Shared by Thompson G. Page, American lawyer and general counsel to The Center for Animal Litigation, Inc. Participating as a judge in the 2022 Cecilia Moot was a pure delight, and for many who revere the profession, an honor and welcomed professional obligation, to assist and guide future...
By Debbie Lee, student The number of students interested in animal law seems to increase every year. To work in law related to animal issues, you will have to first qualify as a solicitor, a legal executive, or a barrister. The following sites provide information on how to qualify into these...
Find out more about The Cecilia Moot, the UK’s first annual animal law mooting competition. The competition is hosted annually by A-LAW, and provides students with a fantastic opportunity to develop their advocacy skills, whilst grappling with animal law problems.
On Earth Day, April 22 2021, A-LAW’s Student Ambassadors, Aditi Bardia, Aryan Mandal and Parnika Chaturvedi, hosted guest speakers Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People For Animals India, and Duncan McNair, CEO of Save The Asian Elephants (STAE), for an important and insightful discussion about...
On 15th September 2021, our newly formed Young Animal Lawyers Network celebrated their launch with an event all about animal law careers. The event focused on academic career paths and featured leading animal law academics, including Dr Angus Nurse, Professor Johanna Gibson, Dr Iyan Offor and Dr...
Join us as we welcome guest speakers Professor Johanna Gibson (Queen Mary’s University, London), Iyan Offor (Lecturer in Law at Birmingham City University), Dr Debbie Rook (Principal lecturer in law at Northumbria University) and Dr Angus Nurse (Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham...
In this first full episode of the Talking Animal Law podcast, Paula Sparks (A-LAW Chairperson) talks about a career in animal law with Peter Stevenson, Chief Policy Advisor at Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). Peter is a qualified lawyer who has worked for nearly three decades in animal welfare....
What are you studying and where? I am studying for a PhD in Law at Durham University. My research focuses on cultural practices and how they interact with international law. Has your Student Ambassador role had an impact on your research? In my role as ambassador, I attended the last A-law...
Mary and her dog, Foxie. Mary is a first-year graduate law student at the University of Edinburgh. She aspires to use her legal career to contribute to improving animal welfare standards and promote education of animal law. We commend her on the recent development of her A-law Student...
By Danielle Duffield, solicitor FIRST: Form an A-law student group; become an ambassador at your university to raise the profile of the field If you would like your university to offer an animal law course, you could start by becoming a student ambassador for A-law or setting...
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