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Natural England

Principal Landscape Recovery Solicitor: 5756

Deadline for submission of applications: Friday 12 April 2024

Salary: £48,434 - £57,222 (contribution towards Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension)  

Working Pattern: Full-time, part-time and flexible 

Location: Linked to one of the 25 offices across England, full-time staff expected to attend office minimum of one day a week

About us

 We are the Government’s Adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, an ambitious vision which brings new opportunities to protect and enhance and to achieve real outcomes for the environment. Find out more about the work of Natural England. The priority work Natural England is delivering includes: establishing a Nature Recovery Network; monitoring environmental changes; working with farmers and landowners to develop greener food production; advising on development plans; and provide better connection with nature.

 Job Description

As Principal Solicitor you will take a leadership role in the legal team, providing expert legal advice and guidance to assist Natural England's work across all its programmes with a particular fovus on Landscape Recovery. You will manage complex legal matters, lead the legal input to the work area, supervise junior solicitors and contribute to the strategic direction of the team. This role involves a combination of legal expertise, key client management, and team leadership. Legal Recovery is one of the three Environmental Land Management schemes, alongside the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship.Landscape Recovery offers farmers and land managers the opportunity to co-design a bespoke agreement to produce environmental and climate goods across landscape scale projects.Landscape Recovery projects will deliver a range of outcomes, with a focus on net zero, biodiversity and water quality.

For a copy of the full job description click HERE

 

Further information and how to apply

Susie Robson is contact point for applicants.

Application method: 5656 - Principal Landscape Recovery Solicitor - DEFRA Network (tal.net)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview via MS Teams.


Natural England

Senior Solicitor: 5757

Deadline for submission of applications: Friday 12 April 2024

Salary: £36,098 - £41,361 (contribution towards Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension) 

Working Pattern: Full-time, part-time and flexible 

Location: Linked to one of the 25 offices across England, full-time staff expected to attend office minimum of one day a week

About us

We are the Government’s Adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, an ambitious vision which brings new opportunities to protect and enhance and to achieve real outcomes for the environment. Find out more about the work of Natural England. The priority work Natural England is delivering includes: establishing a Nature Recovery Network; monitoring environmental changes; working with farmers and landowners to develop greener food production; advising on development plans; and provide better connection with nature.

Job Description

This is a rare and varied role for a talented Solicitor/Lawyer looking to develop a rewarding career in nature conservation. As a Senior Solicitor you will be advising on a wide range of matters to assist Natural England to deliver nature recovery across all its work programmes. This will include up to half of your time being spent on advising in relation to the continued development and operation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Other work will include providing advice on protected sites and species, commercial and contractual agreements and sustainable development. You will be supporting Principal Solicitors on complex work and leading on smaller matters, gaining valuable experience, and developing your legal skills in an increasingly popular subject area

For a copy of the full job description click HERE

Further information and how to apply

Susie Robson is contact point for applicants.

Application method: 5757 - Senior Solicitor - DEFRA Network (tal.net)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview via MS Teams.


Fish Legal

Solicitor  

Deadline for submission of applications: 11.59pm on Sunday 23 April 2024

Salary: £38,000-£45,000dependent on experience, plus contributory pension

Contract Type: Permanent 

Working Pattern: Full time (35 Hours per week)

Location: Fully remote, with space available in Leominster office 

About us

Fish Legal is a not-for-profit membership association which promotes and encourages the conservation and sustainable management of UK rivers, lakes, and other freshwater bodies, estuarine and coastal waters, and the role of angling within these. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a very experienced team of solicitors who are driven by mission rather than profit - we're an NGO, not a commercial law firm.

Job Description

We're looking for an experience civil litigator to join our small (but mighty!) in-house team at Fish Legal. We use the law to fight pollution and other damage or threats to our the water environments. You'll work closely with our Head of Practice to provide a responsive, practical, cost-effective service taking civil action on behalf of angler members regarding damage to fisheries. This role would suit a solicitor who'd like to work in an intellectually challenging environment alongside a very passionate and supportive team - although our casework can be demanding, we're flexible and family-friendly.

For a copy of the full job description click HERE

 

How to apply

Please email our HR Manager, Mattelynn Romano to apply directly or to arrange an informal chat about the role. When applying, include your detailed CV and a covering letter with a bit more about why you want to work for us and how you might be just what we've been looking for - and if you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.


The Lifescape Project

Legal Project Officer - Climate and Nature Litigation 

Deadline for submission of applications: Thursday 11 April 2024

Salary: 0.8-1.0 FTE (£34,000-£38,000 dependent on experience)

Contract Type: Initial one year contract with ambition to develop the role into a permanent position

Working Pattern: Flexible working is welcome and can be agreed with the successful candidate, as can temporary international remote work

Location: Fully remote, with some limited travel, the full team aims to get together 3 times a year 

About us

The Lifescape Project is a small but growing charity which undertakes projects that protect and restore wild landscapes, helping to provide a future for all life on earth. We focus on ambitious projects looking at new ways to solve complex environmental problems, bringing together the skills and expertise of a multi-disciplinary team. Our projects focus on leveraging the skills and expertise of specialists across five disciplines: science, law, economics, technology and culture.

Job Description

The successful candidate will support our Managing Lawyer (Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby) for Litigation in pursuing our international work as part of the Forest Litigation Collaborative and Litigation for Nature projects. The successful candidate may also assist in identifying and pursuing funding opportunities and will take an active role in developing and implementing communication strategies to publicise the projects in which they are involved. This job description is not exhaustive and the selected candidate will be required to undertake other relevant tasks including providing legal input where relevant on some of our non-legal projects.

For a copy of the full job description click HERE

 

How to apply

To apply, please email Frances Lawson a cover letter and CV (max 2 pages each) by 11 April 2024. The role will commence as soon as possible.