Senior Legal Counsel
Apply NowCompany: IATA
Location: Montreal, QC H1A 0A1
Description:
Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration:
At IATA, we speak for the airlines of theworld, serving and supporting over 300 of them across all continents. Weare passionate and knowledgeable about the aviation industry, and we strive tomake it safer, smarter, more sustainable and more inclusive. We celebratediversity and inclusion in our workforce, and we respect and value thedifferent backgrounds, perspectives and skills of our employees. We also careabout our employees' wellbeing, and we provide flexible work arrangements,travel benefits, family-friendly policies, equal pay and a day off on yourbirthday. We believe in giving back to the community and encourage our staff toparticipate in volunteering activities that support causes they care about. Weencourage you to join our global community of aviation enthusiasts, and we willdo our best to make you feel comfortable during the interview process. IATA ismore than a trade association; it is a vision of a better future for airtravel.
About the team you are joining
TheIATA Legal Team is part of the Legal Services and Corporate Secretary group (LSCS) and is made up of legal professionals qualified in variousjurisdictions, providing legal support across IATA's operations,business activities and advocacy strategies. The team is divided intothree workstreams reflecting IATA's core activities, Standards, Advocacy and Commercial,Products & Services (CPS Legal) .
TheSenior Legal Counsel is a senior experienced legal professional responsible forproviding legal advice and support on diverse subject areas to support IATA'sbusiness activities, both internally and externally and the work of theCPS Legal Workstream. The Senior legal Counsel reports to theDirector Legal Services (DLS).
What your day would be like
The Senior Legal Counsel, CPS Legal Workstream, provides independent legal advice ondiverse substantive and procedural questions of considerable complexity, onmatters relating to IATA's commercial activities, contracts and agreements,administration and management, intellectual property and corporate compliance, through the following activities:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:
Advanced Universitydegree in law, (LLB, JD, LLM) from an internationally recognized university;
Admission to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction, preferably the UK, EUmember state, Canada, US, Australia or New Zealand;
Minimum seven years post legal qualification experience in an organization,government department or law firm with demonstrable commercial contractingexperience;
Excellent legal professional client relationship skills and superior written andoral communication skills;and excellent command of English;
Effective, confident communicator and a team player;
Demonstrates ownership of tasks, referring to senior team members for guidance.
Travel Required: Y: 0-5
Learn more about IATA's role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at iata/careers/. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Contract Duration:
At IATA, we speak for the airlines of theworld, serving and supporting over 300 of them across all continents. Weare passionate and knowledgeable about the aviation industry, and we strive tomake it safer, smarter, more sustainable and more inclusive. We celebratediversity and inclusion in our workforce, and we respect and value thedifferent backgrounds, perspectives and skills of our employees. We also careabout our employees' wellbeing, and we provide flexible work arrangements,travel benefits, family-friendly policies, equal pay and a day off on yourbirthday. We believe in giving back to the community and encourage our staff toparticipate in volunteering activities that support causes they care about. Weencourage you to join our global community of aviation enthusiasts, and we willdo our best to make you feel comfortable during the interview process. IATA ismore than a trade association; it is a vision of a better future for airtravel.
About the team you are joining
TheIATA Legal Team is part of the Legal Services and Corporate Secretary group (LSCS) and is made up of legal professionals qualified in variousjurisdictions, providing legal support across IATA's operations,business activities and advocacy strategies. The team is divided intothree workstreams reflecting IATA's core activities, Standards, Advocacy and Commercial,Products & Services (CPS Legal) .
TheSenior Legal Counsel is a senior experienced legal professional responsible forproviding legal advice and support on diverse subject areas to support IATA'sbusiness activities, both internally and externally and the work of theCPS Legal Workstream. The Senior legal Counsel reports to theDirector Legal Services (DLS).
What your day would be like
The Senior Legal Counsel, CPS Legal Workstream, provides independent legal advice ondiverse substantive and procedural questions of considerable complexity, onmatters relating to IATA's commercial activities, contracts and agreements,administration and management, intellectual property and corporate compliance, through the following activities:
- Prepares and provides to IATA's business groups independent legal opinions, memoranda and information papers on questions concerning the interpretation or application of law, legal instruments, or legal principles in relation to IATA's activities across multiple jurisdictions;
- Drafts appropriate responses to correspondence and communication raising legal issues or having legal implications;
- Drafts and advises on agreements, contracts, instruments, governance documents, and policies in the context of IATA's business activities;
- Provides substantive legal advice in and undertakes commercial negotiations (including leading on complex negotiations and dispute resolution and settlement);
- Responds to requests for legal assistance from internal clients and work assignments referred by the DLS or other members of the team;
- Provides support and assistance to and collaborates with the CPS Legal team members;
- Participates in and leads new product development projects;
- Peer reviews work of other team members;
- Develops training and guidance material for IATA staff on various legal topics;
- Delivers training to IATA staff;
- Assists with the development of policies and procedures for the organization where applicable;
- Manages, instructs, and approves the budget for external counsel in accordance with LSCS team processes; and
- Maintains strong relationships with relevant external legal communities.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:
Advanced Universitydegree in law, (LLB, JD, LLM) from an internationally recognized university;
Admission to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction, preferably the UK, EUmember state, Canada, US, Australia or New Zealand;
Minimum seven years post legal qualification experience in an organization,government department or law firm with demonstrable commercial contractingexperience;
Excellent legal professional client relationship skills and superior written andoral communication skills;and excellent command of English;
Effective, confident communicator and a team player;
Demonstrates ownership of tasks, referring to senior team members for guidance.
Travel Required: Y: 0-5
Learn more about IATA's role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at iata/careers/. We are looking forward to hearing from you!