Energy Lawyer - GLD

6 Month Contract

Rate: Circa £40 per hour Umbrella

Location: London or GLD offices nationally - Salford, Bristol

We advise the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), together with a number of its Partner Organisations. We are focused on providing legal advice on the UK’s ambitious and innovative energy portfolio, with work spanning policies on decarbonisation technologies, nuclear power, clean energy and heat, energy efficiency, combatting fuel poverty, energy security, energy networks, infrastructure, planning, international energy commitments, climate change and net zero obligations.  With DESNZ leading on one of the government's five missions to "make Britain a clean energy superpower " our work is more in the spotlight than ever before.  In record time we have brought forward the Great British Energy Bill, published the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan and are pursuing an ambitious programme of primary legislation.

As an advisory lawyer in Government you may be responsible for:

• Providing legal advice and public law advice to ministers and officials across the relevant portfolio;
• Ensuring that the legal implications of a policy has been thought through, including involvement in legislation, working closely with policy leads and Parliamentary Counsel, as well as advising Ministers throughout a Bill’s passage through Parliament;
• Drafting secondary legislation;
• Providing advisory support in legal challenges;
• Providing litigation support in legal challenges pertaining to judicial review challenges against decisions (in respect of planning, infrastructure projects and the related regulatory regimes); vcasework, advising the Secretary of State on planning decisions and on judicial reviews and statutory challenges;
• Producing timely and fit for purpose, risk based legal advice;
• Responding in a creative manner to real world events; and
• Supporting the Government in being accountable for its role. 

Legal Professional Skills:

1. Good knowledge, understanding and experience of public law.  vReliable legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk. 
2. The ability to think strategically and creatively, see legal issues in their wider context and advise accordingly. 
3. Sound analysis, using secure legal research to produce timely and fit for purpose advice. 
4. The ability to communicate advice effectively both in writing and orally. 
5. Good understanding of the role of lawyers in government.

Experience (Essential)

Public law experience. This could be gained in a private practice context, through academic study or in the legal department of a public body.

Desirable

Energy law experience. This could be gained in a private practice context, through academic study or in the legal department of a public body.

If you have any questions about this role or wish to apply, please contact isobel@deekay.co.uk who will respond at the earliest convenience.