Legal Consultant - Dry Bulk Commodities

Axiom; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Remote or on-site work options

Job summary

Axiom is seeking an experienced Dry Bulk Commodities Legal Consultant to advise a Fortune 500 client on international trading matters. You will draft and negotiate complex purchase and sale agreements, review trade finance docs, and guide on shipping law issues, sanctions, and compliance.

The role supports a flexible arrangement, optional remote or on-site work, and a focus on continuous risk assessment across global supply chains and port operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years specializing in commodities and shipping law.
• Experience in trading-related work such as allocation, disruption, force majeure.
• Strong knowledge of English maritime/commercial law and standard charterparty forms.
• Familiarity with trade finance mechanisms and international sanctions frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate international physical purchase and sale agreements for dry bulk commodities with risk allocation.
• Review trade finance documents including letters of credit, parent guarantees, and structured financing.
• Advise on shipping operations: laytime, demurrage, cargo claims, off-hire, bills of lading, and disputes.
• Conduct ongoing legal risk assessments on supply chains, port disruptions, and geopolitical risks.
• Manage defaults, breaches, and invocation of force majeure or hardship clauses.
• Monitor sanctions, export controls, anti-bribery, and corruption laws.
• Ensure compliance with evolving maritime regulations in trading operations.

Skills

Commodities law

Shipping law

Contract negotiation

Trade finance

Regulatory compliance

Education

Law degree

Job description

Axiom is currently looking for an experienced Dry Bulk Commodities Legal Consultant to join our fast growing team. You will serve as a legal advisor for global dry bulk trading business with one of our Fortune 500 clients.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate international physical purchase and sale agreements for dry bulk commodities, ensuring optimal risk allocation
• Review trade finance documentation, including Letters of Credit (L/Cs) , parent company guarantees, and structured financing agreements.
• Advise on shipping operational issues, including laytime and demurrage, cargo claims (damage/shortage), off-hire events, safe port/berth disputes , and bills of lading issues.
• Conduct continuous legal risk assessments on supply chain bottlenecks, port disruptions, and geopolitical risks.
• Manage commercial defaults, contract breaches, and the invocation of Force Majeure or hardship clauses.
• Monitor and advise the business on international trade sanctions , export controls, anti-bribery, and corruption (ABC) laws.
• Ensure all shipping and trading operations comply with evolving maritime regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum 5+ years’ experience specializing in commodities and shipping law.
• Experienced in trading related work such as allocation, market disruption, force majeure, and the like.
• Deep knowledge of English maritime/commercial law.
• Thorough understanding of standard charterparty forms.
• Strong familiarity with trade finance mechanisms and international sanctions frameworks.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a range of competitive compensation and a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace that includes health benefits and paid time off. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites work both / either remotely or on site with our clients, depending on theirs and client’s preferences.

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

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Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

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