![]() ![]() ![]() Soderberg is keen for the opportunity to being making positive change for animals, and to put her coursework into action. ![]() She’ll support MFA’s 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 relating to general nonprofit administration and legal compliance. I know that she will make the most of this opportunity,” said Animal Law Program Director Delcianna Winders.Īt Mercy For Animals, Soderberg will help with campaigns, litigation, and policy work. She is a brilliant critical thinker, a stellar writer, and incredibly thoughtful about human-animal relationships. “Bailey is an up-and-coming animal law star. Mercy For Animals is working to end animal suffering on factory farms and return to more humane practices. Through her coursework and personal research, she learned how unprotected farmed animals are, and the many factors that have led to their unprotected status. Soderberg was drawn to the Mercy For Animals internship because its mission aligned so closely with her own values. This spring, she will take Advanced Appellate Advocacy and serve on the Moot Court Advisory Board. She joined the Animal Law Society, and received an Academic Excellence Award for her performance in Farmed Animal Law. She became a staff editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, collaborating with Assistant Professor Pamela Vesilind on an item for the VJEL Top Ten Watchlist. “When I learned that animal law was a field, I immediately decided to combine my passion for animals with my legal experience.”Ī friend told her about Vermont Law School and the newly-launched Animal Law concentration. However, I slowly realized animal suffering surrounded human interaction with animals across a wide variety of situations,” she said. "Initially, I focused on the environmental impacts that resulted from factory farming and animal consumption. She switched to a vegan diet and began learning everything she could about animal welfare issues. A lifelong animal lover, she began thinking more about animal interests and autonomy after watching the documentary “Cowspiracy” in 2016. She discovered an aptitude and a passion for the work, and started working there full-time.Īt the same time, she was on a self-described “journey of discovery” about animal rights and welfare. After college, she temped as an immigration paralegal in Boston. ![]() She attended University of Massachusetts Amherst, and majored in English with a focus in Creative Writing. It’s comforting to know another animal activist was pushing important causes forward nearby even if we never met,” she said. "When I read Tommy Raskin’s story after I learned about the internship, I found his legacy compelling. So it’s fitting that VLS 2L Bailey Soderberg will walk in Tommy’s footsteps this summer, as she becomes one of three inaugural recipients of the Tommy Raskin Memorial Internship at Mercy For Animals. And they were both law students, with a deep commitment to advancing animal welfare and correcting societal injustices. Jamie Raskin D-Maryland, had a lot in common.īoth spent time in Amherst, MA and in Boston. Bailey Soderberg and the late Tommy Raskin, son of Rep. ![]()
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