Hira Jaleel ’20 will serve as a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark Law School beginning fall 2024. She has been an Animal Law Teaching Fellow at CALS since August of 2022, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, teaching Aquatic Animal Law and co-teaching Food Law with Professor Pamela Frasch.
Assistant Dean and CALS’ Executive Director, Pamela Byce, shares “Hira’s appointment is a testament to her expertise and dedication to animal law, marking a significant step forward in preparing the next generation of leaders who will shape the future of this vital field. With this appointment, CALS continues its dedication to providing the essential educational and legal training needed to create lasting legal protections for animals.”
Jaleel earned her LLM in Animal Law from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2020 as a Fulbright scholar, after completing her BA-LLB from Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan. She is licensed to practice law in both Pakistan and the United States (Oregon).
Jaleel’s research and scholarship focus on international animal law, industrial animal agriculture law, food law, and aquatic animal law, with extensive publications on animal law developments in South Asia. Before joining CALS, Hira worked as a Senior Associate at a law firm in Lahore, where she advised clients on a range of animal-related legal issues, including defending the legal rights of individuals facing the seizure of companion animals by housing authorities, advising on animal abuse prosecutions, and supporting animal protection nonprofits with registration and regulatory compliance.
She has also been actively involved in litigation on behalf of animals in Pakistan and collaborated with all four provincial governments to pass new animal protection legislation. She consulted for Pakistan’s Federal Ministry of National Food Security & Research, contributing to the development of a new Federal Animal Health Bill in partnership with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
In recognition of her contributions, and prior to her employment with CALS, Hira Jaleel was selected as a CALS Global Ambassador, through which she designed and taught Pakistan’s first-ever animal law course at Lahore University of Management Sciences.
She is the Co-Chair of the Wildlife Law Subcommittee for the Animal Law Section of the American Bar Association (2024-2025) and serves on the board of the Aquatic Life Institute.
Of her new position, Hira says “I am deeply honored to step into this new role with CALS. This opportunity allows me to further advance the field of animal law, and I am excited to continue contributing to an academic institution that has always been at the forefront of animal law education. Collaborating with students and colleagues who are equally passionate about making a difference for animals is truly inspiring, and I look forward to my future research and teaching at Lewis & Clark Law School.”
