A reputed conglomerate is looking to hire a Legal Counsel (Shipping, Maritime Law & Trade Remedies) for its Mumbai office. The ideal candidate should have 6-12 years of post-qualification experience with strong expertise in shipping and maritime law, marine insurance, international trade, and trade remedies.

Key Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end shipping and marine insurance claims, including P&I, FD&D, Hull & Machinery (H&M), freight, demurrage, cargo claims, and the complete claims lifecycle from investigation through settlement.
Draft, review, and negotiate charterparties, shipping contracts, settlement agreements, and other commercial documents, while advising on admiralty law, ship arrests, marine casualties, and international maritime conventions.
Represent the organization in DGTR investigations, customs proceedings, and other regulatory matters, while advising on anti-dumping, countervailing duties, safeguard measures, customs laws, WTO agreements, and trade compliance.
Prepare legal opinions, petitions, submissions, and representations, conduct research on domestic and international maritime and trade laws, and provide commercially practical legal advice on cross-border shipping and trade matters.
Support marine insurance renewals, sanctions compliance, regulatory reporting, and stakeholder management, while collaborating with internal teams and external parties, including insurers, P&I Clubs, surveyors, port authorities, and external counsel.

Ideal Candidate

6-12 years of post-qualification experience in Shipping, Maritime Law, Marine Insurance, and Trade Remedies.
Strong experience in shipping litigation, admiralty law, maritime arbitration, marine insurance, or international trade investigations.
Experience appearing before DGTR, Customs Authorities, Tribunals, High Courts, or Arbitration Forums will be preferred.
Ability to independently handle complex matters and advise senior business stakeholders.
Strong commercial acumen with experience advising domestic and multinational businesses.
Indian-qualified lawyer with an LL.B. (LL.M. in Maritime Law would be an advantage).
Membership of maritime law associations such as the Indian Maritime Law Association or CMI will be an added advantage.

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