About the role
Join our team and help us use the law to drive integration of climate- and nature-related risks, opportunities and impacts into financial sector decision-making. We are looking to hire a seasoned lawyer with a flair for litigation and a deep understanding of financial services. You will help shape bold legal strategies that hold institutions accountable and drive genuine environmental change.
Meet your Manager
In this role, you will be managed by Megan Clay. Megan joined ClientEarth in 2016. She enjoys running and water sports in her spare time. Before joining ClientEarth, Megan worked as a litigation and disputes lawyer at the international law firm Hogan Lovells. Megan works with the lawyers in the Accountable Finance team to design and implement ambitious legal strategies focussed on systemic impact in the financial sector.
Main Duties
- Researching and analysing financial law and regulation in the UK, Europe and key jurisdictions globally (e.g., directors’ duties, investor fiduciary duties and stewardship responsibilities, financial and prudential risk management obligations, securities law and regulatory and supervisory mandates).
- Working with lawyers across the organisation to identify and analyse opportunities and develop strategies for targeted legal interventions, litigation or regulatory complaints in line with our Global Impact Strategy
- Preparing high-quality written work – for example, writing to regulators and producing other work products designed to communicate our thinking to a wide variety of legal, policy, political, civil society and interdisciplinary audiences;
- Evaluating and managing the risks of legal interventions.
See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.
Role requirements
- Relevant legal professional qualification (essential), with qualification in the UK (preferred) or an EU Member State
- Experience of supporting litigation in a corporate or financial sector environment, specifically within a litigation or disputes practice (in private practice or in-house), with preference for financial sector experience in the UK or EU (essential).
- Knowledge of UK and/or EU law and institutions and litigation in UK and/or European courts (essential).
- A demonstrated interest and understanding of climate, toxics and/or nature/biodiversity related issues (essential);
See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.
Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
Further Information
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Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more as well as our flexible working FAQ.
ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. See our equity, diversity and inclusion journey page for more.
Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK or Belgium.
ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.