Legal Counsel, Trade Support (m/w/d)
Core
Provide business-oriented legal advice and support for physical trading of commodities, international shipping, and commercial activities across the EMEA region.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (trade support)
Builds
Legal support for commodities platforms, shipping operations, and trade/business development activities
Domain
Agriculture, food, and commodity trading
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Legal advice on physical commodity trading, dispute resolution (arbitration/litigation), drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, managing external counsel, supervising external counsel
Preferred skills
Experience in agricultural/food/commodity trading, knowledge of industry contracts (GAFTA, FOSFA, SAL/RSA), experience with dry shipping queries
Technologies
GAFTA, FOSFA, SAL/RSA, LMAA, SIAC
Responsibilities
Provide business-oriented legal advice to internal clients on physical trading of commodities; Provide all-round legal support to trading and shipping operations including dispute resolution; Structure, draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements for trading and shipping; Management of arbitration and litigation throughout the region
Seniority
Senior, independent IC
