Junior Commercial Counsel

Vista

Your Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and edit commercial legal agreements (including charter and flight service contracts, loyalty and referral programs, marketing and publicity agreements, website and app T&Cs, licenses, leases, vendor contracts, SLAs, MSAs, NDAs, etc.)
• Negotiate agreements directly with third parties, including clients and their counsel
• Develop a solid understanding of the company s product and business goals
• Provide pragmatic, deal-minded support and advice to a global business team
• Lead cross-departmental projects from scoping to implementation
• Assist with the global litigation portfolio (investigations, letters before action, cease & desists, e-discovery, mediations, settlement and releases, etc.)
• Use and maintain the company s document, template, and contract repositories
• Develop and implement sound processes and procedures to drive efficiency
• Monitor legal developments, conduct legal research, and advise stakeholders
• Support a wide range of projects and teams on an as needed basis, from HR and Tax to Aircraft Maintenance and Operations
  
  

Required Qualifications

Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• Based in the Dubai area and willing to work on hybrid basis (in office and from home)
• Standard working hours 10 AM to 7 PM to ensure overlap with UK and US teams
• Qualified attorney admitted to practice law in Dubai
• Minimum 4-5 years in a similar role and/or with relevant law firm experience
• Demonstrable contract drafting and negotiating experience
• Commercially minded dealmaker with a lawyer s attention to detail
• Capable project manager with a knack for pushing tasks forward
• Empathetic and kind with a sense of humour
• No project too small attitude
• Process oriented, but not dependent able to tackle matters of first impression
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to translate legal matters to non-legal audience
• Self-starter able to work autonomously from time-to-time
• Responsive will monitor and engage with work requests outside of standard working hours, particularly during peak periods ( g. , end of month, quarter and year)
• Flexible understands that a global team across multiple time zones may require the occasional evening call / meeting
• Collaborative able to get the best out of colleagues
• Digital literacy with a robust understanding of business tools (MS Office, etc.).
• Excellent English communication skills both orally and in writing
• Willingness to learn and embrace new challenges / new areas of law
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with English and/or New York consumer and commercial laws
• Experience working directly with a sales team
• Experience working in an international company / with an international client base, particularly in the Middle East
• Knowledge of (or strong interest in) aviation, luxury and travel industries
• During training and/or after, exposure to commercial litigation, corporate law, consumer law and contentious/non-contentious employment law