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The Team
Now the largest shipping practice in the world, Clyde & Co has specialist marine lawyers based in trading hubs around the globe.
The Role
Department: Marine Team
Location: London/ Guildford
Role: Senior Associate
The Team
Now the largest shipping practice in the world, Clyde & Co has specialist marine lawyers based in trading hubs around the globe.
We act for the heart of the maritime industry - insurers, shipbuilders, owners, charterers, salvors, financiers, port authorities and government - and clients across the broader trade commodities and energy sector.
We act in a wide range of claims arising from the damage/loss of cargo in transit, whether it involves carriage by sea, air, rail or road. Our services also extend to logistics, yachts, marine trades, warehousing, ports and terminals.
The Role
We are currently seeking a Senior Associate Solicitor to join our cargo and marine insurance practice in our London or Guildford offices.
Previous experience within the marine insurance and/or shipping sector is desirable, but not essential. We will consider experienced solicitors with a strong commercial litigation background and a passion to move into this specialist area of work.
The successful candidates will display excellent legal ability and initiative, as well as confidence in managing and prioritising a full and varied caseload. The role will best suit a strong communicator with attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Skills & Experience
* Running a case load of files in a manner compliant with our service level agreements with insurers.
* Acting in both a claimant and defendant capacity in a variety of complex claims.
* Reporting to, liaising with and meeting clients with a high level of professionalism.
* Preparing instructions to counsel and experts and attending and advising in conference.
* Conducting research and keeping up to date with legal and industry practices.
Experience And Skills Required
* Previous experience within the marine insurance and/or shipping sector is desirable, but not essential. We will also consider candidates from a commercial litigation background.
* Completed the LPC or equivalent.
* An undergraduate law degree or equivalent.
* A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
* The ability to meet deadlines and work efficiently by managing time in a fast-paced environment.
* A professional manner with the ability to build relationships internally and externally.
* Assertive and confident at managing expectations.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Negotiation skills
The Firm
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
Our Values Are The Principles That Guide The Decisions We Make, Unite Us In Our Endeavours And Strengthen Our Delivery, For Our Clients And Our Firm. We
* Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
* Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
* Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
* Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
Role Competency Requirements
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The Competencies Are Used To Inform All Aspects Of Career Development. They Vary Across Levels And Different Business Areas And Fall Under The Following Areas
Technical Excellence
Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it
Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially
Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively
People and Team
Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others
Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others
Leadership: creating high performing teams
Client Relationships and Business Development
Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities
Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers
Cross-selling and business development
Finance and Practice Management
Finance management and understanding of the business
Project management: ensuring projects are delivered
Knowledge sharing
Personal Effectiveness
Communication
Clarity of thinking
Personal contribution
This is the job description as constituted at present; however the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.
We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning and wellbeing initiatives.
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.
Please take a moment to read our privacy notice carefully. This describes what personal information Clyde & Co (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.
If you are submitting a candidate as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is an essential requirement and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to Clyde & Co are aware of this privacy notice.
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