Environmental lawyer/ barrister 0 – 3 years’ PQE/ Call LEICESTER
- Recruiter
- Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment
- Location
- Leicester, Leicestershire
- Salary
- up to £48,000
- Posted
- 18 Nov 2016
- Closes
- 16 Dec 2016
- Ref
- NL003142
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Environmental, Planning / Environment, Regulatory
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is looking to recruit an Environmental lawyer/ barrister of 0 to 3 years’ PQE/ Call to their team in Leicester. If you are newly-qualified or recently qualified, you will, ideally, have experience of Environmental or Planning law however experience in Commercial Litigation and/or Commercial Property would be adequate if combined with a real interest in Environmental law. For more experienced candidates our client would be looking for more direct relevant experience of Environmental and/or Planning law. Any barristers applying, will, ideally, have undertaken at least some cases involving Environmental law. The role will involve predominantly Environmental and will include: • advising on all aspects of natural environment law for which the team has a national reputation i.e. protected species, protected habitats, water resources law, often involving negotiations / contact with Natural England and advice on protected species strategies and licensing issues • advising on the environmental permitting regime including advice on permitting requirements and compliance, enforcement action, statutory appeals and judicial review • waste management and strategies including waste offences • contaminated land, water and air pollution including advising on potential liabilities, either in the context of transactional work or in relation to civil or criminal litigation • environmental constraints within the planning regime including Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessments • environmental issues in corporate and property transactions (due diligence, contractual terms, warranties etc).