Researcher/Research Consultant on Banking and Climate Litigation

Location: Hybrid (London office)/Remote

Hours: Part-time (0.6fte for 9 months)

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract 

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is a leading independent research organisation. Our research, events, training and publications are grounded in scholarly knowledge and strong practical experience. We seek to make a lasting impact on law and policy around the world. 

We wish to appoint a Researcher for a Banking & Climate Litigation Mapping project.  This is an ambitious new research initiative focused on the intersection between banking practices and climate change litigation building on BIICL’s programme of work in this area.  It provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge legal research at the intersection of financial law, human rights, and environmental protection. 

Applicants should have proven expertise in both climate/environmental law and banking or financial regulation, ideally with deep understanding of corporate accountability or human rights law and with some recent research or other relevant experience in these areas.  

For full details of the role, person specification and application process, please click on the 'Apply' button above. 

Applicants are encouraged to find out more about BIICL, its members of staff and activities at http://www.biicl.org.  

We welcome applications regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. 

It is expected that interviews will take place in the week commencing 8 September 2025. 

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