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Job Description
- As a critical member of a 4-person legal team, managing and advising on the company’s legal affairs, including SNP [ship/ sale purchase], charter party contracts and disputes, insurance claims, vendor agreements, ship financing and other commercial matters with Flag, Class and Underwriters.
- Provide sound legal advice to the various SNP, Operations, Chartering and Finance departments, including general corporate and commercial advisory for the company.
- Litigation management of contentious disputes with an external panel of legal counsels and law firms in all major international shipping markets for ongoing and developing arbitration/court proceedings matters.
- Compliance and regulatory due diligence and sanctions advice on counterparties, vessels and corporate authorities. Identify, analyze and assess (contractual and other) legal and compliance risks.
- Attend and speak at international conferences/seminars/meetings relevant to legal and compliance matters.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Minimum LL.B or equivalent bachelor’s degree in law.
- LL.M in Maritime law / Commercial law preferred.
- Minimum Six years post-qualification experience working at maritime law firms with a proven record of resolving disputes successfully.
- Past employment as an in-house legal counsel for a ship-owning group.
- Competent IT user capable of working across multiple IT systems (MS Office + In house systems).
Skills
- Excellent command of verbal and written English
- Extremely organized, self-disciplined, self-motivated, fiercely persuasive, a strong negotiator with a keen eye for details (perfection), thoroughness of work, and an intense desire to win.
- Ability to take a commercial approach to legal matters and work
Benefits
- – Competitive salary and bonuses
- Excellent opportunity to grow rapidly, be recognized in a globally distinguished firm and work in a multicultural, fast-expanding international
