Senior Shipping Litigation Solicitor

Join NorthStandard and play a pivotal role in helping our Members navigate complex shipping disputes with confidence. As part of a collaborative and high-performing team, you'll combine your legal expertise with strong relationship management skills to deliver outstanding service.

You'll handle a varied portfolio of shipping disputes, ensuring matters are resolved efficiently and cost-effectively. Working closely with colleagues across Claims, Underwriting and Loss Prevention, you'll contribute to business development activities, support continuous improvement initiatives, and help foster a high-performing, inclusive team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Handling a high-volume and variety of shipping litigation claims in accordance with the insurance covers provided by the Club and with a focus on FD&D matters, including complex matters; ensuring claims are resolved in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Managing relationships with Members and brokers, ensuring they receive the highest levels of service.
• Mentoring, supervising and managing colleagues working within the sector, as required by functional or sector management, and taking responsibility for sharing knowledge and skills with less experienced colleagues.
• Close collaboration with colleagues working within the Claims, Loss Prevention, and Underwriting functions in terms of claims handling, identifying risk trends, and relationship management.
• Preparing agendas, reports, and informing the sector of any significant developments, as required by functional or sector management.
• Assisting with audits and peer reviews and assisting to develop and improve claims handling and operational processes.
• Working closely with colleagues, as required, to support any business development activities and networking with Members and customers (locally and overseas).
• Supporting the sector to build and maintain a high-performing and inclusive team environment, while collaborating with our enabling functions.
• Maintaining a detailed understanding of, and acting in accordance with, company-wide, functional, and sectoral rules, policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Actively contributing to claims initiatives and Expertise Teams.

About you - Skills/Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• England & Wales qualified Solicitor or overseas equivalent (4+ years PQE preferred)
• Strong litigation experience
• Experience of London arbitration or high court proceedings.

Desirable

• IT Literate with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems
• Shipping litigation experience.
• Efficient and effective administration skills
• Communicates effectively
• Ability to assist with cases in a controlled, efficient and cost-effective manner
• Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to cope with demanding workloads.

Who we are

We are a specialist marine insurer and a member of the International Group of Protection and Indemnity clubs, owned by its shipowner members and controlled by a board of directors drawn from its membership. We’re one of the world’s leading and most influential P&I Clubs. Employing over 600 people globally, we provide an unmatched depth and breadth of expertise to our members.

Our culture and what to expect from us

Our culture is hugely important to us enabling us to fulfil our brand promise, ‘Taking on tomorrow, together’. Together we are empowered, inquisitive and courageous, giving the best of ourselves to our colleagues, customers, members and the communities we serve.

We provide excellent service to members, build long-lasting relationships built on trust and understanding, and treat our colleagues in the same way. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, we all act as role models and celebrate our cultural principles.

We provide our people with a fantastic benefits package including:

• Hybrid working
• 27 days annual leave + public holidays (rising with length of service).
• An annual company bonus scheme.
• 15% employer pension contribution.
• 2 days volunteering leave
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Insurance
• Structured learning and development with support towards obtaining professional qualifications that are relevant to your job.
• Gym Allowance and much more...

Salary from €95,000+, with scope to increase depending on experience.