Legal and Policy Adviser

We are currently looking for a Legal and Policy Adviser to join our growing team to drive
forward our strategic legal and policy advocacy. This is an exciting opportunity to help build
an ambitious movement to phase out oil and gas extraction in the UK.

About Uplift

Uplift supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production
in the UK. We strategically support, connect and elevate ideas and voices to set in motion a
just transition away from fossil fuel production commensurate with the scale of the climate
crisis.

The role

As Legal and Policy Adviser, you will collaborate with Uplift’s team and key partners to ensure
that our collective work is underpinned by robust and forward-thinking legal and policy
analysis. From supporting strategic litigation and legal advocacy to ensuring our politics team
have a sound understanding of relevant policy frameworks, this is a diverse role at the heart
of our work pushing a just transition away from oil and gas extraction.

Uplift has taken and supported high-profile climate litigation and used legal insight to
generate front-page headlines linked to our campaigns. Most recently, we have won the legal case against the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea. We have also generated legal analysis to
support a wider network to participate in vital public consultation processes.

The successful candidate will have exceptional legal and policy research skills, an ability to
think strategically about law and policy opportunities, and a keen interest in climate and
energy-related policy and campaigns. A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values is
also required.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include:

• Support the delivery of Uplift’s responses to ongoing policy processes, litigation, law
  reform advocacy, and legal analysis, advancing Uplift’s objectives.
• Support the Principal Legal Adviser in executing strategic litigation opportunities and
  providing analysis and support to external lawyers and experts throughout.
• Develop legal and policy analysis to support campaign, communications and policy strategies,
  including support for key partners.
• Track ongoing policy and legal developments across Uplift’s core areas of interest to support
  identifying key opportunities and gaps.
• Analyse, interpret and synthesise legal and policy developments to support the Politics team
  in advising our network.
• Provide fact-checking and ad-hoc policy and legislative analysis for the Uplift team to
  ensure accuracy in Uplift’s public communications.
• Contribute to the wider work of the Research, Policy and Legal team, including building and
  maintaining relationships with key external partners.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in a similar or related role.
• Policy or legal knowledge focussed on environmental or social justice. A formal legal
  qualification or policy and legislative experience would be beneficial. Direct experience on
  the energy transition, fossil fuels, renewables or a just transition would also be beneficial,
  but Uplift will support the right candidate in developing this expertise.
• A demonstrable ability to provide compelling and novel analysis, including defining and
  executing strategic research projects.
• Exceptional writing and synthesis skills, and a very strong attention to detail.
• Motivation, initiative, exceptionally high standards, a collaborative approach, and
  associated qualities needed to work in a dynamic organisation with an ambitious agenda.
• A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice.

Unfortunately, we can only consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.

Uplift requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

• Hours: Standard working hours 9.00 – 17.30
• Length of contract: Full-time, one year contract with high likelihood of renewal.
• Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, consideration of
  flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments where required
• Starting date: ASAP
• Proposed interviews: w/c 17th March 2025