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Shipping Counsel - Oil & Gas Company - Singapore
Our client is an international oil & gas development and production company which also engage in international supply, global marine bunkering and oil storage & marine transportation.  Due to business expansion, they are looking to recruit a high calibre candidate to join their dynamic and challenging environment as Shipping Lawyer.

Responsibilities
  • Ensure that company’s interests are legally protected
  • Provide general & specialised legal advice in Maritime, shipping sector corporate and/or related commercial law matters in areas of charterparties, bills of lading, collisions, groundings, joint venture agreements, ship building contracts and ship management etc.
  • Provide expert support on legal issues to the Shipping management team.
  • Ensuring that contract documents are drafted effectively and all commercial implications have been explained to the management team.
  • Other ad-hoc legal issues that may occur from time to time

Requirements

  • Post-graduate qualification or above in maritime law/commercial law or relevant faulty.
  • At least 5+ years of working experience in a similar role with experience gained from a top tier shipping law firm or similar.
  • An English Law or common law qualified commercial shipping lawyer with Broad knowledge of various legal issues in the following areas of law; ship building, commercial contracts, dispute resolution, risk analysis & control.
  • Excellent communication/negotiation skills and the ability to grasp complex areas of law quickly.
  • Excellent organisational skills and able to prioritize issues and organize work effectively to meet deadlines.
  • An open-minded person with a good understanding of Asia Chinese culture and willing to relocate to Singapore.

The right candidate will be offered:

  • Attractive remuneration and benefit and relocation package
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Taylor Root
In-house
Commercial, Corporate, Energy, Litigation, Shipping
6 year(s)
Permanent
Not specified
Singapore City , Singapore
Singapore
154301
About Taylor Root
Taylor Root is the world's leading legal recruitment firm. With offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Sydney and Melbourne we have built specialist teams of recruiters that pride themselves on providing honest, professional and effective advice to clients and candidates alike. Our coverage ranges from paralegals through to partner/general counsel level for law firms, leading financial services organisations and banks and blue chip multinational corporations.

Taylor Root have been in Asia for around 15 years and during this time we have built up an unrivalled network of clients and a strong candidate base. With established offices in Hong Kong and Singapore we have significant coverage across the entire Asian legal market.

For more information please contact Robert Conway (robertconway@taylorroot.com.hk) in Hong Kong on +852 2973 6333 or Jamie Newbold (jamienewbold@taylorroot.com) in Singapore on +65 6420 0500 or visit www.taylorroot.com.hk or www.taylorroot.com.sg Taylor Root, part of The SR Group: Licence Number 10C4100
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