Environmental Lawyer for Climate

6 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Pinsent Masons Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a qualified lawyer with upwards of 7 years PQE to join our Environment Team, specializing in Climate & Sustainability practice.

Key Responsibilities
  • 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;
  • Advising on the establishment and operation of natural capital projects, including habitat banks for Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality, carbon offsetting and other ecosystems services;
  • Drafting and negotiating section 106 agreements and conservation covenants to secure natural capital projects.
About Our Team

Our Environment Team sits within our market leading Planning & Environment team, which is the largest dedicated Planning and Environment team in the UK, with specialists involved in a wide range of major projects across the Energy, Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors.

Our Environment Team experts cover the full range of environmental law and also advise on a wide range of natural capital, climate change and sustainability matters.

Work Highlights
  • Advising the Eden Project on the establishment of a network of wildflower meadows that will generate Biodiversity Net Gain units that can be sold to developers and corporates.
  • Advising Nattergal in relation to a large scale re-wilding scheme it is developing, Boothby Wildland Landscape Recovery Project, which will rewild and create new and enhanced habitats and other ecosystem services.
  • Advising on all environment aspects of the £640m River Thames Scheme, the largest flood defence scheme in the UK.
  • Advising Anglian Water on all aspects of its Strategic Resource Option (SRO) water resource projects.
Salary & Benefits

The salary for this role is around £80,000 - £110,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits including pension scheme, life assurance and holiday entitlement.



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