Job Description

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Senior Executive, Legal

Key Responsibilities

Contract Drafting & Review: Draft, review, and assist in negotiating standard early-stage agreements (e.g., Non-Disclosure Agreements, Letters of Intent, Memoranda of Understanding) as well as Procurement, commercial, vendor, and service agreements across various Business Units using approved templates.
Dispute & Claims Support: Assist in managing legal disputes, claims from passengers, Regulators, Vendors by gathering facts, preparing case summaries, maintaining litigation trackers, and coordinating documentation with external counsels.
Stakeholder Guidance: Provide timely, practical first-level legal support to internal departments—including operations, finance, and procurement—under the guidance of senior team members.
Legal Research & Compliance: Conduct comprehensive legal and regulatory research to track aviation industry developments, statutory updates, and corporate governance best practices.
Legal Operations & Projects: Maintain contract repositories, update standard templates, and support ad-hoc legal initiatives and regional projects as assigned by the Head of Legal, or Chief Legal Officer.

Special Challenges

Operating in a fast-paced and diversified aviation business requires the successful candidate to possess:

Collaboration & Agility: Strong interpersonal skills with a flexible attitude, eagerness to learn, and readiness to take on new operational challenges.
Execution Under Pressure: Strong multitasking ability to manage high-volume, day-to-day transactional requests independently and accurately within tight turnaround times.
Cultural Inclusivity: A diverse and inclusive mindset capable of collaborating effectively across different cultures, seniority levels, and ways of working.
Commercial Risk Awareness: Developing business acumen with the ability to spot contractual and reputational risks early and escalate critical issues to senior counsel with clear recommendations.
Proactive Problem-Solving: Ability to balance routine transactional turnarounds with project support in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience: Law degree and professional legal qualification (e.g., called to the Bar) with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in a reputable law firm or in-house legal department.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts clearly for non-lawyers and draft clear, accurate legal correspondence.
Industry Exposure: Familiarity with commercial contracts is essential; prior exposure to aviation or airline-related legal matters will be an added advantage.
Teamwork & Ownership: High effectiveness working both collaboratively within a regional team and independently on assigned routine portfolios.
Time Management: Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills to handle multiple matters in parallel.
Stakeholder Management: Ability to build rapport across diverse teams and manage internal client expectations effectively.
Contractual Foundation: Exposure to common law and/or international civil law contract principles.
Languages: Fluent written and spoken English and Bahasa Melayu.
Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite / Google Workspace and contract management systems, with a willingness to adopt new legal tech platforms.
Personal Attributes: Grace under pressure & strong attention to detail.