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CMA CGM

Senior Legal Counsel, APAC

CMA CGM

Senior Legal Counsel providing legal advice on maritime and corporate matters across the APAC region for CMA CGM Group. Responsible for managing ship financing transactions and legal compliance.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeSingapore • 🇸🇬 SingaporeSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • To provide legal advice on maritime and/or non-maritime related matters across the APAC region, with specialized expertise in finance or corporate matters would be preferred.
  • Manage all legal aspects of ship financing or corporate financing transactions, including loan agreements, security documentation, and sale-leaseback arrangements.
  • Provide legal advice on vessel acquisitions, disposals, and fleet renewal projects.
  • Negotiate and draft complex financing documents with banks and financial institutions.
  • Draft, review and negotiate maritime-related procurement agreements (including contracts for terminal services, depot services, multimodal services, towage services and other maritime related procurement agreements).
  • Provide legal advice within the organization and in all APAC countries on matters affecting the Group’s business and operations.
  • In charge of providing legal advice and support on cross-border projects such as business development and M&A in APAC.
  • Undertake any other tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned by the manager from time to time.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Qualified as a solicitor and/or barrister in Singapore preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) in a law firm and/or in-house setting.
  • Strong commercial background with experience in maritime law and finance and corporate transactions.
  • Proven expertise in drafting and negotiating contracts in areas mentioned above.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse personalities.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and deadline-driven environment.
  • Motivated, high-energy with a strong work ethic and proven problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • This role is open for local employment only
  • Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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Hard Skills & Tools
maritime lawfinance transactionscorporate transactionsdrafting contractsnegotiating contractsloan agreementssecurity documentationsale-leaseback arrangementsvessel acquisitionsfleet renewal projects
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsproblem-solving skillsability to work with diverse personalitiesability to thrive in fast-paced environmenthigh-energystrong work ethic
Certifications
solicitorbarrister