As a Mercy For Animals legal intern, you can help shape the future of animal law. Legal interns gain invaluable experience while assisting our campaigns and high-impact work advocating for animals in courts, state houses, and administrative agencies. A vital part of our team, our interns are closely involved with important projects.
You’ll work directly with our international team of attorneys to research and analyze federal, state, and local laws; draft memoranda; review undercover footage; execute campaigns; and assist with administrative and corporate governance tasks pertaining to general nonprofit administration and legal compliance. You’ll leave with hands-on experience in a wide variety of legal disciplines and insight into the field of animal protection.
Mercy For Animals offers full-time internships during the summer, fall, and spring, which can be completed remotely. Internships are unpaid, but academic credit may be available. We are looking for a minimum time commitment of six weeks.
Application deadlines for legal department internships are July 1 for fall, November 1 for spring, and December 31 for summer.
If you’ve got what it takes to intern with our legal team,
APPLY NOW!If you have questions, please refer to our legal internship FAQ.
As a Mercy For Animals organizing intern, you will gain hands-on experience in the Organizing Department and general insights into the animal protection movement. The internship will equip you with essential knowledge and a variety of skills.
Hatch Project Lab (70%)
We are introducing a new element of our internship program, Hatch Project Lab. Interns will work
in groups of 3–5 to address an issue that the organization is experiencing. This is the bulk of
our internship program, and interns can expect to partner with other interns, gain skills in
project management, create deliverables, and practice presenting to a professional audience.
Organizing Tasks (30%)
As organizing intern, you will partner with the Organizing Department in the development and
implementation of organizing and volunteer program elements, including volunteer management,
copywriting, digital strategy, and data collection and analysis.
Specific Activities and Tasks (in order of importance):
Your qualifications will be the foundation for success:
Time commitment: 10–15 hours per week, depending on lab group and project
Hear what former interns had to say about their time at Mercy For Animals.
—Camilla, an undercover investigator in Brazil