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Simmons pledges £100k in free legal support to start-ups tackling climate change

International law firm says collaboration is key to addressing crisis

Nov 3 2021 12:32pm

Stephenson Harwood to offer lawyers electric car perk

New initiative available through salary sacrifice with money firm saves put towards other green initiatives

Nov 2 2021 9:18am

Womble Bond aims to run all offices on renewable energy by 2026

International law firm latest to set net zero target 🍃

Oct 13 2021 1:30pm

My work as a lawyer in the renewable energy sector

Burges Salmon senior associate Peter Ramsden shares an overview of his career journey and the challenges he faced along the way

Oct 8 2021 11:35am

Global law firms unite to support net zero transition

Net Zero Lawyers Alliance's 22 founding members include Clifford Chance, Slaughters and HSF

Jul 1 2021 9:20am

Sustainability or spin? Greenwashing and the law

LSE law graduate and future trainee Matthew Unsworth takes a look at how competition authorities are responding to misleading eco claims

Mar 19 2021 11:08am

What ‘build back better’ means for law firms

A panel of Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers discuss their role in boosting sustainable business

Feb 16 2021 2:24pm

Freshfields looks to slash air travel in sustainability push

Magic circle player also vows to reduce paper consumption and ramp up use of renewable electricity

Feb 1 2021 10:53am

What will the green revolution mean for lawyers?

Herbert Smith Freehills partners and associates discuss the present and future role of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) goals in light of recent government policy announcements

Dec 15 2020 2:30pm

Life as a lawyer in the North

A panel of lawyers and legal education experts discuss the region’s legal scene

Nov 13 2020 1:01pm

Nottingham Uni Law Society targets carbon negative first

Green goal follows City firms' pledge to ditch law fair merch

Nov 9 2020 9:30am

The mega trends aspiring lawyers need to know about

Osborne Clarke lawyers discuss how digitalisation, decarbonisation and urban dynamics are spearheading the shift towards sustainable business

Nov 3 2020 12:06pm

The life of a project finance lawyer

Deji Adegoke, senior associate at White & Case, explains how green spending and infrastructure investment will drive recovery from the COVID crisis

Nov 2 2020 1:08pm

Meet the City lawyer flying the flag for renewable energy

Alex Underwood, associate director at Osborne Clarke, discusses how the actions we take over the next 30 years will determine whether we can meet the climate challenge

Oct 26 2020 3:16pm

A student’s diary of a virtual vacation scheme

Sophie Currie reflects on a jam-packed week at The Legal Cheek-ULaw Virtual Vacation Scheme

Jul 7 2020 1:32pm

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

May 11 2020 8:23am

The Green Economy will be the defining theme of the 2020s

Three Shoosmiths partners look at what’s happening now and in the future

Jan 8 2020 2:27pm

Top commercial awareness talking points for aspiring lawyers

Courtesy of experts from ULaw, Squire Patton Boggs, Kings Chambers and Womble Bond Dickinson

Dec 20 2019 12:30pm

The climate crisis and the role of lawyers

A trio of Burges Salmon lawyers explain how the push towards a greener economy is affecting their clients

Nov 14 2019 2:51pm

What a greener future means for lawyers

Osborne Clarke environmental partner Matthew Germain shares his forecasts for the decade ahead

Nov 6 2019 12:37pm

‘My life as an environmental lawyer’

Burges Salmon associate Stephen Lavington reflects on his route into the law and offers advice to the next generation of lawyers

Oct 30 2019 10:13am