Maritime, Shipping & Energy Lawyer Job

Founded in 2007 (originally as Beta Shipping), Tetra Maritime is a Nigerian ship owner and operator specializing in tailored marine logistics across the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil & gas supply chain. With a fleet of Nigerian-flagged vessels operating across the African continent, and a strategic partnership with Union Maritime, a UK-based ship owner with global acclaim, we are committed to delivering end-to-end logistics solutions to our clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Maritime, Shipping & Energy Lawyer

Job Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• We are seeking a highly organised and detail oriented Junior Compliance professionals with experience in some or all of the following, to support the Group’s global governance, compliance, and corporate administration activities:
  • Corporate administration;
  • Corporate governance and entity management;
  • Corporate restructuring;
  • Regulatory filings & deadline management;
  • KYC and compliance;
  • Company secretarial support.

Key Responsibilities

• Support statutory filings and corporate registry submissions across multiple jurisdictions (UK, Singapore, Bermuda, India, etc.) and prepare required corporate documentation;
• Assist with entity management and corporate administration for a global SPV portfolio;
• Draft board minutes, written resolutions, and maintain statutory registers and corporate records;
• Conduct KYC / AML onboarding and compliance checks on third parties;
• Prepare and provide KYC documentation and group structure charts to banks, counterparties, and service providers;
• Coordinate cross?border incorporations, dissolutions, and corporate changes;
• Support intragroup restructurings;
• Maintain departmental trackers, databases, and filing systems;
• Liaise with banks, auditors, legal counsel, and corporate service providers;
• Provide general administrative, compliance, and CoSec support to the legal team.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in a legal, compliance, corporate services, or financial services environment (experience in shipping, commodities, finance, or SPVheavy groups is an advantage).
• Exposure to some or all of the following:
  • Company secretarial;
  • Statutory filings & corporate registry submission
  • Corporate authorities & board documentation
  • KYC and compliance;
  • Crossborder corporate changes and restructurings
  • Interaction with ship registries or overseas registries (advantageous)
  • Joint ventures and other corporate matters.

Key attributes:

• Strong drafting and document preparation skills
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Ability to work with energy, agility, and resilience across multiple fast?moving matters
• Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence liaising with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Strong project?management mindset and ability to track multiple deadlines
• Reliable document management and record?keeping skills;

Benefits

• This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team at the heart of the business.
• The role offers exposure to strategic decision-making and the potential for career progression within the organization.