Paralegal

About us

At Environment Bank, we’re working together to help restore natural habitats across England. With thousands of acres of new habitat creation already underway, our projects are delivering biodiversity gains and helping vital ecosystems to recover and flourish. 

Our diverse team includes ecologists, land managers, habitat specialists, geospatial analysts, planning advisors, account managers, digital creatives, legal experts, and more. 

From our habitat specialists to our sales and marketing teams, everyone at Environment Bank is a champion for our values, working towards our goal of reversing biodiversity loss. 

Environment Bank is a market-leading organisation in a sector that’s experiencing rapid growth. We’ve already built a highly skilled team of experts and we’re actively looking to expand our team in the coming months. 

We’re incredibly proud of all we achieved so far and we’re still growing. If you'd like to be part of a driven organisation that's making a real difference, find your next role with the team at Environment Bank. 

About the role

As a paralegal at Environment Bank, you will play a vital role in supporting our team by conducting legal research, preparing legal documents, reviewing contracts and non-disclosure agreements, and assisting with various administrative tasks. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of legal matters and collaborate with qualified lawyers within the team to deliver outstanding legal services both to our clients and internal stakeholders.

Although the role is primarily remote, the candidate should be able to travel to our London office for meetings with their supervisor and wider team. There will also be the requirement to occasionally meet at other locations.

While we envisage the role being full time, we would welcome applications from anybody looking for 0.8 FTE or above.

Key responsibilities

BNG Delivery Legal Support

• Becoming a key partner to the Sales team to ensure legal support throughout the sales process
• Issuing unit reservation agreements/purchase agreements to developers, and supporting on negotiations
• Preparing Unit Purchase Certificates to evidence the purchase of biodiversity units by developers
• Helping to gather responses to questions from local planning authorities, planning officers, and developers, liaising with the Data & GIS Team where appropriate
• Making allocations of biodiversity units to developments on the Biodiversity Gains Site Register and liaising with Natural England where appropriate

Other Support

• Raising purchase orders for the team
• Reviewing and negotiating non-disclosure agreements
• Supporting on the review and negotiation of agreements for the supply of goods / services to Environment Bank, flexing your skills to the requirements of the business
• Focusing on enhancing processes, continuously seeking opportunities for improvement and optimisation
• Ad-hoc research tasks
• Occasional support on tasks related to our Land and Ecology teams, such as applying to register Habitat Banks onto the Biodiversity Gains Site Register, supporting on Conservation Covenants or Section 106 Agreements, and other tasks relating to the onboarding of our Habitat Banks

EDI & Belonging

At the heart of Environment Bank are the people, who make it all possible. We employ individuals, who share the same passion to live our Environment Bank mission and values.

At Environment Bank we believe that fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace makes us more innovative, dynamic, and competitive. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is valued and respected, free from discrimination based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.

Requirements

• Experience as a paralegal in a law firm or business setting with a desire to pursue a legal career.
• Proficiency in legal research and document management.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills – possessing the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple tasks.
• Pro-active, with excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Enthusiastic, detail-oriented and able to work independently.
• Ethical and able to maintain client confidentiality.

Benefits

As an organisation, we believe that work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced, so we’re creating a space where our team can thrive, both personally and professionally – providing flexible working arrangements, mental wellbeing support, and more.  

We offer... 

• 🎁 Performance-based annual bonus up to 10% of salary 
  💸 Pension scheme with employer-matched contributions at 6% of salary 
• 🏖️ 30 days of annual leave, plus paid bank holidays, birthday, and wellbeing day 
  ➕ Option to purchase 5 additional days of annual leave after probation
• 🏡 Remote and hybrid flexible working options 
  💼 Regional and departmental team co-working days 
• 🌞 Expenses-paid whole company meet twice a year 
  🎗️ Team fundraising and charity events 
  🎓 Ongoing career development with training and mentoring 
• 🩺 Medical cash back scheme to cover everyday healthcare costs 
  ‍🧠 Employee assistance mental wellbeing support 
  ❤️‍🩹️ Enhanced sickness pay allowance