Legal Associate (Shipping)

Main Responsibilities:

• Technical expertise and study
• The planning and drafting of documentation should be clear, succinct, and straightforward.
• Matter handling
• Communicating with customers and other external parties
• Handling specialists and advice in a proactive and effective manner
• Creating a personal, unofficial network of relationships both inside and beyond the company
• Establishing productive business connections with peers and clients
• Attending events aimed at boosting one's profile and business
• Overseeing lower-level employees as appropriate

Skills Required:

• Outstanding credentials both academically and professionally
• A competent attorney having a track record of handling shipping and commodities disputes, as well as exposure to and interest in the marine and international trade industries
• Three to eight years of PQE, or comparable related experience, is ideal.
• A qualification in English law is ideal. Common law qualifications such as Singapore law are accepted.
• Capacity to obtain, synthesise, and utilise current and foundational legal knowledge
• Outstanding thoroughness, precision, and focus on detail
• Excellent communication skills both in writing and speaking
• Business level Mandarin proficiency will be highly valued, but it won't exclude an otherwise excellent applicant from consideration.
• Good housekeeping and file organisation techniques; timely and accurate time management and recording
• Thorough grasp of the company's place in the industry and how it sets itself apart from its rivals
• Dependable, capable of meeting deadlines, and able to set reasonable priorities
• Able to withstand pressure and setbacks
• Self-starter who can function both individually and in a small team
• Cooperative and collaborative in nature, with the capacity to forge outstanding working connections across all functions and levels
• Able to always behave pro-actively and professionally