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Environmental Lawyer

1 month ago

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Birketts Full time

About the Role

Birketts is seeking an ambitious and driven environmental lawyer to join our growing Planning and Environmental Team on a permanent basis. The team is spread across four offices, and the ideal candidate will have a home office in either Cambridge or Ipswich to enable adequate supervision and a diverse range of work.

The successful candidate will provide professional, proactive, and high-level legal support to an allocated group of fee earners and the wider team. The role will focus on delivering high-quality environmental law advice to our varied clients, with experience of planning law being beneficial but not essential.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Planning and Environmental team in delivering on its strategy for growth and client service excellence
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues, supervising those more junior and seeking supervision from those more senior
  • Be competent in software packages such as Microsoft Word and Excel to produce correspondence and documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
  • Prepare advice and documentation to a high standard and deliver to client demands and deadlines
  • Update clients on progress when required
  • Proofread all work, checking for spelling and grammar
  • Be involved in business development activities for the Planning and Environment team and the wider firm

Requirements

  • A qualified lawyer with experience in environmental law commensurate with PQE
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and liaise effectively with other internal departments and external contacts
  • Positive and enthusiastic approach to teamwork
  • Flexible, highly motivated, proactive, and 'can-do' working style
  • Self-motivated, ability to use initiative
  • Ability to pay attention to detail and check own work
  • Good organisational skills, able to prioritise, make decisions, and work effectively within a sometimes pressurised environment
  • Commitment to ongoing learning and development for yourself and for colleagues

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays rising with service
  • Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
  • Private Healthcare - BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
  • Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
  • Staff Profit Share / Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
  • Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
  • Season Ticket Loan
  • Gym Flex membership
  • Electric car scheme
  • Dress for your Day Policy
  • Agile Working Policy
  • 35 hour working week

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.