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, and operations in over 25 countries, 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 physical product movement on land through 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 assisting with challenges arising from evolving industry and regulatory environments. You will draft, review, and negotiate contracts and provide legal advice to senior management on complex transactions, collaborating with business and functional teams to manage legal risks and enable business objectives.

This role operates in a fast-paced, highly visible trading environment shaped by industry change and evolving regulation, requiring close collaboration with Legal colleagues across multiple commodities.

Experience
- Advanced experience supporting shipping and maritime commercial activities
- Strong understanding 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 critical legal risks and manage complex contracts with creative, compliant, and commercial solutions
- Experience working independently and escalating appropriately in a high-pressure environment

About you
- Resilient and able to balance speed with accuracy
- Strong verbal and written communication, drafting, and negotiation skills
- Team player with ability to build and sustain relationships at all levels
- Self-motivated and able to prioritise workload effectively
- Confident in adopting digital tools and AI technologies to enhance legal support quality and efficiency
- 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 independently 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 stakeholders including VP and EVP levels
- Commitment to Shell’s Code of Conduct, ethical standards, and a constructive speak-up culture