ESG Compliance Attorney

August 20, 2025
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

City: City of London, Greater London

State: London; England

Company: Lateral Link

Hi!

We have a contract attorney opening with a major Fortune 500 company that manufacturers chemical and exhaust systems technology for diesel- and gas-powered equipment. Hybrid work schedule in the Paddington area the next 3-6 months. Hours will vary between 20-40 depending on the week. Start date is likely Sept/October with onboarding time.

Here is the job description:

ESG Support needed:

– Assistance with Horizon scanning legislation tool: review, admin, pulling reports, coordinating with other legal team members

– Initial research on new legislation, new guidance, benchmarking

– providing legal support on specific projects e.g. EUDR, CBAM

– support specifically on CSRD and CSDDD

– support with reviewing ESG reports and disclosures e.g. UK CRFD reports, CSRD

– support on ESG contract clauses project: co-ordination of meeting, collecting data on clauses, help drafting clauses

– help drafting standard customer/supplier responses

– support with reviewing comms, comms ESG playbook,

– support reviewing new processes and policies for compliance

– support with more admin focus tasks e.g. tracking authorized people to submit CBAM reports or buy CBAM certificates, submit EUDR due diligence statements

– support with ad hoc queries on emissions and non-emissions (ranges from review of notification documents, to specific questions on legislation so support will depend on level of legal qualification)

Commercial Contract Support needed:

  • Advising on, drafting and negotiating sales, distribution, and customer contracts.
  • Providing support for tasks that exceed the capacity of our current self-help materials.
  • Assisting with legal matters from European business region (general commercial).

Excellent hourly rate.

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