Transaction Legal Counsel

Or refer someoneJob Openings Transaction Legal CounselPosition SummaryAbout the job Transaction Legal CounselWe are seeking a highly skilled and commercially astute Transaction Legal Counsel to join our legal team supporting a dynamic and growing aviation trading, leasing, and finance business. This role will be central in managing, negotiating, and executing aircraft sale, lease, and financing transactions across a global portfolio. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation, and transactional efficiency in a fast-paced commercial environment. Key ResponsibilitiesTransaction Management and Documentation:

Lead the legal structuring, negotiation, and execution of aircraft sale, lease, purchase, novation, and financing transactionsDraft, review, and negotiate a broad range of aviation-related legal documents, including aircraft lease agreements, purchase and sale agreements (PSAs), bills of sale, security documents, side letters, and conditions precedentProvide legal oversight and lead the legal angle through the full transaction lifecycle:

from LOI/MOU through closing and post-closing mattersCoordinate with internal commercial, technical, risk, and finance teams to ensure alignment across all deal aspectsLead and manage transaction closings from legal perspectiveLegal Advisory And Risk ManagementAdvise the commercial and management teams on legal risks and implications of proposed transactions, structures, and jurisdictional requirementsMonitor legal and regulatory developments in aviation, leasing, and finance sectors globally, implement best practices in various transaction paperworkSupport compliance with export controls, sanctions regimes, and jurisdiction-specific aviation regulationsEnsure proper legal due diligence is undertaken, including corporate authority, lien checks, KYC, and sanctions screeningExternal Counsel And Stakeholder CoordinationManage external legal counsel efficiently on complex transactions or litigation matters, ensuring quality, cost control, and timelinessLiaise with lessees, OEMs, financiers, insurers, and government authorities as needed for any relevant legal mattersParticipate in cross-functional projects and internal legal initiatives to improve legal processes and transaction executionCandidate ProfileQualificationsQualified lawyer (common law or civil law jurisdiction) with no less than 3 years post-qualification experienceStrong academic background in law (LLB or JD; LLM an advantage)ExperienceProven track record of working on aviation leasing, trading, or aircraft finance transactions (e.

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, ABS, PDP, warehouse financing, JOLCO)Experience with cross-border commercial transactions and familiarity with Cape Town Convention, FAA, EASA, or relevant aviation regulatory regimesBackground in either an aviation focused law firm, airline, aircraft lessor, aviation financier, or OEM preferredSkills And CompetenciesExcellent legal drafting and negotiation skills, with a keen risk and consistency sensibilityAbility to manage multiple transactions and deadlines with a proactive, solution-oriented mindsetStrong interpersonal and communication skills; collaborative team playerComfortable working in a fast-paced and multicultural global business environmentWillingness to travel occasionally for transaction closings or stakeholder meetingsWe OfferA supportive, diverse and diverse positive team of professionalsExciting challenges and career growth opportunitiesCompetitive starting salaryRemote-first work environment if you are located outside Bulgaria .

. . and more!Interview ProcessIntro Call with HR (30 mins)Online Interview with Direct Manager & HR (up to 1 hour)Final Interview with Senior Leadership (40 - 60 min)Ready to take off with us?We truly appreciate every application and treat all information with confidentiality under GDPR. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Or refer someone