About Us

Lewis & Clark Law School has been a leader and pioneer in the field of animal law since 1992.  The Center for Animal Law Studies (the Center) is proud to carry on this tradition and add to Lewis & Clark’s already impressive list of firsts in animal law.  Help us add to this list and support the next generation of animal law attorneys by making a gift to the Center today.

In 2008, a historic collaborative effort between Lewis & Clark Law School and the Animal Legal Defense Fund brought about the creation of the Center for Animal Law Studies. The Center is building on the tremendous work already done at L&C to further advance the field of animal law and prepare students to become leaders and advocates.

Lewis & Clark Law School houses the most extensive animal law program in the nation. Students may choose from a wide variety of courses focusing on animal-related issues.  Some of the animal law course offerings include:

• Advanced Animal Law Seminar
• Animal Law (an overview)
• Animal Law Clinic
• Animal Law Legislation Externship 
• Animal Law: Legislation, Lobbying & Litigation
• Animal Rights Law Jurisprudence
• Comparative International Animal Law
• Emerging Law Policy/Companion Animals
• International Wildlife Law

Law students may specialize in animal law by earning an Environmental Certificate with an Animal Law Emphasis through the Environmental & Natural Resources Law Program.  Law graduates may specialize by earning their Animal Law LL.M.

The Center also offers guidance and support for all components of Lewis & Clark’s Animal Law Program, such as the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Animal Law Review (Animal Law), the annual Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark, the National Animal Law Competitions and the Animal Law Clinic, as well as local and global research projects.

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More about us

• Who? Read about our faculty and staff.
• Why? Read our mission statement.
• Who is the Animal Legal Defense Fund?
• Why choose animal law? Read our frequently asked questions.
• Alumni - Meet some of our past grads