Simmons Adaptive - Interim Environmental Lawyer

Simmons & Simmons LLP; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons & Simmons is seeking an interim environmental lawyer to join their Adaptive team. This role involves supporting various projects, advising on environmental regulations, and requires collaboration across multiple jurisdictions. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in environmental law and a proven ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations.

Benefits

Access to high-quality roles and clients

Support from a sponsor Partner

Access to firm's resources and training

Networking events for Adaptive consultants

Qualifications

• Substantial environmental experience from private practice, in-house or regulator.
• Experience with multi-disciplinary teams across Europe.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Support on various environmental projects for leading clients.
• Advise on compliance with regulatory frameworks and sustainability issues.
• Work on tight deadlines within a dynamic environment.

Skills

Environmental and carbon trading

Environmental permitting

Advising on ESG and sustainability

Advising on EU and UK regulatory frameworks

Contamination and remediation

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

About Us

Simmons & Simmons Adaptive:

Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons. We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards.

As an Adaptive consultant, you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we would encourage you to engage on a regular basis. You will have access to the firm's resources and Know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm.

Simmons Adaptive is the flexible resourcing team for leading international law firm, Simmons & Simmons. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.simmons-simmons.com.

Main purpose of the role:

Simmons Adaptive are interested in hearing from interim environmental lawyers, to support Simmons & Simmons on a variety of upcoming projects.

You will ideally have experience across:

• Environmental and carbon trading
• Environmental permitting
• Advising on ESG and sustainability matters for global corporations, financial institutions and/or public bodies.
• Advising on EU and UK regulatory frameworks, emissions trading, sustainable finance and corporate governance.
• Advising on matters relating to contamination and remediation.

This assignment can be performed remotely from the UK on a flexible ad-hoc basis.

Person specification:

• You are a qualified lawyer with substantial environmental experience from either private practice, in-house or a regulator.
• You have experience working with multi-disciplinary teams across multiple European jurisdictions.
• You are a problem solver and offer a collaborative approach.
• You are able to work in a dynamic and fast moving environment.
• You are able to work quickly and effectively to tight deadlines. You have excellent organisation skills with the ability to effectively prioritise workloads.
• You can work autonomously but can also collaborate as part of the wider team.
• You will be required to hold he relevant right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available).

Why you should join Simmons Adaptive:

• You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons' market-leading clients.
• You'll have support from a Simmons & Simmons 'sponsor Partner' whilst on external assignment.
• You will be given access to the Firms' resources and Know-how when on assignment.
• We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events.
• You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.

Equal opportunities:

• We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
• We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
• At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.

Background screening:

All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firm's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.