Legal Associate

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected international law firm in London is seeking a Legal Associate with expertise in marine insurance and shipping disputes. Ideal candidates will have experience in insurance litigation and a desire to broaden into marine matters. The role offers sponsorship for suitable common law-qualified candidates and the chance to work on high-profile cases in a growing team.

Qualifications

• Common law qualified candidates with appropriate experience are preferred.
• Candidates from Australia and New Zealand thrive in similar roles.

Responsibilities

• Handle marine insurance and shipping disputes.
• Deal with hull, cargo, and marine liability matters.
• Manage coverage issues, subrogation, and casualty-related litigation.

Skills

Marine insurance expertise

Insurance litigation experience

Court/litigation procedure familiarity

Language skills (bonus)

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london (city of london), United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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Job Description:

Marine Insurance Associate – London

Outstanding opportunity for lawyers with marine or broader insurance expertise.

This respected international firm is rapidly expanding its marine insurance capability, driven by a growing demand for high-quality support in complex liability and cargo claims. With a reputation on the rise and an increasingly busy pipeline, the team is looking to hire across a range of experience levels – from NQ through to Legal Director.

The work spans the full spectrum of marine insurance and shipping disputes: hull, cargo, marine liability, wet and dry matters, coverage issues, subrogation, and casualty-related litigation. Charterparty disputes, collisions, GA, and drafting matters are part of the regular diet.

While prior marine insurance experience is ideal, it is by no means essential – candidates with strong insurance litigation experience, especially those familiar with court or LMAA arbitration procedure, are encouraged to apply. Language skills are a bonus, not a requirement.

Lawyers from Australia and New Zealand have historically thrived in this kind of role, even with limited shipping exposure – so if you’ve built a strong practice in insurance but want to broaden into marine, you’ll be seriously considered.

For common law-qualified candidates with appropriate experience, sponsorship may be available.

To find out more about this role and others we are handling, please get in touch in complete confidence. Either send your CV to [emailprotected] or call David on [phone] for a confidential discussion.