Environment Associate

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Allen & Overy Full time

Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries. We work on some of the most challenging and important deals and have built a reputation for delivering exceptional legal solutions that help our clients grow, innovate and thrive. The legal industry is changing, and we're committed to leading that change, putting our people first, embracing new ways of thinking and integrating technology into our everyday work.
- Our culture is one of high-performance and we have high expectations of one another, in everything we do. Being a proud team player is essential. We work together, listen and learn from one another and achieve results we could never achieve on our own. When you join our team, you’ll become part of a flexible, inclusive environment underpinned by openness and consistent support for one another. At A&O, you're not only valued for what you do, but for who you are.
- We have a powerful commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we’re working hard to create an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. We know that to excel, we must nurture an environment where our people feel they belong..**Department purpose**

Allen & Overy's Environmental & Regulatory law team is consistently ranked in the legal directories as being the leading practice in this area. The team undertake a broad mix of work in the following key areas:
- Environmental and health and safety issues (including waste management, contaminated land, producer responsibility, renewables and carbon)
- Nuclear law
- Climate change and climate finance
- International public law
- REACH/chemicals regulation
- International sanctions/trade law
- Product liability
- Anti-bribery and corruption

**Role purpose**

The team has a stellar reputation for advising clients on the most sophisticated and cutting edge legal issues. They offer a truly integrated and multijurisdictional regulatory law service to help their global and local client bases effectively manage their compliance risks/liabilities and make the most of commercial opportunities that arise in the fast-moving environmental arena. Clients of the practice include Exxon Mobil, Shell, Koch Industries, Amazon, Blackstone, Horizon Nuclear, Sony, Barclays Capital, WL Gore and SITA.**Key relationships**
- Partners, Associates and the wider Corporate team
- PSL’s
- Business Development Manager
- Wider A&O community

**Role and responsibilities**
- Drafting, reviewing and amending documentation
- Providing strategic guidance to clients
- Managing client expectations and project delivery appropriately
- Business development - development of a personal plan, assistance with and implementation of the business development campaign
- Legal research

**Key requirements**
- Qualified lawyer; 3 - 5 PQE
- Previous experience of environmental and regulatory work is essential
- Strong technical knowledge of the legal framework surrounding a number of our core areas
- Outstanding academic credentials
- Intellectual curiosity and versatility
- Self-starter with the desire and ability to continuously acquire, build upon and share knowledge
- Detail-focused and self-motivated approach
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
- Excellent client relationship skills
- Sound experience of operating at associate level within a complex international organisation
- Strong commercial/business acumen with the ability to deliver creative and pragmatic solutions and advice
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface at all levels and particularly to win the respect of the partner and fee-earner community, building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborative team player with the ability to develop and work in a fast paced, intellectually rigorous environment
- A person of sound judgement, able to establish a high level of credibility
- Flexibility
- International outlook

**Who we are looking for**

We are looking for high-quality applicants with strong experience in a number of environmental and regulatory matters to join a dynamic team where the quality of work is second to none

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