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Amanda L. Elyse is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills at Seattle University School of Law, where she teaches in the Legal Writing Program and offers specialized courses such as Lawyers, Media, and Social Change and Animal Law. Her teaching philosophy centers on student-centered learning, community building, and fostering passionate advocacy for social justice.
Education:
- B.A. in English with Creative Writing emphasis, Cum Laude with Honors, 2007
- M.S. in Writing & Publishing, Portland State University, 2009
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2015
Her research and scholarship focus on critical intersections between animal law, social justice movements, and legal advocacy. She explores how legal tools such as anti-SLAPP laws, open government statutes, and the necessity defense are used in activism. Her work also emphasizes inclusive legal language and pedagogical strategies that support student well-being and identity.
Her recent publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary trend combining legal scholarship with ethics, advocacy, and education reform. These works contribute to conversations on animal welfare oversight, gender-inclusive legal writing, reproductive rights, and movement lawyering.
Professor Elyse has presented at national legal writing conferences and law schools on topics including movement lawyering, student connection, and inclusive language. She has extensive experience providing legal support to grassroots movements, political prisoners, and environmental defenders across the U.S. and Europe.
She has advised and trained over a hundred grassroots activists and frontline communities, integrating real-world advocacy into her academic work. Her professional background includes work with a national animal protection nonprofit focused on enforcing animal welfare laws in research laboratories.
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