Senior Associate-esg And Climate Change

Description:

This is your opportunity to make your mark within a growing space, providing expert legal advice across a broad range of ESG & climate change matters. You will be tasked with supporting corporate and government clients to have a positive impact, strengthen stakeholder relationships and future proof their organisations.

In joining our team, you will advise blue chip clients on climate change, biodiversity, sustainability, energy transition and other ESG matters, pivotal factors in corporate strategy, growth, and meeting the standards of shareholders, investors and employees alike.

Your Day
 

• Advise on biodiversity conservation, biodiversity risk disclosure, and nature repair market transactions.
• Advise on climate change matters, including carbon farming, carbon insetting, Safeguard Mechanism and net zero strategy.
• Assist clients to develop ESG policies, strategies and action plans.
• Assist clients to effectively carry out ESG disclosures, including complying with greenwashing laws.
• Advise on ESG governance and risk management matters, including assisting clients to benchmark and improve climate and biodiversity governance arrangements.
• Advise on compliance with emerging ESG laws, including ESG fund labelling and mandatory climate disclosure.
• Advise on contractual arrangements with respect to ESG issues.
• Assist clients to respond to ESG related investigations, regulatory actions and litigation.
• Advise on projects and transactions in the energy transition space, including renewable energy, hydrogen, battery storage, and carbon capture and storage.