Lawyers
Those who practise, research and teach law can help animals in many ways. Read on to find out how A-LAW can help you to use your legal experience and expertise to benefit animals.
Pro bono & voluntary work
We are often seeking pro bono support from legal professionals who wish to be part of a growing community of lawyers dedicated to improving the protection of animals through the law.
Lawyers can help by responding to governmental consultations or helping to draft legislation. This work helps ensure that animal protection legislation is interpreted and applied with animal protection in mind.
A-LAW also helps provide impartial, objective information about the law as it applies to animals to NGOs. We help identify legal strategies to achieve animal welfare objectives. We also provide legal expertise to inform the policy making process.
Whatever your area of practice, you can use your legal skills to help animals. The work that we do would not be possible without our dedicated team of volunteers who also help deliver A-LAW’s core services.
IT, administrative, marketing, financial and all other kinds of non-legal skills are also needed to support our work.
Email us at info@alaw.org.uk to enquire about current opportunities to use your legal skills to help animals.
Get involved with our events & training
Animals cannot speak for themselves. They rely upon animal advocates to ensure the law is applied correctly and fairly on their behalf.
A-LAW runs seminars and other training events so that those who have taken on this responsibility are provided with the right support to undertake this important work.
We also help organise legal speakers for university groups and are actively seeking speakers in a range of legal disciplines to help us educate the next generation of lawyers.
Please contact us if you are interested in speaking at a future event or if your chambers or firm could provide event space for in-person events.
You can also attend our events to expand your knowledge of animal law and network with other interested professionals, including scientists, vets, academics and others who all contribute to strengthen existing animal protection law. Our events are often free or discounted for members.
Email info@alaw.org.uk to find out more.
Become an A-LAW Member
Membership is vitally important to our work and also carries with it a range of benefits including:
- Subscription to The UK Journal of Animal Law
- Free or reduced price tickets for A-LAW events
- An opportunity to attend our free Legal Skills Lab sessions and network at our in-person events
You will also be part of a growing community concerned with improving legal protection for animals.
Full membership costs just £35 per year. Join us today.
Help to shape the debate
Lawyers can contribute to the debate about animal protection law and ethics and use their legal skills to ensure that the law works for animals, that it is fair and just, and properly enforced.
Lawyers are often well placed to contribute to discussions about the philosophies on which animal protection laws are based. Lawyers are strongly encouraged to understand the philosophy and jurisprudence behind animal welfare law, and be ready to defend the interests of animals when the law is simply unjust or not properly enforced.
You can get involved by writing about animal law and we welcome submissions to the UK Journal of Animal Law and shorter articles for our blog. If you’d like to submit a written piece, email info@alaw.org.uk.
Fundraise for us
A-LAW is a small but extremely active charity and, thanks to our dedicated volunteers, we can operate on a modest budget. However, funds are needed to help us provide a greater level of support to animal welfare organisations.
We need your support to help raise funds to coordinate these efforts and ensure that animal interests are represented at the highest level. Please consider donating or get in touch if you are interested in finding out more.
