Associate- Shipping Trade and Commodities

**Description**:
As part of ongoing expansion of our global offering to clients across insurance, shipping, international trade, and commodities, we are recruiting a Shipping, Trade and Commodities Associate to our Singapore office.

Our Shipping, Trade & Commodities practice supports stakeholders across the global maritime ecosystem. The team’s practice spans both contentious and transactional matters, including charterparty agreements, bills of lading, cargo claims, shipbuilding contracts, salvage, collisions, and multi-jurisdictional arbitration. Our clients range from shipowners, charterers, and cargo interests to P&I clubs, brokers, and insurers. Leveraging the region's position as a premier international maritime hub, we work closely with colleagues worldwide to deliver commercially driven solutions on complex shipping matters.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Managing caseload and/or supporting Partners and colleagues on larger complex shipping, trade and commodities disputes.
- Drafting and reviewing correspondence, reports and litigation documents.
- Maintaining caseload in good organisational shape and in accordance with client quality and service level agreements.
- Developing an understanding of the client's and our wider business, and how the two fit together.
- Demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Assisting the Partners in business development.

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:

- 3-5+ PQE qualified lawyer with experience in dry shipping and international trade disputes (experience with wet shipping / admiralty would be advantageous).
- Fluency in English, and Singaporean Mandarin.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
- Proven track record of academic excellence (minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent).
- Strong legal research and analytical skills.
- Has a strong desire to learn and proactively seeks out opportunities to expand skills.
- Excellent proficiency in MS Office in particular Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Exhibits quick responsiveness and ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.
- Able to deal confidently and professionally with clients and colleagues on day-to-day issues.
- The ability to think and act quickly under pressure for clients who find themselves in crisis.
- Self-motivated and capable of managing competing deadlines.
- Team-oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
- Eager to take part in business development opportunities to support the firm’s growth.

**About DAC Beachcroft**:
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients - from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

**Note for Recruitment Agencies**
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.