Senior Manager - Legal

Our 27-year journey rides on the passion of over 24,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels. Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others. In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET s short and long-term sustainable growth - whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Job Position Summary -: Contract review & general legal advisory

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. Review of maritime agreements such as Shipman, Crewman and Managers Undertakings
2. Review of procurement agreements
3. Review of miscellaneous contracts such as NDAs, service agreements, software licensing agreements and consultancy agreements
4. Finalize execution versions of the aforementioned contracts to ensure concerns of all internal stakeholders have been adequately addressed
5. Keeping abreast of changes in maritime laws in India and any rules and regulations promulgated by the Ministry of Shipping, India.
6. Render advice on any Indian legal issues including human resource
7. Ensure compliance with Indian privacy laws and also provide support on compliance by group companies with GDPR
8. Assisting on documentation in relation to recent environmental regulations such as EU ETS and Fuel EU

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications

1. Qualification - LLB from a reputed law school in India
2. Around 10 years of work experience with a corporate law firm or in-house. Minimum 2 years of experience with a law firm is essential
3. Previous experience in the maritime industry
4. General Corporate law experience with ability to draft and negotiate contracts, experience in data privacy laws preferred.

Competencies
Analysis & Problem Solving: Uses critical thinking to address problems. Able to perform root cause analysis on complex problems to identify underlying trends and put forward well-thought out solutions to address the causes.

Listening & Communicating : Focuses on the individual they are communicating with. Writes and expresses thoughts clearly adjusting as necessary to the audience. Asks questions to clarify.

Collaboration, Inclusion & Teamwork : A good team player that is personable, friendly, polite and takes the time to know people. Helps new colleagues and visitors feel welcome. Mentors and encourages junior members.

Customer Focus : Understands the needs of the customer clarifying requirements and expectations. Adapts as necessary to changing requirements and is responsive, helpful with all requests. Sets high quality for service delivery.

Planning & Organising : Uses the supplied tools for structured project planning for optimal time use. Balances competing priorities. Promptly updates people when plans change and keeps them apprised of progress. Adjusts own plans based on FML strategies and plans.

Initiative : Challenges existing ways of doing things. Looking for continuous improvement without being asked. Identifies ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness in own work and others in the team.

Accountability : Responsible for delivery own work without unnecessary supervision. Always demonstrates integrity and ethical behaviour being a role model for others. Invites constructive feedback adjusting actions accordingly. Thinks through mistakes made and finds ways to prevent reoccurrence.

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.