This session focuses on the fact that ‘impact law exists’ as a career path/practice. Lawyers in their early-career share their personal journeys and the different paths they have taken to get to where they are.
We are delighted to introduce the fourth edition of the Impact Lawyers Journal, crafted by the dedicated members of GAIL Asia Pacific. This publication serves as a platform for impact lawyers to exchange insights and expertise, with a special emphasis on topics relevant to the Asia Pacific region.
Introducing the new ESG and sustainability toolkit from Stories Evolved designed for legal professionals. This toolkit builds on insights from the recent event, Business Interests, Global Regulation, and Climate Challenges: The Role of African Impact Lawyers.
GAIL is excited to support the Legal Council as a knowledge partner alongside the United Nations Global Compact.
Webinar and discussion to explore what the guidance means for the legal profession hosted by the LSA and Legal Charter 1.5. Panel speakers include members of the UN Race to Zero Climate Champions David Hunter (Senior Counsel Bates Wells, and member of the Race to Zero working group) and Rob Clarke (lawyer Client Earth and…
GAIL is contributing to the Social Outcomes Conference 2024 (SOC24), taking place on 5-6 September online & in-person at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford.
This virtual roundtable will present the English law legal opinion commissioned by Social Value International, and explore how this maps across into other key European jurisdictions, based on legal analyses undertaken in partnership with GAIL in Italy, France, the Netherlands and Spain.
A plenary session featuring managing partners and senior lawyers from five diverse law firms across France, Argentina, the UK, Ghana, and the USA discuss the essence and practicalities of what it means to be an impact law practice, how impact approaches are integrated across firm culture & structures and their practical implications for client advisory…
This keynote address highlights the imperative for lawyers to guide clients proactively to incorporate impact considerations into their organisational structures and processes. Aunnie explores how embedding these elements fosters innovation and enhances the effectiveness of legal contracts in driving social & environmental impact.
Pioneers Post writes about the GAIL Annual Summit 2024 and recaps some key highlights, including Indy Johar challenging summit delegates to aim for radical environmental justice, while other speakers discuss how lawyers hold the businesses they work for accountable and whether EU sustainability laws could have a negative impact on the Global South.