Claims Lawyer

An international business operating in the shipping and maritime sector is seeking a Claims Lawyer to join its London-based legal team.

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This is an opportunity to work on complex, high-value maritime claims and disputes while providing commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders across operations, chartering, technical and safety functions.

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Key Responsibilities:

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• Managing a broad range of shipping and maritime claims.
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• Advising on charterparty, cargo, casualty and contractual disputes.
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• Working closely with operational teams to assess risk and develop practical solutions.
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• Liaising with insurers, external counsel and other industry stakeholders.
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• Supporting the business on legal strategy and claims resolution.
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About You:

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• Qualified Lawyer with c-10+ PQE in shipping claims.
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• Experience in shipping, maritime law or marine insurance.
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• Background gained in private practice, a P&I Club, insurer or in-house environment.
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• Strong analytical skills and the ability to manage matters from inception through to resolution.
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• Commercially minded, proactive and able to build relationships across a business.
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What's on Offer:

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• Exposure to sophisticated international shipping matters.
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• A broad, business-facing role with significant stakeholder interaction.
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• Long-term career development within a growing organisation.
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• Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.
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For a confidential chat about this or other roles we are handling, please get in touch with Tom Shaw in our London office.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.\n

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Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application.

Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.\n

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