![Jess Swallow, Vegan Society IRN conference speaker](https://www.vegansociety.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Jess%20Swallow.jpg?itok=INyuEm2-)
Solicitor
Jess specialises in animal protection law at the UK’s first animal protection law firm: Advocates for Animals, and works with a variety of clients. As a practising lawyer, Jess is well aware that vegan pupils, parents and teachers are often forced to participate in activities that violate their philosophical beliefs and that in many cases, this will be unlawful. Jess will discuss ‘the protections available to vegans under law and discuss some practical examples to demonstrate how the law can be applied to help vegans assert their rights in an educational context’.