Tag: ESG

Green contracts: the hidden key to ESG enforcement?

City Uni law grad Sammar Masood explores the viability of ESG clauses in commercial contracts

5 days ago

The ‘E’ in ESG: How to tackle emission disclosures

Law student Indrakshi Chaku offers a comparative analysis of the UK and India’s disclosure regimes

Apr 11 2024 8:44am

‘The best training contract interviews are like conversations’

Lachlan Low, White & Case counsel, talks cross-border work, ESG and how to demonstrate commercial awareness

Mar 11 2024 8:52am

Commercial awareness: What is it and how to get it?

Good lawyers are the ones who truly understand their clients

Nov 20 2023 11:08am

How the 2008 crash led to my career in financial services regulation

Gowling WLG principle associate Sushil Kuner discusses cross-border work, ESG and her unique value add for clients

Nov 6 2023 10:19am

‘London’s skyscrapers inspired me to become a real estate lawyer’

BCLP's Daniel Burnand talks office space and what ESG means for his clients

Oct 20 2023 12:19pm

My journey to become an investment management lawyer

Macfarlanes associate Tiffany Cox discusses her move into law and her work in the firm's ESG working group

Sep 26 2023 10:41am

Chasing a training contract? Here are four hot topics you need to know about

From ChatGPT to the SQE, ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp looks at the major talking points among aspiring lawyers

Jun 16 2023 12:51pm

Greenwashing: the latest fashion sweeping the globe?

ULaw graduate and paralegal Charlotte Cheshire investigates fast fashion brands' 'green' claims

Mar 20 2023 10:53am

How ESG is shaking things up at law firms

Hill Dickinson partners explain how the heightened focus on environmental, social and governance is changing their work

Jan 25 2023 10:26am

5 things we learned about life at a global law firm

A panel of lawyers from White & Case discuss the realities of working on high-value, cross-border deals

Nov 2 2022 10:42am

Meet the sustainability manager helping one global law firm go green

Bird & Bird’s Lauren Nethercleft on her newly created role of sustainability manager and the firm’s drive to meet their net zero ambitions

Oct 13 2022 10:25am

What went down at the Clifford Chance x Legal Cheek ESG event

Lucy Sallows takes to TikTok to share her experience of attending our first hybrid student event

Sep 22 2022 10:29am

What does ESG mean for disputes lawyers?

Carla Lewis, senior associate in arbitration, economic sanctions and public international law at Clifford Chance, reveals how the growing awareness of environment, social and governance principles (ESG) is changing her work as a disputes lawyer

Sep 7 2022 9:09am

Sustainability and what it means to law firms

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with Mills & Reeve sustainability manager Jessica Wilkes-Ball to discuss the rise of ESG up the corporate agenda

Aug 25 2022 12:51pm

The changing legal landscape: How will it affect aspiring lawyers?

Former barrister turned ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor Law, Professor Peter Crisp, looks at some of the key issues impacting those seeking to enter the legal profession, ahead of next week’s Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme

Jul 1 2022 11:30am

Top lawyers give the lowdown on what ESG really means

A panel of experts discuss the role of law firms in driving environmental, social and governance goals

Jun 22 2022 12:30pm

How students can stand out in today’s legal market

Former barrister turned ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Crisp, shares with students how to build commercial awareness and the skills they need to succeed

Apr 1 2022 10:28am

The role energy lawyers play in the push towards a greener planet

Paul Dight, Addleshaw Goddard energy and utilities partner, discusses his work at the firm and why it’s great to be at the forefront of change

Nov 22 2021 11:01am

RPC offers £100k in free legal advice to ESG start-ups

International law firm to 'promote positive change in society'

Nov 22 2021 9:18am