Legal Counsel APAC (based in Singapore)

Blue Water Shipping A/S; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Water Shipping A/S seeks a qualified Legal Counsel in Singapore. The role involves contract negotiation, risk assessment, and providing legal assistance across various business units. Ideal candidates have strong contract law experience, particularly in shipping or large-scale projects, along with excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Flexible health benefits

Sports membership discounts

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer or relevant legal background.
• Minimum 3-5 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in shipping or large-scale projects advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate tenders, contracts, and advise on legal matters.
• Assist in M&A activities and compliance with laws.
• Act as point of contact for litigation matters.

Skills

Contract Law

Negotiation

Risk Assessment

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Law Degree

Active Bar Admission

Job description

Job Summary
Are you a qualified lawyer or inhouse counsel with a pragmatic, international and commercial mindset? Do you want to work in a truly international company with colleagues all around the world and global activities? Are you a team player with a sense of humor?

We have just the right job for you…

Your Role
As part of our close-knit team, you will play a crucial role in fostering mutual trust and building personal relationships, which are integral to the Blue Water culture. Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with our business units and Global Tender Team to prepare, review, and negotiate tenders, contracts, and support commercial colleagues in customer negotiations.
• Reviewing and negotiating various agreements.
• Drafting contract templates and terms and conditions.
• Advise and assist our business units in risk assessments and alignment with internal mandates and policies
• Acting as the in-house point of contact for litigation matters, liaising with external counsel, and representing the organization in legal proceedings before courts, government agencies, or other authorities.
• Advising business units on a wide range of legal matters, from quick phone consultations to long-term strategic projects.
• Assisting in M&A activities and expansion into new global markets and locations, including ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including arbitration laws and regulations.
• Cooperating with our compliance functions to ensure the application of group policies, including arbitration policies.

Your Background
To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications and attributes:

• You may be a qualified lawyer with an active bar admission but may also have another relevant legal background and experience in contract review, negotiation, administration, and management of a variety of contracts, preferably in a law firm or in-house legal department.
• You have a strong understanding of contract law and legal terminology in the APAC region, and a demonstrated appreciation for the value and importance of corporate governance and company secretarial responsibilities.
• Minimum three to five years of post-qualification experience, ideally gained from a law firm or in-house function.
• Experience within shipping, oil and gas, renewables, or large-scale projects is advantageous.
• Knowledge of and experience with English law and/or other common law jurisdictions is a plus.
• If you have experience within shipping, oil and gas, renewables and/or large-scale projects it will be a particular advantage.
• You should have experience and familiarity with legal practices and arbitration laws and regulations in other APAC countries.

Additional qualification

• Motivation for continuous development and a proactive approach to overcoming challenges.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to manage diverse stakeholders across functions and cultures.
• Willingness to travel internationally, potentially up to approximately 20-30 days annually.
• A natural inclination for social interaction and a sense of humor.
• Proficiency in English at a full professional level; language skills in Mandarin are advantageous but not required

What we offer?
We strive to be the most attractive workplace in the cities we operate in, and as an employee with Blue Water, you become part of a company where we maintain to boost entrepreneurship and where we work together to create solutions.
As Legal Counsel you will report to our Head of Legal and General Counsel, who is based in Esbjerg, Denmark, and you will be a part of a dedicated global team that provides hands-on legal support across the organisation. On a daily basis you will work closely together with local and regional management, business units and group functions such as finance, tax, HSSEQ, compliance, insurance, and HR.

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Christian Muff Egholm, Head of Legal and General Counsel, at [phone].

About Blue Water Shipping
We are a global provider of all logistics services in modern supply chain management. At the heart of Blue Water is an organisation of professionals skilled to offer complete and tailor-made solutions to any shipping and transport requirement anywhere in the world.

Since the company was founded in 1972, our ambition has been to provide clients with the best service and highest quality in the industry. We believe in strong and long-lasting relations. Today, we are represented with more than 2500 employees in 80 offices worldwide.

We love to play as a team - and we play to win. Therefore, our employees are the key to our success. With frequent team bonding and welfare events, we embrace the culture of togetherness. As part of the employee's well-being we offer flexible health benefits, sports membership discounts and working part-time.

Department: Support Functions APAC

Deadline: 30 September 2025

Location: Singapore