Legal Counsel

at  GMS leadership

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.

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

Please refer the Job description for details