Remote or Baltimore, Maryland

Policy Advisor
The Humane League
Remote, Texas

Spring 2025 Legal Research Assistant
Yale Law School
Remote

Animal Cruelty Investigation & Rescue Manager
Pasado's Safe Haven
Monroe, Washington

International Climate Law and Policy Internship
Mercy For Animals
Remote

Director of Program Operations
Last Chance for Animals
Remote or Los Angeles, CA

Managing General Counsel
PETA Foundation
Remote

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.