Corporate Lawyer

• Act as a key member of the legal team, providing expert legal advisory and transactional support on commercial contracts, cross-border deals, chartering agreements, and financing structures (including Islamic and conventional finance instruments)
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements including term sheets, Heads of Terms, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), chartering contracts, security documentation, and ancillary agreements
• Manage legal risk and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations in multiple jurisdictions, including asset registration, lien registration, and perfection of securities
• Support corporate governance and board secretarial functions: prepare corporate resolutions, maintain governance frameworks, assist with board meetings, and ensure sound corporate practices
• Conduct legal due diligence on counterparties, transactions, and assets
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, external counsel, banks, financial institutions, and regulatory authorities to facilitate smooth execution of transactions
• Anticipate potential legal challenges and provide proactive, commercially oriented solutions and strategic legal advice to support business growth and operational agility
• Contribute to streamlining legal processes and provide timely legal reporting and insights to the Head of Legal and senior management

• Law degree (LLB or LLM) from a recognised university
• professional qualification to practise law in a common-law or civil-law jurisdiction
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant post-qualification experience, ideally gained in-house within a shipping, maritime, or asset finance company, or in a reputable international law firm with a strong focus on shipping/finance
• Strong expertise in vessel chartering, asset finance, structured finance, and security documentation
• Hands-on experience with lien registration, perfection of securities, cross-border compliance, and multi-jurisdictional transactions
• Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills in English
• Solid understanding of Islamic finance instruments and conventional financing structures is highly desirable
• Proven ability to handle board support, corporate governance, and secretarial functions
• Proactive, strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Willingness to be based full-time in Muscat, Oman

Solid understanding of Islamic finance instruments and conventional financing structures is highly desirable

• genuine ownership
• high visibility
• direct exposure to complex commercial transactions and strategic decision-making in a dynamic, commercially driven environment