Disputes (Shipping and Transport) Associate / Senior Associate

Job Description

The role focuses on advising insurers and commercial clients across the marine, energy, and transport sectors on a wide range of contentious matters, with scope to develop non-contentious expertise over time. The successful candidate will work on complex, high-value cases, often with an international dimension, within a collaborative and highly regarded team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing marine, offshore and onshore disputes, including incident investigations and claims defence
• Handling a personal caseload of litigated personal injury and commercial claims
• Advising clients on regulatory, health and safety, and marine compliance matters
• Advocacy in the Sheriff Court and other appropriate forums
• Liaising with insurers, insureds, regulators, and statutory bodies
• Supporting transactional work in the shipping and transport sector, including chartering and vessel transactions
• Assisting with alternative dispute resolution processes such as arbitration and mediation
• Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
• Contributing to business development and building strong client relationships
• Participating in incident response work, including on-site client support where required

This opportunity will suit a commercially minded lawyer with a minimum of 6 years’ PQE, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is keen to build a specialist practice within the shipping and transport sector.

The firm offers structured training, clear progression pathways, and the opportunity to develop a strong professional profile within a market-leading sector team.

If this position could be of interest, please contact Teddie or Cameron for a confidential initial discussion. (Assignment 18399)

teddie@frasiawright.com    https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddie-wright-7b017ab7/

cameron@frasiawright.com    https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-adrain-22a81627/