Legal & Compliance Assistant
Logicor Europe
Total years of experience :3 years, 1 Months
• Responsible for company deal asset management proposals and approval processes from a compliance perspective
• Supported legal team to deliver relevant tasks, workstreams and projects through legal/administration support and applicable processes
• Assisted with compliance matters, including management of the KYC platform and processing of KYC applications and reports
• Finalised commercial contracts and other legal documents such as Non-Disclosure Agreements and Engagement Letters
● Reviewed, drafted and negotiated customer contracts - Non-Disclosure Agreements, Statement of Works, Partnership Agreements and Supplier Contracts;
● Drafted notification letters and amendment letters to 100+ clients informing them of increase in chargeable rates;
● Reviewed and identified any omissions (or continuing obligations) in current policies/procedures to develop Compliance function;
● Managed company secretarial matrix to ensure annual (and ad-hoc) compliance for entities based in Jersey, the U.K and the U.S;
● Supported continuous improvement of legal function through management of legal inbox, accurate recording of contractual data onto systems and effective prioritisation of expiring contracts; and
● Performed large data accumulation task for chargeable rates project, noting onerous and non-standard terms on contract matrix of 100+ clients.
● Assisted in completion of matter inception and conflict checks;
● Drafted letters including initial notification to Insured and letters before claim to Defendant; and
● Assisted with document management for the purpose of legal proceedings.
● Efficiently handled assigned P&I and FD&D matters in accordance with the UK Club's Rules and procedures, including the provision of advice to Members and instructions to external lawyers and correspondents/experts;
● Managed Filipino crew related claims on sensitive issues such as the loss of life, personal injury and illness. Analysed contracts of employment (i.e. the seafarer's POEA and CBA) in order to identify clauses capable of protecting the Members position under the Philippine legal system;
● Reviewed and advised on contractual documents including bills of lading and charter parties;
● Contributed to the production of legal publications (QCRs, articles, updates etc) on topical legal issues;
● Advised on demurrage disputes and prepared payment demand letters against charterers;
● Collated guidance on national regulations and utilised colleagues' advice on issues relating to IMO Sulphur 2020;
● Published two articles in Insurance Marine News, where I explored some of the complicated issues in international maritime law (distinctions between the international conventions relating to the carriage of goods by sea, land and air); and
● Actively engaged in the International Maritime Human Rights Conference, SMIT Salvage lectures and London Shipping Law Centre seminars.
Carriage of Goods by Sea, Land and Air; Charterparties: Law and Practice; The Law of Marine Insurance; and Oil and Gas: Contracts and Liabilities.
Law of Contract, Law of Tort, Criminal Law, Equity & Trusts, Company Law, Employment Law, Sports Law, Multi-Level Governance, Legislation, International Dispute Settlement