Legal Counsel

**The Role**:
**Where you fit in?**

Shell Trading and Supply has an integrated global portfolio of crude oil, LNG, refined products, natural gas, electrical power, chemical feedstocks, and environmental products. Based in the UK, US, Singapore, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan, Barbados, Dubai, and Russia, and with over 7000 employees, Shell Trading and Supply trades on average over 12 million barrels of crude and oil products and 5 million barrels of oil equivalent in natural gas and power each day. Specifically, in relation to LNG transportation, Shell is one of the world’s largest LNG shipping operators, managing, and operating a significant proportion of the global fleet of LNG tankers.

SLMT serves as Shell’s single market interface for all LNG sales and purchases, allowing Shell to combine a portfolio of LNG from multiple supply sources, thus creating create additional value and flexibility for customers and for Shell. SLMT has three trading hubs, one is in Singapore, one in London and the last is in Dubai.

Shell Energy Singapore is Shell Energy’s face to the Singaporean market for Shell’s Integrated Gas business, managing Gas & Power trading to optimise Shell's integrated portfolio and meet customer demand for reliable and flexible supply. Shell Energy also trades and markets LNG, gas, power and environmental products and manages market development and gas advocacy efforts to drive increased demand for LNG, gas, power and environmental products.

**What’s the role?**
- Provide legal advice and participate in commercial negotiations in relation to the sale and purchase of LNG and gas and carbon offset LNG transactions
- Provide legal advice in relation to potentially contentious operational matters such as late delivery, failure situations, Force Majeure and breaches of contract
- Advise and interface with the Contracts Unit, including on master sale and purchase agreements, preparation and updating of standard contracts, knowledge sharing and training, and with other Shell Trading functions, mainly Finance, Credit, Operations, HR and Tax

**Special Challenges**

A fast-paced environment, innovative business development teams and the challenges arising as the SLMT and Gas & Power businesses continue to adapt to changing industry and regulatory environments will require that this individual is flexible, willing to learn, and able to work independently under pressure and where necessary, escalate issues in a timely fashion.

**What we need from you?**
- Minimum 8 years post qualification experience
- Bachelor of Laws from universities in Singapore, UK or Australia
- Sound knowledge of contract law and sale of goods principles.
- Prior knowledge of and interest in the contracts and legal issues relevant to LNG and Gas & Power matters would be an advantage but it is not a prerequisite.
- Exposure to international common law contracts.
- Influencing, negotiation and facilitation skills. Capacity for collaborative teamwork and able to act as a network performer to coordinate with multiple contributors.
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to give clear exposition of a legal issue and to provide succinct accurate and comprehensible legal advice grounded in commercial practicality whilst respecting Shell’s internal policies.
- Ability to draft with appropriate understanding and interpretation of the commercial intentions.
- This individual must be motivated, self-directed, able to handle multiple streams of work, prioritise workload and to work both independently and as a member of a team, while at the same time knowing when to seek advice from the line manager or other senior colleagues.
- Able to coordinate between internal functions and achieve alignment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work on several issues in parallel.
- Ability to understand and take account of business drivers and needs.
- Knowledge and experience to identify critical legal risks in the face of deadlines and deal pressures.

Shell is one the largest foreign investors in Singapore and began operations in 1891. Today, we have more than 3,200 employees in Singapore alone. The Pulau Bukom Manufacturing Site today is the largest Shell refinery in the world in terms of crude distillation capacity, which makes Singapore a key regional supply and trading centre for Shell in the East. Singapore is the largest petrochemical production and export centre in the Asia Pacific region. Shell Jurong Island (SJI) manufactures petrochemicals to meet the fast-growing demand for these products in the region. We also have one of the largest single-branded retail networks in Singapore, providing customers with a wide range of quality products and services. When you join Shell in Singapore, you can count on our commitment to help you thrive and propel your career by means of our industry-leading development programme and our available and unrivalled pool of local and global experts. Our numerous global and