Job Description

The OEP is the cornerstone of our environmental governance system now that we have left the EU. It has will have a unique role in tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time, from climate change to biodiversity loss. The Legal team will be at the heart of its operations, working on high profile, complex legal issues at the cutting edge of environmental public law. This is an unrivalled opportunity to join the OEP as it is established and help build its Legal function from the ground up, influencing how the OEP will operate in its crucial early years of existence.

The legal team will provide legal and governance support to all OEP functions and decision making. The team will work in a flexible and agile way, both to advise on a wide variety of legal matters but also to provide input to strategic decisions on how and when OEP will use its different powers. This means each of our lawyers can anticipate opportunities to work on matters such as: the OEP's input into proposed changes to environmental law, OEP reports on environmental law, environmental protection and enhancement and other matters, and the OEP's investigations and enforcement casework. This will include leading on bringing judicial reviews and 'environmental reviews' when they arise. The legal team will also provide support across the OEP's other business activities, such as on corporate and governance issues.

The team will act as the legal centre of excellence in the organisation creating and maintaining the organisations legal framework and providing training and guidance to non-technical staff to develop the wider legal capability of the organisation as a whole.

The OEP will be working on a wide variety of issues at any given time and we are looking for people who will be able to work flexibly across multiple work areas, when needed. For example, in addition to your standard duties you may called to support a specific high-profile investigation or piece of thematic analysis and be comfortable working in an environment where priorities and objectives may shift.

We are looking for individuals, from any background, who have the enthusiasm and flexibility to help us grow and develop this exciting new organisation. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we would love you to get in touch.

Information Webinars: As the OEP is a new organisation, we will be hosting a webinar during the application period to provide potential candidates with further information about the OEP and the roles for more information please visit the event page: http://oeprecruitment.eventbrite.com