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Legal Counsel, Trade Support (m/w/d)

Sofia, Sofia City Province, bg💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

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

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