Location
London - Shell Centre

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Shell Trading and Supply (T&S) manages a global portfolio including crude oil, refined products, natural gas, LNG, electrical power, chemical feedstocks, low carbon fuels, and environmental products. Operating in over 25 countries with hubs in London, Houston, Dubai, Rotterdam, and Singapore, T&S trades millions of barrels of oil and billions of cubic feet of gas daily. The Shipping and Maritime team supports over 1,000 vessels globally and manages the physical movement of products on land via Distribution Operations.

This role sits within the Crude and Products team, reporting to the Managing Counsel Shipping, Distribution Operations & Products Trading Europe. You will provide professional, timely, cost-effective, and commercial legal advice to T&S’ Shipping and Maritime and freight trading businesses. You may also advise Distribution Operations and Products Trading businesses as directed.

Key responsibilities include advising on contentious and non-contentious shipping and chartering matters, supporting projects such as fleet renewals, decarbonisation, and shipping technology, and helping the business navigate evolving industry and regulatory challenges. You will draft, review, and negotiate contracts and provide legal advice to senior management on complex shipping, maritime, and freight trading transactions. Collaboration with business and functional teams to assess and manage legal risks is essential, as is working in a fast-paced trading environment shaped by industry change and regulation.

Experience
- Advanced experience supporting shipping and maritime commercial activities
- Strong knowledge of shipping and maritime law including charterparties, bills of lading, cargo claims, demurrage, vessel management agreements, and oil spill response issues
- Recent dispute resolution experience desirable
- Exposure to international civil and/or common law contracts and physical commodity trading business
- Proven ability to identify legal risks and develop compliant, commercial solutions
- Experience working independently and prioritising effectively under pressure

About you
- Resilient with the ability to balance speed and accuracy
- Comfortable working autonomously and providing strategic advice to senior stakeholders up to VP and EVP level
- Strong verbal and written communication, drafting, and negotiation skills
- Team player with the ability to build and sustain relationships across business and functional teams
- Self-motivated and able to prioritise workload while knowing when to seek guidance
- Digital fluency and confidence in adopting AI and other technologies to enhance legal support
- Future-ready and change positive, embracing innovation and continuous improvement
- Values-led, acting with honesty, integrity, respect, and commitment to ethical and inclusive leadership
- Demonstrates a learner mindset with curiosity and capability to build knowledge in new legal areas

Qualifications
- Qualified to practice as a solicitor or barrister in a common law jurisdiction
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills balanced with commercial awareness
- Ability to frame advice that enables business outcomes while protecting Shell’s licence to operate