Legal Counsel

Role Overview

• Experienced Shipping/Litigation Lawyer to provide strategic legal advice
• on contentious and non-contentious matters including S&P transactions,
• charter party disputes, ship financing, and regulatory compliance. Work with
• internal stakeholders and external counsel to mitigate risks and drive
• favorable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• Manage complex
• litigation and arbitration across multiple jurisdictions
• Work with
• external counsel on FDD cases, ship arrests, cargo claims, and enforcement

Provide

strategic dispute resolution advice

Charter Party Contracts & Disputes

• Draft, review,
• and negotiate charter party agreements
• Advise on
• charter party disputes and resolution through arbitration or litigation

Sale & Purchase (S&P) Matters

• Support ship
• S&P transactions including MOAs, delivery conditions, and title
• transfer
• Manage disputes
• from contractual breaches and advise on ship financing structures

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Conduct due
• diligence ensuring compliance with international regulations
• Draft internal
• legal policies aligned with maritime and commercial laws

Monitor

industry legal developments and represent company at industry events

Requirements

Qualified

lawyer with 3+ years in shipping litigation, arbitration, and maritime law

Strong

• knowledge of charter parties, BIMCO agreements, and S&P agreements
• Ability to work
• under pressure in fast-paced international environments

Strong

• negotiation, drafting, and advocacy skills
• In-house legal
• counsel experience with ship-owning group preferred
• Proficient with
• MS Office and in-house IT systems