Legislative Affairs Clerkship

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct research on policy matters and create memos or issue briefs.

• Evaluate state and federal legislation or regulations.

• Provide support with administrative tasks.

• Draft correspondence and engage with supporters, coalition partners, and public officials.

• Participate in virtual public hearings, coalition calls, stakeholder meetings, lobby days, lobby 101s, conferences, and various other events.

• Work alongside the Communications team and other departments to write, proofread, edit, and refresh campaign website content, email action alerts, and phone banking scripts.

• Collaborate with other programs on cases linked to legislative campaigns.

• Create and present virtual presentations for advocacy training sessions, conferences, and fundraising events.

• Support the Legislative Affairs Program in formulating and executing legislative resources and strategies.

• Engage in scheduled networking and outreach activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a current 2L (or part-time program equivalent) or LLM student at an ABA accredited law school.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

• Genuine interest in animal protection is essential.

• Exceptional legal research and writing abilities, with the capacity to adapt voice and style for diverse audiences.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Capability to collaborate effectively in a mission-driven, team-focused environment.

• Openness to undertake a range of assignments within animal law.

• Outstanding organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.

• Ability to work independently and remotely.

• Must handle confidential and sensitive aspects of the work with discretion.

• Access to a computer with internet and Microsoft Suite is required.

• Prior knowledge of animal law and legislation is preferred.

• Application requires a resume, cover letter, 2–3 professional references, law school transcript, and an original writing sample.

• A personal United States address is necessary; work must primarily be conducted from this address.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid holidays.

• Opportunity to collaborate with and learn from leading experts in animal law.

• Participation in networking and engagement activities throughout the organization.

• Possibility of earning academic credit for unpaid externships, subject to the student's law school's policies.

• Eligibility for public interest stipends for certain student volunteer positions.