Senior Environment Lawyer or Barrister

IDEX Consulting Ltd is seeking a Senior Environmental Lawyer/Barrister for a permanent, full-time position with flexible working options. The role involves advising clients on environmental regulations, compliance strategies, and crisis response, while managing complex environmental issues. Candidates should have significant experience in environmental law and strong communication skills. This position offers opportunities for career progression within a respected national practice.
Senior Environmental Lawyer / Barrister (National)

Location: National (flexible across offices)

Contract: Permanent | Full-time (flexible working available)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Lawyer / Barrister to join a leading national environmental and regulatory practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist adviser to work on complex, high-profile environmental matters across contentious and non-contentious workstreams.

You will play a key role advising clients on environmental regulation, crisis response, compliance strategy, and transactional support, with the opportunity to shape and grow a nationally recognised environmental offering.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:
• Advise clients on environmental regulation in the context of crisis events and incident response
• Support major transactions through environmental due diligence and risk assessment
• Provide strategic guidance on complex compliance matters across regulated sectors
• Act on waste regulation issues, including end-of-waste and classification disputes
• Advise on environmental permitting for waste and industrial operations, including enforcement defence
• Support clients in relation to pollution incidents, contaminated land, and water resources matters
• Provide expertise on climate change law and emerging regulatory developments
• Advise on environmental information and disclosure obligations
• Assist clients with the design and implementation of Environmental Management Systems
• Deliver training and support on crisis and risk management in collaboration with wider regulatory teams

About You

We are looking for someone with:
• Significant post-qualification experience in environmental and regulatory law
• Strong expertise across both contentious enforcement matters and advisory/compliance work
• Proven ability to manage complex, technical environmental issues with commercial awareness
• Experience advising on waste, permitting, pollution, contaminated land, and climate-related regulation
• Confidence working directly with clients and acting as a trusted senior adviser
• Excellent drafting, advocacy, and communication skills
• A collaborative mindset and interest in contributing to practice growth nationally

Barristers and solicitors with a strong environmental specialism are equally encouraged to apply.

Why Join Us?
• Work within a highly respected national environmental practice
• Exposure to complex, high-profile matters and leading clients
• Genuine opportunity for career progression and profile-building
• Flexible, national location model with hybrid working options
• Supportive culture with strong investment in regulatory and environmental expertise

Apply Now

If you are a senior environmental lawyer or barrister looking to take the next step in your career within a leading national team please send your CV to charlotte.pember@idexconsulting.com