Environmental Lawyer

We are seeking a qualified lawyer with upwards of 7 years PQE to join our Environment Team, focusing on our Climate & Sustainability practice. The successful candidate will be based within our existing market-leading Environment Team, ideally in any of our London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Aberdeen offices.

Our Environment Team sits within our market-leading Planning & Environment team, the largest dedicated Planning and Environment team in the UK. We cover the full range of environmental law and advise on a wide range of natural capital, climate change, and sustainability matters, including net zero, carbon, biodiversity, and natural capital advice.

We are looking for a team player with strong client and work handling experience, excellent interpersonal skills, and a drive to get involved in new and innovative areas of law and advisory work. The successful candidate will have a strong academic background and ideally have gained experience working in a large regional or national practice with an understanding of the levels of service delivery required.

• Advising on Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality for developers;
• Advising on natural capital projects in the UK and/or overseas;
• Advising on carbon offsetting projects in the UK and/or overseas;
• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements in relation to BNG, Nutrient Neutrality, natural capital investment, carbon offsetting, and other ecosystems services outcomes;
• Advising on other climate & sustainability matters, including climate reporting, extended producer responsibility, and supply chain measures.

• We are a market-leading, dynamic, and growing team who work together to produce outstanding results for our clients.
• We invest in our team and have a first-class training and career development programme, monthly 121s, career discussions, and biannual appraisals.
• Early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships.

Pinsent Masons is a market-leading law firm with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We value our employees and strive to create a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong.