Description:

Stanford Animal Protection Project (SAPP) partners with the nonprofit Animal Partisan to advance creative legal theories for the protection of animals. SLS students will work directly with Animal Partisan’s founder and legal counsel to conduct important legal research which the organization will use to pursue potential avenues for litigation in defense of animals. Project options are varied and have included environmental policy, regulatory law, and criminal procedure at all levels of government. Volunteers will receive direct guidance and feedback on their independent research memos, similar to projects they may work on as summer clerks.

Commitment Required of Members:

Participants will pick from a list of project options, research specific areas of animal law and policy, and produce a memorandum on their topic. We ask that participants complete one project per quarter but at least two projects per year, and we expect each project to take about 10 to 15 hours. We will also ask participants to meet with student leaders 1 to 2 times per quarter and to meet with Will, our Animal Partisan contact, once per quarter as a check-in.

Open Membership Spots: 4

Adv. Degree Student Participation: Not Permitted

Eligible for Meeting NYS Bar Pro Bono Requirement: Unlikely

Winter Start: Permitted; Fall Start Preferred

Trauma-Informed Training: Optional

Project Leaders: Taya Lorenz & Meena Seetharaman