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. With hubs in London, Houston, Dubai, Rotterdam, and Singapore, T&S operates in over 25 countries and employs over 7,000 people. It trades daily over 8 million barrels of crude and oil products, 10 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas, and 5,000 megawatts of power. T&S is Shell's centre of expertise for Shipping and Maritime matters, managing approximately 1,000 vessels daily and overseeing physical product movement on land via Distribution Operations.

This role is 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 and support to T&S’ Shipping and Maritime and freight trading businesses. You may also advise Distribution Operations and Products Trading businesses as directed.

Your 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.

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, creative legal and commercial solutions
- Experience working in fast-paced, high visibility trading environments shaped by industry change and regulation

About you
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- Resilient, self-motivated, and able to work independently and collaboratively
- Strong verbal and written communication, drafting, and negotiation skills
- Demonstrable team player with ability to build and sustain relationships at all levels
- 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 behaviour, inclusive leadership, and a speak-up culture
- Learner mindset with curiosity and capability to build knowledge in new legal areas and share learnings

Qualifications
- Qualified 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 provide strategic advice to senior management including VP and EVP levels