Paralegal

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET’s short and long-term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Job Position Summary  
Review of business contracts and vendor/ procurement agreements.  Advising on Indian legal issues faced by FMIPL and other Fleet Group companies.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in review of business contracts such as Shipman, Crewman, Superman and Managers Undertakings to highlight deviations
• Review NDAs
• Preparation of bi-lingual (Chinese & English) of documents
• Assist in translation of English into Chinese and vice-a-versa
• Assist in review of tender documents (including in Chinese)
• Assist in communicating with Chinese counterparties
• Maintain document version of templates and policies
• Prepare execution versions of approved documents and ensure they are duly executed

Relationship

• Direct and sole reporting line will be to the Group Legal Directors
• Liaise with various stakeholders such as the business development team, EUETS/Fuel EU team, and New Building team

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications

• University graduate with exposure to legal studies and/or formal legal training
• 3–5 years’ relevant working experience
• Shipping or maritime industry background strongly preferred

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.