About the role

AI summarised

The Senior/Legal Counsel provides comprehensive legal support across general corporate, commercial, and litigation matters for Seatrium. Responsibilities include advising on contracts, M&A, financing, IP, and regulatory compliance, managing litigation, and supporting business units with legal queries. The role requires a law degree, 3-5 years of post-qualified experience, and strong commercial and communication skills.

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Key Responsibilities

Partners with business heads and legal counterparts of Seatrium’s subsidiary to provide ongoing legal support and advise on legal matters
Provides general corporate legal and regulatory advice in areas such as financing, banking, leases and M&A, intellectual property, to ensure regulatory compliance of relevant regulations eg sanctions, data protection, anti-competition etc
Drafts basic documents (e.g. MOU, JV contracts) as may be required by business functions
Provides legal advice to the Finance team in negotiating banking documentations for loan or other agreements with financial institutions
Advises in legal matters, attends meetings and works directly with the company’s customers and vendors
Performs research and stays abreast with changes in laws and proactively advise on changes that could affect the organisation’s operation
Provides legal support and addresses general legal queries from internal business stakeholders and departments, when required
Provides legal advice on a wide range of legal issues related to marine and offshore Industry contracts and agreements (i.e.
Shipbuilding and Shiprepair, EPC contracts, newbuilding and EPCIC contracts, purchase contracts, charters agreements, agency, carriage contracts, storage and logistics etc.)
Reviews, advises and provides support in commercial transaction matters relating to contract negotiations, letters, notices, agreements, MOU, letters of undertaking, letters of intent or any other legal documents
Responsible for managing litigation matters
Liaising with external lawyers, managing costs of external lawyers in relation to matters in litigation, coordinating information from Company to external lawyers
Conducts legal research, investigation and analysis regarding potential litigation to formulate the company’s legal strategy and actions, coordinating with external lawyers where required

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent from recognized university
3 to 5 years of PQE (Post Qualified Experience) preferably with established law firm or corporate in-house legal environment
Experience in civil and commercial litigation, contract drafting
Experience in construction law, international trade, or intellectual property work an advantage
Commercial legal experience in a law firm or as-house legal counsel preferred
Good knowledge of laws applicable to company’s operations and businesses
Strong communicator and possess a commercially savvy approach to legal matters
Sound knowledge in handling domestic and cross-border / regional dispute resolution litigation