In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law, Scott Brown speaks to Adam Woodhall, founder and CEO of Lawyers for Net Zero - a non-profit that supports GCs and their teams to utilise their position as a corporate leader to enable effective engagement with climate and ESG issues. Adam shares the three lessons he has learned in law including: ·      General Counsel are the most influential individuals in the legal sector. They interface with many colleagues in different roles across the organisation, and choose which law firms to work with.  ·      General Counsels have gone way beyond the ‘Department of No’!  ·      This is not theoretical - GCs are working on ESG and advocating for change in their organisations right now! If you, as a GC, are thinking of working in this field then know there are many others similar to you who are already making it happen.    Adam reveals how many GCs are using ESG initiatives as a way of exercising their leadership. GCs often sit on the board of organisations or advise very senior management and are doing so with regards to issues on sustainability.   Adam has worked with over 100 in-house lawyers via Lawyers for Net Zero's ‘Leaders Programme’, including the global GCs from Rolls Royce, WPP, BUPA, Centrica, National Grid and Specsavers. Hear all about the programme which focusses on supporting GCs to generate action via their role through peer-to-peer networking and training. You can find out more about the programme here.      Fancy a giggle?  Check out Adam’s sustainable stand up on YouTube where he purports to be Head of Sustainability for the Death Star! Watch it here.     Presented by Scott Brown of Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment.    Follow Heriot Brown: Twitter | LinkedIn |  Facebook | Instagram This episode of Lessons I Learned in Law is brought to you by Beamery. Beamery is an AI-powered talent platform, designed to hire candidates faster, develop the skills of your workforce, and increase employee retention. Find out more at Beamery.com The O List is an awards with a difference. It will showcase those in our industry who are making ‘people first’ a reality. To find out more and to nominate someone you know for the inaugural O List head to https://oshaped.com/new-contact-us-2The OList is brought to you by our friends over at OShaped, making the legal industry better for those in it, those who use it and those entering it.