Senior Maritime Lawyer

• Plan, coordinate, direct and control the functions of the Legal Department.

• Performance evaluation of your work team.

• Support the continuous improvement of the Quality Management System in the company through the design of new procedures, guidelines, or adjustment to the existing ones in the department.

• Follow up on customer processes according to the documentation submitted to the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) or any other flag administration.

• Keep informed the office of the status of each process.

• Investigation of vessel records in flag administrations.

• Follow-up to the declarations of the ships to verify if there are observations.

• Safeguard and update the files / documentation of the ship.

• Prepare documents to be submitted to the Public Registry of Titles and Liens and follow-up applications. Request ships change of names when there is a final title registered.

• Prepare and present incorporations of companies in the Public Registry.

• Complete procedures in the PKI system or old system such as ship registration - availability of ship names, patent extensions and radio licenses. Request account statements or any change.

• Assist with other processes when required, as long as they are related to legal functions.

• Coordinate the payment of annual taxes for ships and companies, annual rate of resident agent.

• Identify and notify clients of any anomaly or penalty related to their ships.

• Perform any other related work that is assigned through the General Manager or CEO.

• Bachelor's Degree in Law. Emphasis on Maritime Law is advantageous.
• Advanced English: Written and spoken

• 10 years or more of experience as Legal Department Manager, leading staff. Preferable experience in Maritime Law.
• Knowledge in Law of the Sea or Marine Environment, laws that pertain to navigable waters, private maritime business, shipping and offenses that occur on open water would be considered.

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