Maritime and Offshore Associate/Managing Associate

What They Will Offer:

A place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. You can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of their internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

What You Can Expect:

• A Competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies

• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family

• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers

• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes

• The opportunity to support the firm's chosen charity through volunteering leave

• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when any of our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.

The Role:

You will focus primarily on litigation and arbitration matters. Litigation work will typically be before the Commercial Court in London but may involve co-ordinating proceedings in other jurisdictions. Arbitration work may be institutional (typically ICC, LCIA or SIAC), on LMAA Terms or ad hoc.

You will develop your legal skills as a contract lawyer (particularly with respect to charterparty disputes and the carriage of goods) and be given exposure to a wide range of clients. You will also broaden your skillset to include drafting and advisory work. 

The opportunity

Due to the continued growth of the practice, they are seeking talented and experienced associates for their shipping team. You can expect to advise on all types of shipping, shipbuilding and offshore disputes, as well as work-outs and bank enforcements.

You will work for a diverse range of clients located in Europe and worldwide, including some of the largest shipowners and charterers, their P&I and defence clubs, shipyards and banks.

With them, you would develop your career working with recognised colleagues on some of the most significant maritime and offshore matters in the industry, supported by a team that focuses on collegiality, learning, and support in growing your own network and profile.

Main Responsibilities:

Day to day case management, including:

• Acting as the key contact point for clients, experts, and counsel

• Drafting witness statements and other court/arbitration documents

• Drafting inter partes correspondence

• Legal and procedural research and drafting advice

• Attending meetings and hearings, Marketing, including:

• Preparing legal articles and updates

• Freedom and support to develop your own network

• Attending/participating in business development and profile-raising events (client networking events, seminars, giving talks etc.)

Most of their roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in their office and remotely. They are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.

They are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. They do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. They aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.

Attributes/Skills Required:

• England and Wales qualified lawyer with litigation/arbitration experience (preferably to include shipping or commodities work but, in the absence of direct experience, a keen interest in the sector) 

• UK Qualified Lawyer - 3-5 years PQE - Shipping Lawyer

• Team player (we are a compact, but growing, team, with a focus on support and cohesion)

• Resilient and dynamic mindset (ability to work under pressure across multiple workstreams)

• Willingness to take responsibility early on (with appropriate support)

• Excellent academic and professional qualifications

• Active interest in business development opportunities

About the Firm:

The firm has 8 offices worldwide with their headquarters based in London, they are a law firm where their people are committed to achieving the goals of their clients - listed and private companies, institutions and individuals across the globe. Their mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.