Center for Animal Law Studies

The Center for Animal Law Students at Lewis & Clark Law School offers a range and depth of courses. As such, our J.D. and one-of-a-kind Animal Law LL.M. empowers students to dedicate their degree to the animal law issues most important to them and beneficial to their careers. While the J.D. and LL.M. offer students considerable flexibility in completing the requirements for the degree, students who wish to focus on a specific area of animal issues—such as animals in agriculture, wildlife, and companion animals—may want to consider the following course offerings and externships for credit. Please note that these animal law “tracks” are only suggestions to help students and applicants shape their academic experience at Lewis & Clark. Note also that because animal law overlaps with other areas of law, the tracks listed below incorporate offerings outside of those listed as animal law courses.

Animals in Agriculture Track:

• Animals in Agriculture
• Advanced Animal Law
• Victims in Criminal Procedure
• Crimes Against Animals
• Water Law
• Clean Water Act
• Clean Air Act
• Climate Change
• Consumer Protection
• Environmental Justice Law and Theory
• Agriculture Environmental Law Seminar
• Food Law
• Law of Columbia River
• Animal Rights Law & Jurisprudence
• The Law & Ethics of Animal Testing
• Externships Undertaken by Former Students
• • Animal Legal Defense Fund
  • Plant Based Foods Association
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Center for Food Safety
  • Compassion over Killing
  • Humane Society of the United States
  • Mercy For Animals

 

Wildlife Track

• Advanced Animal Law
• Wildlife Law
• International Environmental Law Project
• International Environmental Law
• Forest Law
• Climate Change
• Clean Water Act
• Clean Air Act
• Crimes Against Animals
• Law of Columbia River
• Water Law
• Animal Rights Law & Jurisprudence
• The Law & Ethics of Animal Testing
• Externships Undertaken by Former Students
  
  • Advocates of the West
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • WildlifeDirect
  • Africa Network for Animal Welfare
  • Humane Society of the United States

 

Companion Animal Track

• Advanced Animal Law
• Crimes Against Animals
• Companion Animals: Law and Policy
• Victims in Criminal Procedure
• Nonprofit Animal Law
• Animal Law Litigation, Legislation and Policy
• Legal Practicum: Animal Law Legislation
• Animal Rights Law & Jurisprudence
• The Law & Ethics of Animal Testing
• Externships Undertaken by Former Students
• • Multnomah County DA’s office
  • Washington County DA’s office
  • Clackamas County DA’s office
  • Humane Oregon
  • Animal Legal Defense Fund
  • ASPCA Government Relations
  • Oregon Humane Society
  • Humane Society of the United States
  • The Office of Congressman Blumenauer
  • US Department of Interior
  • Vier Pfote