Maritime Lawyer - Bulk Logistics and Transportation - Cape Town

Our client, in the bulk logistics and transportation industry, has an opportunity for an experienced and qualified attorney specializing in Maritime Law. They are seeking a dedicated professional to join their specialist Shipping and Logistics team. This role promises a dynamic environment where your expertise will contribute significantly to the clients' operations in the maritime sector. If you have a passion for maritime law and a track record of excellence in legal practice, we invite you to explore this opportunity.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Advising on the legal aspects of all day-to-day activities within the marine trading team:
• Global marine fuel (bunkers) - sale and supply contracts.
• Marine related LNG, methanol, biofuel, environmental products.
• Vessel operations, chartering and management.
• Financing of marine operations.
• Marine claims in particular fuel quality and quantity disputes.
• Managing credit risk via maritime liens and other structures and recovering debts via ship arrest.
• Advising on oil storage and downstream distribution.
• Managing regulatory and licensing matters.
• Have a strong and proactive focus on regulatory compliance and ethical operations.
• Providing internal and external customer support developing connectivity and relations with colleagues in other offices and to building direct relationships with customers and key suppliers.
• Provide strong, visible and frequent collaboration with commercial sales and supply teams, Compliance, Credit, QHSSE, Insurance, Tax, HR and Back Office and other contract management and support teams.

Experience and Qualifications:

• A solicitor qualified in a common-law jurisdiction with 3-6 years PQE.
• Training and post qualification experience at a leading law firm. In-house commercial legal experience, which may include time at an energy company, oil major, trading house or shipping, transportation, renewables or industrial services company is desired.
• A pragmatic, hands-on lawyer who is able to think on their feet and find sensible solutions to legal challenges without defaulting to external counsel; ability to assess issues, take ownership and efficiently implement solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills; be emotionally intelligent and able to win trust and develop business relationships.
• Professional presence and integrity.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic, performance-driven culture.