Join us for this one-of-a-kind careers event, a collaboration between Legal Voices for the Future and the King's College London Centre for Climate Law & Governance.

Legal Careers for a Sustainable Future is not your traditional careers day: it aims to foster collaboration, creativity and hope. You will have the opportunity to take part in four workshops, each run by leading solicitors, barristers, in-house counsel and more (further details about our guest speakers can be found below). The day will also involve unique networking sessions and chances to connect with others pursuing careers in sustainability.

By attending Legal Careers for a Sustainable Future, you will:

• Discover the many ways in which lawyers can drive the net-zero transition;
• Learn about practical career pathways and roles in sustainability;
• Feel inspired, think big and build your network; and
• Develop skills that lawyers of the future will need.

Legal Careers for a Sustainable Future is suitable for all career stages, whether you are an undergraduate student, masters student, or a graduate looking to land your first position or build your skills and network within your current role. Spaces are limited, and preference will be given to those who demonstrate the most enthusiasm and potential to benefit from the event.

Please submit your short application by 11:59pm BST on Tuesday 30 September 2025. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring the legal careers for a sustainable future!

Guest speaker lineup

The event will feature workshops lead by the following leading professionals:

Andrew Nealon, Partner, Vinson & Elkins

Andrew is a Partner at Vinson & Elkins in the Energy & Infrastructure Project Development and Construction Team, where he advises on project development and finance, primarily in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Andrew also has experience in sustainable aviation fuel projects. He has been recognised in the Legal 500 UK numerous times as a “Leading Individual” in the Projects, Energy and Natural Resources space.

Dr Apolline Roger, Head of Innovation Lab, ClientEarth

Apolline has 20 years of experience working on how society needs to change for people and planet to thrive. After working as a lecturer, researcher and lawyer activist, she now leads ClientEarth’s Innovation Lab, supporting staff and partners in the co-creation of the deep legal codes and legal scaffolding able to bring resilient and joyful societies to life.

Dr Clara Lopez, Deputy Director of the Centre for Climate Law & Governance and Lecturer in Law at King’s College London

Clara is a lecturer in law at King's College London where she teaches mining law and dispute resolution, investment law and the green energy transition, public international law and Spanish public and private law. She is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Climate Law & Governance and Deputy Director of the Spanish English LLB. Her research focuses on the intersection between international investment law and human rights particularly on the mining industry.

Emily Bradeen, Policy Analyst at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE

Emily is a Policy Analyst on the climate law and governance team at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE. She supports the team’s legislation and litigation work streams, and manages the Climate Change Laws of the World database — the world’s most comprehensive global resource on climate legislation and policy. Prior to the Grantham Institute, Emily worked for the in-house counsel at a multimedia company in Montreal.

Jake White, Head of Legal Advocacy, WWF

Jake trained at a regional commercial law firm and then moved into the City to practise intellectual property. However that didn’t suit so he joined government where he spent 10 very stimulating years in the Government Legal Service advising on areas as varied as outer space, State aid and nuclear energy. Jake left government to join the third sector in 2012 where he worked first with Friends of the Earth and most recently at WWF where he is head of legal advocacy. He has a particular interest in equality and human rights and the interface with the environment and co-led WWF’s first ever submission to the UN concerning the human rights impacts of deforestation of the Amazon.

Joshua Domb, Founder and Managing Partner of Gen-R Law

Joshua is the founder of Gen-R Law, which he aims to build into a full service law firm which practices every aspect of the law through the lens of climate change. He leads the firm's ESG, Compliance and Investigations practice. Joshua practiced law as a White Collar Crime lawyer for eight years, before shifting his focus to climate-aligned work.

Monica Feria Tinta, Barrister, Twenty Essex

Monica Feria-Tinta is a barrister at the Bar of England & Wales and has been referred to as 'one of Britain's most dazzling legal minds’. She was ‘Barrister of the Year’ finalist at The Lawyer Awards 2025, named as  The Times’ first 'Lawyer of the Week' in 2025, and won the coveted ‘Woman of the Year’ award at the Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2025. Monica is considered to be one of the preeminent experts in climate change and environmental litigation worldwide and is currently acting as counsel in the European Court for Human Rights for the first natural body with legal personality to reach the Strasbourg Court.

Phoebe Tickell, Founder of Moral Imaginations

Phoebe is a scientist and the Founder of Moral Imaginations, pioneering systemic change through moral imagination. She has trained over 1,000 people across 75+ organisations and introduced more-than-human perspectives into UK government policy for the first time. She is a Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, Edmund Hillary Fellow, and Scientific Advisor to the Inner Development Goals.

Zaneta Sedilekova, Director of Planet Law Lab

Zaneta Sedilekova is a director of sustainability risk consultancy firm Planet Law Lab. As a qualified lawyer, her work focuses on providing strategic advice on sustainability risks, with specific expertise in climate and nature risks, to corporate boards and governments around the world. She also develops tailor-made sustainability workshops and training, and has co-authored several book chapters and reports on climate and nature risks.