Environmental law consultant

This occupation advises companies on issues of environmental law. They usually have a degree in Law and later specialisation in Environmental Law, Industrial Safety, Company Environmental Management or Environmental Consultancy. Exceptionally, they may hold technical or scientific degrees (engineer, architect, biologist, chemist, etc.), with proven experience in some business-specific sector or production process and good knowledge of the regulations that are applicable in each case. There are three fields in which the environment interacts with law, and in which experts work in both subjects: Legal advisory services for requirements or denunciations by the authorities, companies and individuals. Management of environmental policies with the government of NGOs. Company consultancy and advisory services. Parties working in this occupation must have legal knowledge related to the environment, both with regard to European legislation and state and autonomous community legislation.

• Deal with clients, providing them with environmental guidance and legal advice.
• Identify the legal requirements needed in a specific organisation or company.
• Execute the applications and documents required to legalise companies with regard to the environment.
• Perform the tasks required so that companies comply with the legal requirements demanded by ISO 14001 standard and EMAS Regulations, if the company wants to process them.
• Advise other environmental consultants lacking experienc with law.
• Attend conferences and congresses to be up-to-date on all legislation.

Regulated training and graduates

In most cases, this occupation will require a specialization training (in the environmental field) complementary to the formal education:

• Grau: Dret
• Grau: Ciència política i gestió pública
• Grau: Gestió i Administració pública
• Grau: Prevenció i seguretat integral
• Grau: Seguretat

Analytical thought: Level 2

Communication: Level 3

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 1

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

Customer orientation: Level 3

Self-confidence: Level 2

Legal

People who are interested in the legal field like occupations related to legislation and the law. This field of interest includes advising people and institutions in legal matters, representing them in judicial processes and managing the documentation and procedures necessary for these processes. Carrying out these activities entails the study and knowledge of legal regulations and matters in their various scopes of application.

Environment

People who work in this field focus their professional interests on the preservation, improvement or restoration of the environment (vegetation, fauna, flora) in both built-up areas and natural spaces. Some of the activities that represent this field are the detection, analysis and control of pollutants, the carrying out of measurements and tests in relation to climatic or environmental variables and the reduction of the harmful effects of human activity on the environment. The carrying out of these activities requires knowledge of the environment, for its planning and use, and of environmental regulations.

European Union regulations specialist

Project Manager

Occupational health and safety specialist at construction projects

Private investigator

Infonomist

• Work hours

  Full-time.

• Salary

  Varies, depending on the size of the company, and experience: from 19.356 to 29.112 euros per annum gross. Median: 23.738 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report 2Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Other features

  This role is normally performed as part of a team, sometimes collaborating with external experts from various environmental sectors (lawyers, biologists, engineers, chemists, etc.).

• Professional category

  Technician

• Human resources and equipment

  An office and a computer.