Legal Project Officer

About Us

The Lifescape Project is a small but growing charity which undertakes projects that protect and restore wild landscapes, helping to provide a future for all life on earth. We focus on ambitious projects looking at new ways to solve complex environmental problems, bringing together the skills and expertise of a multi-disciplinary team. Our projects focus on leveraging the skills and expertise of specialists across five disciplines: science, law, economics, technology and culture.

About The Role

We are seeking to hire a dynamic and passionate litigator to join us and play an integral role in our climate and nature litigation projects. Joining our tight-knit team, you'll support our Managing Lawyer for Litigation in pursuing our international work as part of the successful Forest Litigation Collaborative and Litigation for Nature projects.

You'll focus on legal challenges and wider policy/implementation work, including legal research to build case theories, supporting case management, drafting pre-action correspondence, and working with other NGOs to keep up to date with developments. You may also assist in identifying and pursuing funding opportunities and will play an active role in developing and implementing communication strategies to publicise our projects.

To Be Successful, You Will Have

• A Law degree and a legal professional qualification, ideally in English or Scots law
• Experience in litigation
• Demonstrated rigorous legal analysis and drafting skills
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• A passion for and commitment to combatting biodiversity loss and climate disaster
• The ability to multitask and work collaboratively with a team and independently