Legal Counsel (shipping & trading)

 Job description Drafting and reviewing sale and purchase, Service Agreements as well as trade finance agreements; Legal support to traders and logistic operations (transactional matters, trade finance, litigation, arbitration, compliance, KYC etc).  Litigation / Arbitration: Advising on disputes, preparing and filing proceedings, submissions, etc.. Negotiating and documenting settlements, handling customer claims.  Transactional compliance:

•  KYC analysis of new customers;

•  Sanctions check

  CoSec:

•  Support of board meetings,

•  Maintaining share ledger,

•  Corporate housekeeping

  Profile: 

•  Similar experience of at least 3 years either in a law firm, trading company or in a bank managing commodities

•  Fluent in English and French, Russian is an asset

•  Willing to work in an international environment

•  Strong communications skills

•  Open-minded, positive attitude and capability work in an independent manner

•  English qualified sought but not essential

  Specific knowledge: 

•  Strong experience in contract review and contract drafting.

•  Experience of trade finance and corporate finance. 

 Budget: CHF135k / year