THE OPPORTUNITY This is an opportunity to join DLA Piper’s leading Safety Health & Environment (SHE) team which is one of the largest SHE teams in the world. Giving you the widest platform to progress, we offer the experience to support our local, national and international client base, as part of our One UK Team. We support a diverse client base from large international businesses but also government departments, non-profit organisations and local authorities. We thrive on complex challenges and design innovative and practical solutions to our client’s problems on a range of legal issue arising from the laws and policies governing environmental protection, energy, natural resources, health and safety at work, and product safety. Recent work has included: Advising an international aggregates business on remediation notices in connection with the clean-up of an aquifer which had been used as a drinking water supply before becoming contaminated Advising the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the safety and environmental issues relating to the redundant Teesside integrated iron and steel works site Advising various manufacturing, retail and hospitality and leisure clients in relation to Covid-19 and return to work related matters often on an international basis MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Candidates will enjoy a broad diet of work, that will include, but not be limited to: Supporting the Partners to advising on all aspects of environmental, health and safety and product safety regulatory work Working with the firm’s transactional, projects and other teams to provide specialist SHE input on matters Drafting, reviewing and amending a range of documents including transactional documentation, statements under caution and regulatory advice Liaising and taking instruction from clients Attending client meetings Legal research ABOUT YOU We do not set upper or lower limits of PQE for any of our vacancies. We have however given an indicative PQE as an approximate guide for applicants. Candidates who have between 0 – 3 years PQE are likely to have the right level of knowledge and have gained the right level of experience needed to be able to undertake this role. The ideal candidate will: Be a qualified Solicitor, ideally qualified in England & Wales or a Commonwealth jurisdiction Have a mixture of litigation experience gained at a leading regional or City firm Have experience supporting on environmental and health and safety matters with experience in product stewardship matters seen as an advantage Be experienced in working across jurisdictions and advising international clients Drafts documents using a commercial, client focussed style Comply with professional standards and all relevant regulatory obligations Comply with the firm’s systems, policies and procedures in all matters - including compliance, financial systems and time recording Know and understand how to best utilise information and research resources Be commercially astute and stays current on key legal and business news Have excellent skills in communication, client relations, and team-working Non-English language skills are highly desirable, though not essential Provide a professional, quality service in a timely manner, and responds effectively to requests from internal and external clients Understand positive client support Work co-operatively in a team, sharing information and knowledge Manage time effectively and efficiently Seek to manage own utilisation wherever possible to meet individual and team targets Take ownership for achieving agreed objectives Build and develop own network of internal and external contacts Have awareness of business development initiatives in the department and identifies ways to contribute Exhibit behaviour consistent with the firm’s values and builds relationships based on respect, trust and integrity No two careers – or two people – are the same at DLA Piper. This is an opportunity to be yourself in a diverse team where every voice is hear and your success is recognised. ABOUT US DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies. OUR VALUES In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values: Be Supportive - we care about others, value diversity and act thoughtfully Be Collaborative - we give, we share and we join in Be Bold - we stand tall and challenge ourselves to think big Be Exceptional - we exceed standards and expectations DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work. Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify. We support anyone with a disability or long term health condition to ensure they have the opportunity to perform at their best. If you have not done so already, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required. AGILE WORKING We know that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements. PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.