Shipping & Maritime Lawyer
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Role Overview
The employer is seeking an experienced Shipping & Maritime Lawyer for one of its clients.
The role is a 12-month fixed-term engagement advising on high-value transactions, international regulatory compliance, and complex maritime projects.
The lawyer will work with business leaders, regulators, and industry stakeholders across the shipping and maritime sector.
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Role Overview
The employer is seeking an experienced Shipping & Maritime Lawyer for one of its clients.
The role is a 12-month fixed-term engagement advising on high-value transactions, international regulatory compliance, and complex maritime projects.
The lawyer will work with business leaders, regulators, and industry stakeholders across the shipping and maritime sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on vessel sale and purchase transactions involving tankers, bulk carriers, barges, tugs, and multipurpose support vessels across multiple jurisdictions.
- Draft and negotiate charter parties and contracts of carriage.
- Handle shipbuilding and repair contracts for new builds, conversions, repairs, oil rigs, super yachts, heavy-lift cranes, and tugs.
- Lead on port concessions, operations, government contracts, regulatory matters, and port operating agreements.
- Ensure compliance with maritime regulations, international conventions, treaties, and environmental protection laws.
- Manage ship registration and flag-state law compliance for fleets.
- Provide legal oversight on salvage and wreck removal, including search and recovery operations.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of post-qualification experience in shipping and maritime law.
- Admission in a recognised international jurisdiction.
- Demonstrable experience in vessel transactions, shipbuilding contracts, and international maritime regulations.
- Strong background in high-value, cross-border commercial agreements.
- Proven ability to negotiate with private-sector clients and government authorities.
- Excellent drafting, advisory, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Regional GCC or international shipping experience is strongly preferred.
- Arabic language skills are a plus but are not required.
About the Resourcing Provider
RAYNE connects legal professionals with multinationals, start-ups, and government entities across the Middle East for specialised projects and contracts.
The provider focuses on flexible legal resourcing solutions without long-term commitments.
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