The Law, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale Law School is inviting applications for the 2024-25 LEAP Student Fellows Program. Applications are due on Sunday, September 15.
About LEAP: Launched in 2019, the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School is a multidisciplinary "think-and-do tank" dedicated to developing new strategies to address industrialized animal cruelty and its impacts on the living world, and to drawing attention to the questions of conscience and law raised by humanity’s treatment of animals. To this end, LEAP leads and coordinates a diverse program of activities that serve students and scholars at Yale and that contribute to defining, expanding, and advancing the field of animal law and policy. LEAP's programming includes academic and experiential courses; the Climate Change and Animal Agriculture Litigation Initiative and other research initiatives; active support for student research projects and publications; and regular lectures, panels, and events.
About the LEAP Student Fellows Program: Each academic year, LEAP selects a group of Student Fellows, including both Yale Law School students and other Yale graduate and professional school students. The goal of the Student Fellows Program is to support the academic and professional goals of Yale students interested in helping animals, to further empower these students to do impactful work while at Yale, and to build a robust and fun community of students and scholars interested in animal law and policy on campus.
During the academic year, LEAP Student Fellows receive support from LEAP faculty and staff to work on a project related to animal law, policy, and ethics. The projects can take a myriad of forms, such as academic research (either with LEAP or independently); a policy proposal; submission of comments on proposed regulations; an op-ed or popular press article; or another research or creative project of the Fellow’s choosing. Credit or pay is available for some projects. LEAP Fellows shape and participate in the life of the LEAP program in a variety of ways, including helping to envision, organize, and advertise the events that LEAP hosts during the academic year. LEAP Fellows are asked, at minimum, to work on one project of their own choosing, to attend two LEAP events per semester, and to help spread the word about LEAP events and initiatives on campus.
We welcome applications from all Yale graduate and professional school students. No past experience or expertise in animal law is necessary.
To apply, please complete the application with a resume and brief statement of interest by SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.
If you have questions about the fellowship or application process, please contact LEAP Postgraduate Fellow Laurie Sellars.
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Law, Ethics & Animals Program at Yale Law School