Sustainability Lead, Europe

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 30 offices in 20 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

We are looking for a

Sustainability Manager Europe (all genders)

to start as soon as possible in one of our European Linklaters offices, preferably Germany.

The role

We are looking for a Sustainability Manager, Europe who will drive the implementation of our regional sustainability strategy in line with our global priorities and deliver the required sustainability performance across Europe. You will operate across a diverse regional footprint, covering multiple offices of different sizes and cultures, to understand local challenges, identify opportunities for best practice, and further embed and professionalise our sustainability work.

Your key responsibilities

• Work with subject matter experts in the global Sustainability Team (one of the firm’s Centres of Excellence) to agree regional priorities and projects for each financial year.
• In close collaboration with Centre of Excellence colleagues, design and execute multi-year roadmaps that meet global sustainability priorities through defined objectives and measurable milestones.
• Works with colleagues in the Centre of Excellence and other key contacts across the firm, including other regional leads, to ensure consistency globally
• Oversee implementation of projects required to prepare for certain regulatory disclosures.
• Lead regional activity in environmental performance, carbon reduction, and supply chain engagement, often through office-based colleagues and sometimes directly as regional lead.
• Support regional social impact activity, taking a leadership and advisory role with office-level social impact committees to enable impactful local volunteering and strategic use of the firm’s charitable donations, ensuring global best practice standards are implemented.
• Work with the Pro Bono Team (part of the Centre of Excellence) to facilitate the firm’s pro bono practice across the region, including supporting lawyers to take part in the firm’s free legal advice programmes and ensuring relevant pro bono policies and processes are implemented across the region.
• Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of sustainability programmes and projects, working with Centre of Excellence colleagues to adjust strategies accordingly.
• Report appropriately on regional sustainability activities, including to CoE colleagues, via internal communications and in direct client engagement
• Represent the firm in external sustainability forums, networks, and conferences.