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            Associate, Energy, 3-10 years experience
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            Associate, Energy, 3-10 years experience Kennedys Law LLP
            London, Greater London, England
            Full time
            9 days ago
            Energy Solicitor
            Energy Solicitor Sellick Partnership Limited
            West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
            Full time
            £70,000 - £80,000
            13 days ago
            Energy Lawyer
            Energy Lawyer Sellick Partnership Limited
            West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
            Full time
            £70,000 - £80,000
            23 days ago
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            Energy and environment law encompasses a wide range of approaches and areas. The law covers legal aspects regarding wildlife, trees, wilderness areas, river corridors, wetlands, and groundwater. The environmental law aims to protect the interests of human populations by ensuring clean water, breathable air, and green/liveable towns and cities. Domestic/local law governs the regional climatic and other environmental matters.

            The environmental law jobs include environmental lawyers, environmental solicitors/barristers, environmental paralegals, and legal research officers. The energy law jobs are energy projects counsel, energy lawyers, energy disputes resolution lawyers, and renewable energy paralegals. The eligibility criteria for these positions vary depending on the experience and expertise required for a role, employer, and other factors.

            The average per annum income for energy law jobs and environmental legal positions differ according to the kind of role, employer, and job responsibilities. Overall, the energy and environmental lawyers, solicitors, and paralegals earn well, they are offered competitive salary packages with benefits like healthcare, career development opportunities, annual holidays, and more.

            You can build a bright career in energy and environmental law if you have an interest in this practice area and the ambition to succeed in a lawyer, solicitor, paralegal, or research officer role. Working on a wide range of transactional, litigation, disputes, and other matters will improve your knowledge and skills making your job more financially rewarding and promising.

            Currently, there are many environmental lawyer vacancies and energy lawyer, paralegal job openings in this practice area. With the growing environmental concerns, the demand for roles in environmental and energy law is likely to increase in the coming years. Your dream job can be a click away! Explore the latest vacancies by UK’s top law employers on Simply Law Jobs!

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            What is Energy and Environment Law?

            Energy and the environment law entails the legal developments devised for accomplishing the energy/environment-related objectives. The law covers a wide range of areas like energy and real estate law which includes complex business transactions and financial instruments. The law governs the matters related to wildlife, trees, river corridors, and wilderness areas, thus providing the populations with safe and sustainable environmental conditions to live and thrive. The energy law addresses the issues and topics like climate change, electricity sales, hydropower projects, oil pipeline rates, and natural gas pricing. Royalty disputes and leases for minerals and surfaces are also governed by the energy law. 

            Energy and Environment Law Jobs Responsibilities 

            Environmental lawyers work on contentious and regulatory matters, offer advice on waste, energy, chemicals, and sector standards. Providing legal guidance and assistance regarding renewable energy, landfill, and contaminated land is also in the environmental lawyer job description. Environmental paralegals draft letters and make sure that the files are managed while complying with the legal procedures along with obtaining documents from the relevant authorities.  Energy lawyers advise and act for a myriad of high-profile clients that include investors, developers, funders, and public authorities on renewable infrastructure projects, planning property construction, and tax. Energy dispute resolution/arbitration lawyers handle the caseload of litigation and arbitration energy disputes. 

            Skills Required to Build Energy and Environment Law Careers 

            Extensive and updated knowledge of energy and environment law is mandatory for lawyers, solicitors, and paralegals aspiring to build energy law careers. Understanding the contractual framework regarding renewables, urban energy, and other areas is important for drawing and modifying the contracts. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written are required as interacting with clients and drafting documents is an essential part of the job. Negotiating and analytical skills are needed to come up with well-thought-out solutions to issues and disputes. Seeking a lawyer job in a particular practice area? Sign into Simply Law Jobs for getting notified about the vacancies matching your PQE!