Helmsman LLC are recruiting for a Senior Legal Associate or Counsel to be based in Singapore.


We focus on equipping our Senior Legal Associate/ Counsel with strong legal skills and practical case management expertise which are essential for legal practice. We believe in offering plain and practical advice to our clients and we train our Senior Legal Associates/Counsels to do just that.


At Helmsman, our whole firm operates as a team, both in the course of our work and during our social activities such as our team lunches and firm trips. We have a no-doors policy - our lawyers work in shared spaces where we discuss ideas freely (whether the ideas be related to our work or the next firm trip) and assist each other.


As a Senior Legal Associate/ Counsel, you will gain exposure to a wide array of high-quality work handled by leading lawyers in their respective fields. As a firm, we celebrate the varied interests of our lawyers outside of work and encourage our lawyers to pursue them.


What we look for
We are looking for a Senior Legal Associate / Counsel for our Shipping and Commodity Trading practices with a strong academic background and specialist experience in commodity trading, shipping and maritime law.
The candidate should have experience in both contentious matters (including marine casualties, vessel damage, charterparties, and bills of lading) and transactional matters (in particular, ship financing and sale & purchase agreements).


Prior experience as a In-house Counsel in a shipping or transportation company in the Dubai/Middle East markets is strongly preferred. The candidate should be qualified in a common-law jurisdiction, with a PQE of a minimum of 8-10 years.


The candidate should be proficient in English and Hindi; any additional language skills would be an advantage. The Senior Legal Associate / Counsel will be based in Singapore and will work on matters with our Singapore and Hong Kong offices.


Salary
We offer a competitive monthly salary based on your level of experience.


Applications
We invite motivated and high-performing team player who has the ability to thrive in a fast paced and challenging professional environment to submit their applications.


Please submit your CV together with your academic transcripts and any other information you wish to share with us to careers@helmsmanlaw.com .


By submitting your application, you consent that Helmsman LLC may collect, use and/or disclose the information / personal data contained in your application for the purpose of processing your application. Where your application contains the personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide us with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.