Senior Legal Counsel

Airbus • Boca Raton, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Unical Aviation, a Satair company, is a global supplier of Used Serviceable Material (USM), along with its subsidiaries, Unical 145 and ecube, which specializes in aircraft storage and disassembly services, with facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain. The Unical team is seeking Legal Counsel to join the team in one of the following locations: Glendale, Arizona Boca Raton, Florida Herndon, Va. In this role you will provide legal and compliance guidance to operations and business functions to enable achievement of business objectives and to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited Law school.
• 7+ years’ experience in a corporate legal department or law firm.
• Relevant experience managing complex legal projects and transactions.
• Admission to a US state bar and in good standing.
• Able to work in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship.
• Strong business acumen with a demonstrated ability to persuade stakeholders and influence outcomes.
• Ability to assess and translate complex legal and regulatory analysis into practical and compliant business solutions.
• Ability to draft, review and negotiate complex contracts and other legal documents.
• Knowledge of corporate compliance, contract law and legal best practices.
• Proficient written and spoken English.
• Google software (Gmail, Gmeet, Google Drive); Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Experience drafting and negotiating sales, leasing and procurement contracts for aviation products and services.
• Experience managing closings for aircraft purchase transactions.
• Experience managing aircraft or engine leasing transactions.
• Experience designing and managing internal corporate governance and compliance policies and processes.
• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to execute commercial transactions and manage associated risk.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contract documents for sales, asset acquisitions, general procurement, leasing, consignment and other commercial transactions for aviation products and services.
• Manage deal closings and CP documentation for aircraft, airframe and engine purchase and leasing transactions.
• Draft, maintain and periodically update contract templates and forms.
• Partner with business functions to implement and promote adherence to company policies and processes relating to trade compliance and business ethics.
• Support the trade compliance function to ensure adherence to company policies and procedures relating to KYS/KYC, export control and customs compliance.
• Research and support ad hoc requests relating to specific compliance topics (e.g., antitrust, privacy) in coordination with internal subject-matter experts.
• Conduct compliance training and education sessions for company personnel.
• Organize and prepare board materials and meeting minutes for board and shareholder meetings and actions.
• Coordinate documentation and record-keeping for internal review and approval of commercial transactions.
• Draft and implement company policies and processes relating to corporate governance and other legal and compliance topics.
• Review and provide strategic advice on pre-litigation commercial disputes and claims and risk management.
• Coordinate with the litigation and investigations team to manage and respond to formal disputes and proceedings.
• Efficiently manage and interface with external disputes counsel.
• Support other functions as needed for projects and emergent matters relating to legal and compliance-adjacent topics (EH&S, security, insurance, quality, logistics, registrations, and filings, etc.).
• Maintain state business registrations and service of process appointments.
• Support internal IP counsel to manage global trademark portfolio.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.
• Compliance with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• Prohibition of any form of workplace harassment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior