Center for Animal Law Studies News
Making an Impact Around the World
Lewis & Clark Law School has been a leader and pioneer in the field of animal law education since 1992. The Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) offers the most extensive animal law curriculum in the world, plus two animal law clinics, the Animal Law Summer Program, the Animal Law Review, and the annual Animal Law Conference.
In 2012, CALS launched a first-of-its-kind master of laws (LLM) degree program in animal law. Students from all over the world travel to Portland to attend.
The 2019–20 entering LLM class is the largest and most diverse to date. Students hail from Chile, China, Kazakhstan, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, and the United States. They include a Tanzanian chief prosecutor, a member of the Kenya Wildlife Crimes Unit, a Pakistani Fulbright scholar, and the head of Uganda’s Wildlife Court.
Global Speeches and Conferences
CALS leaders hosted and spoke at programs on animal laws, training and empowering others to defend and promote the legal rights of animals.
CALS Adds Two Professors
Delcianna Winders leads the new Animal Law Litigation Clinic as assistant clinical professor. (Read more on page 37.) Joyce Tischler joined the law school as professor of practice. (Read more on page 38.)
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From the Dean
Speaking with students is one of my favorite parts of being dean. At Lewis & Clark Law School, I’ve discovered a rare and powerful combination: students who pair fierce dedication to their mission with deep collaboration and a genuine commitment to each other’s success.
A Decade of Dedication:
Professor Lydia Pallas Loren’s Work on the Landmark Restatement of Copyright.
Legal Expertise Supports Migratory Species
Professors Chris Wold and Erica Lyman facilitated a workshop with CMS Parties to discuss the legal contours of some of the treaty’s most important provisions.
Beyond the Bar
Most graduates of law school go on to practice law, working in law firms or providing legal counsel to organizations and businesses. Yet, for some, the lessons of law apply more broadly, and the outcome of their law school education has been a surprising and successful career outside of law. Here are just a few of our alums who followed an alternative route.