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Legal Intern wanted to help save the planet!
Friends of the Earth’s legal team is one of the most exciting places to campaign for environmental justice.
We’re looking for a legal intern to support the legal team’s work, from strategic climate change litigation to defending community access to environmental justice, and much more in between.
The legal team work on solving the major environmental problems of our time and building the movement for positive change. We need a capable and committed person to join our team and help us do this.
Job Purpose
Working closely with our lawyers you will have a hands-on role in supporting Friends of the Earth’s campaigns.
You will join meetings, conduct research, help to prepare legal documents, participate in our campaigning in action, and get to know what makes a campaigning environmental NGO tick.
Possessing a degree in Law or equivalent qualification (i.e. law conversion course or joint law degree) with a 2:1 grade or above, you will have good knowledge of public, retained EU law, environmental and/or planning law and will have experience of undertaking detailed legal research and analysis.
This internship is an excellent opportunity to gain entry level legal and campaigning experience and skills.
If you have finished the academic component of your legal studies and are passionate about using the law to protect community rights and the environment, we’d love to hear from you!
What we offer
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
We are currently undergoing a consultation on the proposal of introducing a 4-day working week, which is likely to be implemented within the next few months.
Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments.
We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage.
We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.
Friends of the Earth staff are not permitted to hold office for political parties or stand as candidates for political parties. Staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.
Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.
Please note that this is an entry level position and therefore we cannot accept applications from UK qualified lawyers or overseas qualified lawyers. The successful candidate will need to be domiciled in the UK.
