Environment Agency
Lawyer - Environmental Regulation (Job Ref: 29228)
Deadline for submission of applications: 4 August 2024; 23:55hrs
Grade: Staff Grade 5
Salary: £39,635
Contract Type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Peterborough, Reading, Warrington.
About us
Environment Agency Legal Services is recruiting a Lawyer to work on environmental law, planning and environmental regulation. This is an opportunity to work at the cutting edge of environmental law and regulation, doing work that is challenging, rewarding, interesting and fast paced. We provide advice and litigation services to help the Environment Agency to protect and improve the environment, create better places for people and wildlife and support sustainable development, within the rule of law. Our work includes:
- legal advice on policy and legislative development;
- legal advice on interpretation of current laws, Environment Agency decision-making and legal risk management;
- legal advice on regulatory notices and compliance by operators;
- civil litigation including Judicial Review;
- civil appeals including PINS, First Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal; and
- training colleagues on application of relevant law.
Job Description
We are recruiting this Lawyer role in our team covering environmental regulation including waste, water and industrial regulation. You will handle complex legal issues and be able to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of relevant regulatory and public law principles. You will use your organisational skills, good legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk to handle a complex and demanding workload with a high degree of autonomy, and have a proven track record of delivering high quality work on time. You will provide high quality legal advice to colleagues in client teams on legislative, policy or operational regulatory issues. You will work closely with colleagues, stakeholders and government departments and, where required, you will advise senior management.
Please refer to the candidate pack for full details of the role and the benefits offered including a career average pension scheme.
How to apply
For a copy of the full job description and to apply click HERE
Closing date: 4 August 2024
For further information: please contact Raymond Howard
Environment Agency
Senior Lawyers - Environmental Law & Regulation (Job Ref: 29227)
Deadline for submission of applications: 4 August 2024; 23:55hrs
Grade: Staff Grade6
Salary: £50,409
Contract Type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Peterborough, Reading, Warrington.
About us
Environment Agency Legal Services is recruiting a Lawyer to work on environmental law, planning and environmental regulation. This is an opportunity to work at the cutting edge of environmental law and regulation, doing work that is challenging, rewarding, interesting and fast paced. We provide advice and litigation services to help the Environment Agency to protect and improve the environment, create better places for people and wildlife and support sustainable development, within the rule of law. Our work includes:
- legal advice on policy and legislative development;
- legal advice on interpretation of current laws, Environment Agency decision-making and legal risk management;
- legal advice on regulatory notices and compliance by operators;
- civil litigation including Judicial Review;
- civil appeals including PINS, First Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal; and
- training colleagues on application of relevant law.
Job Description
We are recruiting to roles in teams covering: waste law and regulation; industrial emissions regulation; contaminated land; climate change trading and regulation; chemicals regulation; water and environmental permitting; and flood risk planning.
You will handle complex legal issues and be able to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of relevant regulatory and public law principles. You will use your organisational skills, good legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk to handle a complex and demanding workload with a high degree of autonomy, and have a proven track record of delivering high quality work on time. You will provide high quality legal advice to colleagues in client teams on legislative, policy or operational regulatory issues. You will work closely with colleagues, stakeholders and government departments and, where required, you will advise senior management sometimes up to Chief Executive level. Some roles will, after inducation, have the opportunity to undertake advocacy defending statutory appeals before the First Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal.
Please refer to the candidate pack for full details of the role and the benefits offered including a career average pension scheme.
How to apply
For a copy of the full job description and to apply click HERE
Closing date: 4 August 2024
For further information: please contact Raymond Howard or Julia Farthing