Legal Counsel

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Legal
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SKILLS

Shipping Law Commodities Law Contract Drafting Negotiation Sanctions Compliance Regulatory Knowledge Marine Energy Communication

FULL DESCRIPTION

Legal Counsel at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is looking for an exceptional junior shipping/commodities lawyer to join the in-house legal team.

Location: London | Workplace type: Hybrid | Employment type: Full Time

Main Responsibilities

  • Advising the commercial teams in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s core business areas: marine energy supply; cargo purchasing and trading; vessel ownership, chartering and fleet management.
  • Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts including: general terms and conditions, supply agreements, and cargo sale/purchase contracts, across an increasing range of marine energy commodities (including LNG and alternative fuels); bareboat, time and voyage charterparties (for our owned and chartered fleet); and storage agreements.
  • Advising on vessel ownership issues such as fleet insurance renewals, vessel registrations, ship management agreements and crewing issues.
  • Advising on sanctions and compliance issues related to the core business areas.
  • Advising on regulatory developments in shipping and marine energy.
  • Advising on developments relating to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s sustainability pillar, including LNG bunkering, alternative fuels, emissions trading and carbon neutral bunkering.
  • Advising on and resolving significant claims and commercial disputes.
  • Instructing and managing external counsel.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Thorough training and practice in shipping and/or commodities law.
  • Up to date legal knowledge of contracts and the regulatory landscape in the marine sector.
  • First-rate legal analysis skills and the ability to understand new legal concepts quickly.
  • Ability to give accurate and accessible legal advice in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial commercial environment.
  • Ability to understand the commercial context of the issues you are advising on and the implications to the business.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to build successful relationships with key stakeholders at all levels (both internally and externally).
  • The highest standards of professional ethics and integrity.

Desirable

  • Experience of advising an international marine business with stakeholders in various jurisdictions.
  • Awareness of legal issues and risks in various key jurisdictions (other than England & Wales).
  • Engaging presentation skills and experience of delivering training to non-lawyers.
  • Demonstrable commercial knowledge of the core business areas.
  • Good numeracy and Excel skills.
  • Foreign language ability (particularly Spanish).

Qualifications / Accreditations

Essential

  • English-qualified solicitor/barrister/foreign lawyer with relevant post qualification experience at a top City, International or Boutique Shipping/Commodities Law Firm.

Desirable

  • In-house experience (secondment or permanent).
  • Post-qualification courses in shipping, trading and/or commodities law.
  • Relevant post-graduate qualification.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is the leading provider of marine energy services and solutions globally. For the last 25 years, we have positioned ourselves as the benchmark for quality in our industry. We offer local knowledge on a global scale.

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