Senior Environmental Lawyer Position

6 days ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Addleshaw Goddard Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Environmental Lawyer to join our team as a Senior Lawyer. As a key member of our Environment & Sustainability team, you will play a crucial role in advising clients on a wide range of environmental legal issues, including advisory, contentious, and transactional projects.

Key Responsibilities
  • Advise clients on environmental legal issues, including strategic and operational compliance advice, responsible investment, and environmental governance.
  • Manage complex cases and work with clients across various sectors, including retail, transport, digital, health, industrial, manufacturing, automotive, energy, and utilities.
  • Provide clear, precise, and practical advice to clients, often to tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of key areas of the law and an aptitude to observe developments in law and policy and evaluate how these would impact our clients' businesses.
  • Liaise effectively with other fee earners across the firm globally.
  • Be involved in business development activities and contribute to the growth of our Environment & Sustainability team.
Requirements
  • At least 7 years of experience as an Environmental Lawyer, gained at an appropriate level.
  • Proven experience of building and maintaining client relationships.
  • Experience in supporting and developing junior team members.
  • An understanding of the broad commercial interests of our client base.
  • A desire to operate in a team-based environment but working with colleagues across the firm.
About Us

At Addleshaw Goddard, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with fairness and respect, regardless of their background or characteristics. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and communities, particularly those from underrepresented demographics.

We are dedicated to providing a positive experience for all our employees, and our focus on financial, lifestyle, and wellbeing benefits goes beyond the traditional nine-to-five workday.

What We Offer
  • An attractive and competitive salary package.
  • A flexible and welcoming work environment that includes hybrid working options.
  • A supportive team culture where everyone looks out for each other, from top to bottom.
  • Access to award-winning state-of-the-art technology and innovation.
  • Opportunities to work on large and high-profile national and cross-border transactions.
  • Extensive support, training, and development opportunities for business growth.


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