Aviation Lawyer

Oracle Solicitors is an international law firm renowned for its approach to finding innovative legal solutions with its clients. We provide our clients with tailored services that meet their needs by combining our experience and legal expertise with our commercial understanding. This helps minimize risk for our clients and helps them achieve their own financial and strategic goals. We provide services to corporations, start-ups, public entities and individuals, but our focus is always the same: high quality legal advice with excellent client service.

Your responsibilities

You will personally handle litigation for the Aviation Department's clients and oversee the litigation of other lawyers. In doing so, you will assume primary responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of the department's attorneys and staff, including trainees and claims coordinators, being responsive to the Head of Department instructions, and reporting progress to the Head of Department and/or Directors.

In addition, you will maintain close personal contact with the department's clients, build strong relationships with the legal department staff, and ensure that the department's services fully meet the particular needs of each client. In addition, you will help promote the work of the company in general and the aviation department in particular, and contribute to the acquisition of new business.

Your profile

• Qualified lawyer experienced in civil law
• Excellent knowledge of civil procedure law
• At least ten years of legal experience
• Strong leadership skills, experience in a managerial position
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong client relations skills to build positive, collaborative and professional relationships
• You are a team player with a constant interest in further development
• High level of trustworthiness, discretion and good judgement
• Excellent organization and ability to be productive and flexible independently and comfortable in a performance-oriented environment
• Excellent research skills
• Ability to work under pressure without neglecting the details
• Self-confidence and willingness to use and give feedback
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Interest in European law issues as well as international aviation law agreements

What will you do?

• Represent Oracle Solicitors in matters involving the aviation regulators.
• Dealing with delegated cases as required, reporting progress to the Head of Department and/or Directors
• Handling own clients or casework in whatever category their cases require
• Ensuring quality of service levels and legal advice are to standard, both in respect of their own work
• Following internal methods, policies, and procedures
• Remaining informed of changes in any area of specialization, such that service quality is always maintained
• Working as part of a team
• Preparing for trials and other hearings
• Conducting legal research and gathering relevant information on a case which includes researching the facts of the case as well as identifying appropriate laws, judicial decisions, and legal articles relevant to the case
• Drafting and reviewing legal documents. This can include drafting correspondence, defences, orders, witness statements, written submissions, briefs to counsel and skeleton arguments.
• Responding to clients’ requests, emails and post in a prompt and professional manner as well as answering telephones/emails in a professional manner
• Taking statements from witnesses and other parties;
• Assisting during trial by taking notes, preparing exhibits, preparing files, and reading court transcripts

The work of the department consists mainly of defending compensation claims based on Regulation (EC) 261/2004, but also includes a variety of other litigation and advisory activities through all instances. You will be expected to take personal responsibility for litigating the more complex and strategically important cases.

To strengthen our Aviation team, we are always looking for qualified people whose versatile skills will be an asset to us. Your unique selling points can be of various kinds, as we are skilled in creating a position in which you can flourish and perfectly contribute your skills.

The firm has offices around the world with internationally recognized departments in many areas of law.

Problem solving is at the heart of our work and is the cornerstone of our tailored legal advice for each individual problem. Whether a client is a large corporation or an individual, we approach each case in the same way

What we offer you

A diverse and dynamic team

Flex Office opportunities

Opportunities for career advancement

A secure workplace with team-oriented and helpful colleagues

Regular feedback meetings

Regular events

Schedule: Monday to Friday full time

Contract: P.IVA

If you meet the requirment please apply with your CV