UK - Senior Legal Counsel
About The Position
At Inchcape Shipping Services, our vision is to create a connected world where customers can trade successfully and make informed decisions in every port, everywhere. We achieve this by combining our worldwide infrastructure with local expertise, through our global network of more than 250 proprietary offices and a team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals. Our diverse customer base includes owners and charterers in the oil, cruise, container, and bulk commodity sectors, as well as naval, government, and intergovernmental organisations. The Senior Legal Counsel will assist and on occasion own the performance of the Group’s legal work load.
Requirements
- PQE 5+ legal experience in a commercial and/or corporate setting
- M&A experience, with recent transactional experience
- International exposure and confidence handing matters away from the English legal system
- PE exposure and ideally experience of transactions with PE, either buy or sell side
- Legal process implementation
- Mentoring and training of legal or support staff for repeat or admin legal processes
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of maritime or IT legal issues and their resolution/negotiation is desirable
Responsibilities
- Act as the legal Subject Matter Expert (SME) for complex contracts, special projects, and complex BAU matters, including legal claim resolution and AR disputes
- Provide high-level legal support to the Group General Counsel on complex and sensitive matters
- Independently research, analyse, and summarise complex legal issues and provide practical, commercially focused advice
- Work directly and autonomously with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and other key internal and external stakeholders
- Support and manage complex legal matters from issue identification through to resolution
- Potential to undertake Company Secretary activities and provide management oversight of legal processes and workflows
Benefits
- A place to grow your career - we’ll help you set big goals and exceed them.
- Competitive salary package.
- Work with talented, committed, and supportive teammates.
- Value Award celebration events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
