General Counsel
Build and lead the legal function for a group operating across shipping, freight forwarding and warehousing. First GC hire, reporting to the board.
About the role
Build and lead the legal function for a group operating across shipping, freight forwarding and warehousing. First GC hire, reporting to the board.
Responsibilities
- Own legal strategy across the group and act as principal adviser to the board.
- Build the in-house function from a standing start, including panel management and external counsel spend.
- Lead on charterparty, terminal services and multimodal transport contracting.
- Oversee regulatory compliance, corporate governance and board reporting.
Requirements
- LLB with 12+ years post-qualification experience, including in-house time.
- Commercial contracting depth in shipping, logistics or trade.
- Experience advising a board directly, not through a general counsel.
Also useful
- Prior first-legal-hire experience in a growing group.
- Exposure to cross-border joint ventures.
Confidential mandate. The employer is not named publicly. We will
tell you who it is on our first call, once we have agreed the role is worth your time.