What we will offer:
We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.
You can expect:
- A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
- Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family
- A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
- Tech, cycle and electric car schemes
- The opportunity to support the firm's charity through volunteering leave
- A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
Team structure
Ranked amongst the top firms by leading legal directories for aviation finance and leasing, our award-winning team has a well-established reputation for excellence.
We have extensive experience in all areas of aviation finance and leasing, regularly advising airlines and international financiers and lessors on financing and leasing transactions and portfolio management activities.
Main responsibilities
- Working with the Aviation Finance team to provide support on multiple transactions
- Transaction Management - including corresponding with third parties, overseas counsel, the client and counterparty to progress transactions
- Drafting and reviewing corporate authorities and taking ownership of conditions precedent documentation and delivery
- Arranging for legal searches and filings where necessary
- Monitoring receipt of and indexing hardcopy original documents and transaction bibles
- Co-ordinating DocuSign signing processes
- Preparing reports and basic notes of advice
- There may be an opportunity to work with other transactional teams on an ad-hoc basis
Aviation Finance transactions are generally fast-moving and offer the opportunity to work closely with our clients, other law firms and local counsel and take primary responsibility for discrete aspects of our transactions. You will gain broad market experience and be exposed to a range of different types of financing and leasing transactions. You will develop strong transaction management and administration skills, which will serve you well in your future employment.
Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.
Attributes / skills required
- Previous paralegal experience - essential
- Experience or interest in asset finance - desirable
- Strong academics, including a law degree or GDL and LPC
- Excellent drafting, presentation and communication skills
- Organised, with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Proactive and resilient
- Team player
This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.