Job Description

Role

Kennedys Legal Solutions is looking for a mid-senior level lawyer with up to 6 years\' shipping and trade experience to join its Marine team. The ideal candidate will have experience handling dry shipping and international trade disputes in international arbitration and in litigation, preferably with experience in the Far East. Asian language skills would be advantageous.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who is keen on working in a highly regarded and fast-growing marine team in an established international law firm. The lawyer will be exposed to a wide range of both Singapore and international work.

The successful Senior Associate will have experience in:

• Handling Marine related disputes involving charterparties, contracts of affreightment, bills of landing, ship construction contracts, sale and purchase, general average and tonnage limitation
• Marine Insurance, Commodities / International Trade disputes, Shipping / Trade related litigation in Singapore and other jurisdictions in Asia, International arbitrations in London and across Asia
• Advice work on regulatory, sanctions and compliance issues
• Participating in business development, establishing and building client relationships
• Working to tight deadlines as part of the team

The successful Senior Associate will have the following skills:

• Minimum 3 years + PQE*
• Singapore qualified (UK qualified is a bonus)
• Excellent written and oral communication, with strong negotiation and drafting abilities.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience with Singapore Admiralty Court matters and dealing with ship arrests.

About Kennedys Legal Solutions

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,400 people worldwide across 44 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We\'re a fresh-thinking firm, and we\'re not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you\'ll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable,straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core. We believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).

We\'ve created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach. We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

• where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

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