Reema Shour

Reema practiced in London (City) shipping firms for over 15 years before becoming a professional support lawyer at an international law firm for over 14 years.

Reema’s areas of expertise are shipping, trade and commodities, marine insurance, dispute resolution and general commercial litigation.

As a senior knowledge lawyer within the shipping and trade teams, she is responsible for external articles, thought leadership pieces and firm contributions to trade publications. Reema works closely with the firm’s business development and marketing team to produce thoughtful, informative and insightful content that is both relevant and useful to clients and others in the industry.

Reema is responsible for keeping the shipping and trade groups fully informed on all legal and regulatory developments within the industry. She authors a number of internal updates. She also organises, and sometimes provides, internal training for her teams and mentors junior associates and trainees.

Reema assists with the preparation of external presentations for client seminars and industry events. Additionally, Reema manages the shipping and trade groups’ internal know-how databases.

Reema has two masters degrees, one in law and one in translation. She was called to the Bar but chose to work for City shipping firms for many years before moving to a knowledge management/professional support role.