The Emirates Group Job in Dubai - Assistant General Counsel

Job Purpose

We are looking for a junior to mid-level (2-6 PQE or equivalent) financing lawyer to join the Emirates Group legal team. This position will support the senior legal adviser responsible for all aircraft financing and corporate finance matters for the Emirates Group. As part of the world-class aircraft financing team at the world’s largest international airline, you will be working on an extensive range of matters supporting our fleet of over 250 wide-body aircraft, as well as many other corporate finance transactions. This role will require collaboration with various internal and external parties and project management skills to ensure timely completion of aircraft deliveries, redeliveries, financings and re-financings. You will be working on a daily basis with key internal departments including Insurance, Engineering, Treasury, Banking and Group Finance as well as a wide range of external counterparties including legal counsel, civil aviation authorities, corporate services providers, lessors, manufacturers and financiers. You will become an integral part of the global legal team supporting the world’s largest international airline and one of the world’s most dynamic aviation groups. You will need to have strong interpersonal skills and ability to balance multiple projects with flexibility, speed and cost focus. You will have previous banking and finance experience, preferably in aircraft, asset or project financing. Experience on the international registry is also preferred.

Your responsibilities in this role will include representing Emirates in reviewing, drafting and advising on English/New York law governed finance contracts to include:
- LMA standard loan agreements to ensure compliance with the corporate position
- Aircraft and engine leasing and financing documents, amendments, extensions and terminations
- Bond issuance documentation (to include reviewing the prospectus and associated documents)
- Documentation management of the fleet through the Group’s fleet management database
- Management of special purpose companies and registered securities.

If you have excellent academic credentials, strong English language skills for communication and drafting and experience with a leading regional or international law firm or in-house department of a major international corporation we are interested to hear from you.

Qualifications & Experience

Legal.Aviation Law : 3+ Years
Post Graduate Diploma (12+4 or equivalent) :
Experience in an area of law relevant to the position.

Knowledge/skills:

- Excellent analytical ability and strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent drafting skills in English documentation.
- Service-oriented, commercially aware and capable of working on a diverse range of client matters whilst maintaining a continuing grasp of the Group's long term commercial goals and the importance of achieving the same.

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Salary & Benefits

Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary. On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package. That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Closing date: Dec 27, 2021

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