Eversheds Sutherland is one of the world’s leading international law firms. We have 5,000 people, including 750 partners and more than 3,000 legal advisors, working across 74 offices in 35 jurisdictions spanning Europe, the Unites States, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. We are the only full service international law firm with an all-Ireland UK presence, providing a full range of business legal services to commercial and public sector clients alike. On the island of Ireland, we have almost 300 people working in our Dublin and Belfast offices. Joining Eversheds Sutherland gives you the opportunity to work with Irish legal experts and access to a network of leading advisors based in our offices across the globe.
Our values and culture are strongly embedded and make our Firm a great place to work. Our diversity committees foster an inclusive environment where everyone can be their true self irrespective of their grouping. |
The Role
- Engage with facilities on implementing sustainable materials & practices for each building such as LED lighting, reduction in power usage for HVAC & Printers etc.
- Promote and encourage a sustainable drive by actively recruiting colleagues to join the green team and organise carbon neutral certification.
- Collate and analyse environmental data – energy, waste, travel, supplier spend etc (Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions)
- Use supplier data platforms to upload ES data and calculate carbon footprint
- Work with external consultants to verify environmental data and validate processes (arrange for external parties to give on site info talks)
- Work to support the firm in setting its carbon reduction targets as approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
- Work to support the firm in achieving ISO 14001 status (international standard for designing and implementing an environmental management system) or similar
- Advising on how the UN SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) can be integrated into the Firm’s Sustainability policy
- To undertake a green audit of the firm
- Environmental compliance
- Work with colleagues in International offices and liaise directly with Belfast office and LLP counterparts
- Support events such as World Environment Day and work on a calendar of events throughout the year to highlight key activity
- Represent the Firm on ESG/Sustainable industry bodies as and when required (e.g. the Green Team Network)
- Lead on, and implement, sustainable initiatives throughout the Firm (e.g. paper usage, waste bins, water usage, electricity suppliers, biodiversity)
- Present to the Partners and Firm generally as and when required on sustainability initiatives and updates (Induction for new staff)
- Co-ordinate and collate a ‘living document’ that can be used as a reference guide by the Tenders team with respect to ESG and Sustainable initiatives undertaken by the Firm
- Work with the Clients and Markets team with respect to any Client or Community ESG/Sustainable initiatives
- Assisting with general queries
About the Person
- Knowledge of sustainability/environmental legislation is essential.
- Competence in Microsoft packages, particularly Excel, is essential.
- Given the nature of the role, fluency in a second language would be an advantage but not a necessity.
- Displays high standards of professional and personal conduct.
- Gathers and understands all relevant facts from a variety of sources before making a decision and displays a keen eye for detail.
- Identifies issues across a range of situations and uses initiative to resolve.
- Remains calm and professional even at times of increased workload and pressure.
- Responds positively to change and new challenges.
- Applies logical thinking and demonstrates ability to prioritise.
- Gathers and accepts feedback in order to develop within their role.
- Promotes the key departmental values of quality, consistency, efficiency, proactivity accountability and development.
- Encourages positive behaviours from all team members and leads by example.
- Works effectively and co-operatively with others, establishing and maintaining positive working relationships.
- Constructively shares feedback to support colleagues.
- Confidently contributes in discussions relating to the team and its processes.
- Communicates effectively over email and telephone and in person.
- Proactively manages problems and encourages team members to take ownership of any mistakes and resolve them.
- Is able to present in a clear and concise way in person to Partners and the Firm if and when required.
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