Senior Legal Counsel

Spinnaker; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinnaker seeks a Senior Legal Counsel in London for an in-house role with international exposure, handling complex commercial and operational matters across shipping, offshore, charterparties, vessel transactions, sanctions and trade regulations.

You will also manage disputes arising from the fleet, and provide sanctions advice to internal stakeholders; experience in sanctions matters is advantageous. 10+ PQE in shipping law is required, ideally more.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 PQE in shipping law, ideally more, gained within a shipping law firm or shipowner.

Responsibilities

• Advise on sanctions matters to internal stakeholders.
• Handle complex commercial and operational shipping matters (offshore, charterparties, vessel transactions, trade regulations).
• Manage disputes arising from the fleet of owned vessels.
• Collaborate in emergencies to respond to casualties or collisions.

Skills

Shipping law

Job description

We have been instructed by a global shipowner who is looking to appoint a Senior Legal Counsel in London. This is an interesting opportunity if you are looking for an in-house role that has international exposure and direct involvement in complex commercial and operational matters.

The work is varied and covers shipping, offshore, chartering, charterparties, vessel transactions, sanctions and trade regulations, plus handling disputes that arise from the fleet of owned vessels.

In the case of emergencies, the team works collaboratively to respond to any casualties or collisions.

A key part of the role is offering sanctions advice to internal stakeholders, so experience in this area would be advantageous.

They’re looking for a lawyer who has strong shipping law experience with a minimum of 10 PQE (ideally more) gained within a shipping law firm or shipowner.