Original article by Guillermo Miranda Garcia, Matilda Graham from the Chancery Lane Project

The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) has developed new climate risk toolkits to help lawyers integrate climate considerations into everyday legal practice. Drawing on recent research and growing consensus across the legal sector, it argues that climate risk is no longer a specialist concern but a core element of competent legal advice. Regulatory guidance and professional standards increasingly make clear that failing to address foreseeable climate-related risks, whether physical, transitional, or legal, may expose lawyers and their clients to financial, operational, and reputational consequences. TCLP’s findings highlight that climate literacy is not a new obligation but an essential part of fulfilling existing duties of care, diligence, and client service.

To ensure the toolkits are grounded in real-world needs, TCLP tested its insights with more than 55 practitioners during London Climate Action Week 2025, mapping how climate risks appear across sectors such as supply chains, finance, M&A, energy, technology, and construction. The resulting resources offer practical, sector-specific guidance to help lawyers identify exposures, draft resilient contracts, and advise clients on governance, disclosures, and planning for the transition to net zero. Designed as digital, shareable frameworks rather than checklists, the toolkits aim to support lawyers in embedding climate considerations into deals, legal strategy, and long-term value creation.