Lawyer, Finance (Regional)
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance lawyer with experience in Asian financial markets, regulation or sustainable finance to contribute to the work of ClientEarth. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing the low-carbon transition across Asia, leveraging their expertise in finance law, financial regulation, sustainable finance and climate-related financial risk.
ClientEarth is a group of international legal experts on climate, energy, and the environment. We use the law in partnership with governments, the private sector, and the public to address climate change, capture the opportunities of the low-carbon transition, and protect nature. Our global team of corporate and financial law experts specializes in climate risk and decarbonization, working across nine offices in Europe, Asia and North America.
Main duties
- Legal research, analysis and thought leadership - conduct research, prepare analysis, identify opportunities and help shape and deliver ClientEarth’s regional finance strategy across Asia
- Strategic Development - Build and maintain a regional network of relationships across Asia
- Advocacy and Representation
See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.
Role requirements
- Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English
- Fluent (CEFR level C2) in Filipino and/or Bahasa Indonesia
- Law degree or equivalent
- Relevant legal professional qualification in the Philippines or Indonesia
- Experience in finance law, financial regulation, sustainable finance and climate-related financial risk, including recent developments and trends regarding ESG, sustainability and CSR
- Specific experience in and knowledge of financial law, regulation, markets and institutions in one or more Asian jurisdictions
- Knowledge of formal and informal relationships, working practices and market dynamics regarding financial regulators, supervisors, institutions, investors and transactions in Asia
See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.
Important dates to note: Applicationsclose on 26 July 2026andif you are requested to submit additional information, the deadline to have this submittedis the 28th of Julyfor your application to be fully considered. Please also remember to check our recruitment process section at the bottom of the advert to get acquainted with our recruitment process for this role.First interviews starting on the week of the 5th of August
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ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds.
Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the countries listed at the top of this job advert.
ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.
About ClientEarth
We take governments to court – and win. We force polluting industries to shut down. We protect irreplaceable forests and vulnerable species. We empower people and NGOs with the legal rights to bring forward environmental battles of their own. Using the law means that we create real, long-lasting and embedded change.
We’re working to secure a lasting civilisation in which people and nature thrive together. We work in partnership across borders, systems and sectors, ingeniously using the law to protect life on Earth.