Animal Law

Interested in Animal Law?

Akron Law’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) is a student organization providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system. Animal Law is a growing field consisting of many areas. It involves companion animals, wildlife, entertainment, research, food production, trafficking, animal cruelty, and more. While some attorneys pursue full-time Animal Law work, many work in other areas but devote time to Animal Law related causes through pro bono work.

If you would like to learn more about this growing area of law, please complete this short survey to express your interest and provide ideas for future events. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C6K7PQ8.

Albert S. Pergam Writing Competition

New York State Bar Association
Albert S. Pergam International Writing Competition Award

Law Students are cordially invited to submit to the International Section an article concerning any area of public or private international law or practice. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee of attorneys practicing international law, and a winner will be chosen based on a variety of factors,
including significance and timeliness of the subject matter, thoroughness of research and analysis, clarity of writing style, as well as the importance and originality of the topic to the understanding of private/public international law or comparative law.

The winner will receive:

  1. $2,000 USD; and
  2. Publication of the article (subject to editorial approval) in the New York International Law Review.

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New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207, PH: 800-582-2452