Shipping Law Specialist

2 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Peninsula Group Full time

Company Overview

Peninsula Group is a global marine energy business based in London, offering a wide range of services to the shipping industry.

Salary

We offer an estimated salary of £80,000 - £120,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Job Description

Role Summary

We are seeking an exceptional junior shipping/commodities lawyer to join our in-house legal team. The successful candidate will focus on Peninsula's core business areas of marine energy supply, cargo purchasing and trading, vessel ownership, chartering and fleet management.

Main Responsibilities

  • Advising the commercial teams in Peninsula's core business areas: marine energy supply; cargo purchasing and trading; vessel ownership, chartering and fleet management.
  • Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts including: general terms and conditions, supply agreements, and cargo sale/purchase contracts, across an increasing range of marine energy commodities (including LNG and alternative fuels); bareboat, time and voyage charterparties (for our owned and chartered fleet); and storage agreements.
  • Advising on vessel ownership issues such as fleet insurance renewals, vessel registrations, ship management agreements and crewing.
  • Advising on sanctions and compliance issues related to the core business.
  • Advising on regulatory developments in shipping and marine.
  • Advising on developments relating to Peninsula's sustainability pillar, including LNG bunkering, alternative fuels, emissions trading and carbon neutral.
  • Advising on and resolving significant claims and commercial disputes.
  • Instructing and managing external counsel.

Requirements

  • Thorough training and practice in shipping and/or commodities law.
  • Up to date legal knowledge of contracts and the regulatory landscape in the marine sector.
  • First-rate legal analysis skills and the ability to understand new legal concepts quickly.
  • Ability to give accurate and accessible legal advice in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial commercial environment.
  • Ability to understand the commercial context of the issues you are advising on and the implications to the business.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to build successful relationships with key stakeholders at all levels (both internally and externally).
  • The highest standards of professional ethics and integrity.
  • Experience of advising an international marine business with stakeholders in various jurisdictions.
  • Awareness of legal issues and risks in various key jurisdictions (other than England & Wales).
  • Engaging presentation skills and experience of delivering training to non-lawyers.
  • Demonstrable commercial knowledge of the core business areas.
  • Good numeracy and Excel skills.
  • Foreign language ability (particularly Spanish).
  • English-qualified solicitor/barrister/foreign lawyer with 2-3 years relevant post qualification experience at a top City, International or Boutique Shipping/Commodities Law Firm.
  • Ability to work in London.
  • In-house experience (secondment or permanent).
  • Post-qualification courses in shipping, trading and/or commodities law.

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