Job Description

Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration:

Why you will love working here

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to make
aviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive.

• Our Values are not just words on a page - they are the energy behind everything we do: ONE IATA - We collaborate across teams, TRUSTED - We do the right thing, INNOVATIVE - We make tomorrow better, INCLUSIVE - We embrace diverse perspectives.
• With over 30,000 courses available, we believe in continuous learning and support your growth in an ever-changing industry.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are our priorities. We are certified by the Equal Salary Foundation, offering equal pay and family-friendly policies.
• We encourage community involvement through volunteering and strive to make tomorrow better for aviation and our communities. We offer time off so you can support causes important to you.
• We promote work-life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous 'work from abroad' policy, and you get your birthday off!

About the team you are joining

The Senior Legal Counsel (SLC)- Advocacy and Industry Regulation
(AIR) is a senior legal professional with significant, knowledge, skills,
experience and expertise in relation to airline industry regulatory matters,
international aviation law and is responsible for providing advice,
support, and research on diverse subject areas to support IATA’s advocacy,
government affairs and industry legal activities, both internally and
externally. The SLC – AIR reports to the Assistant Director, Associate General
Counsel (AGC) Advocacy and Industry Regulation (AIR).

This role has a specific portfolio focus on regulated infrastructure for
the AIR stream, including airport slots and regulated charges for airports and
related infrastructure facilities.

What your day would be like

• Provides
  independent advice on substantive and procedural questions of considerable
  complexity, which may include those related to international air law,
  administrative law, litigation, dispute resolution, economic and technical
  regulations and policy relevant to the airline industry and related
  questions of administration and management.
  
• Manages substantive
  litigation, including administrative and judicial appeals, relating to
  regulatory decisions on the appropriate level of regulated charges at
  airports and infrastructure facilities.
  
• Advises on legal
  questions arising in respect of airport slots, the Worldwide Airport Slot
  Guidelines (WASG) and relevant national legislation.
  
• Responds to
  requests for legal assistance from clients and work assignments referred
  by AGC. DGC (Deputy General Counsel) or GC (General Counsel).
  
• Prepares and
  provides to IATA’s business groups independent legal
  opinions, memoranda and information papers on questions concerning
  the interpretation or application of law, legal instruments, or legal
  principles in relation to IATA’s activities across multiple jurisdictions.
  
• Drafts appropriate
  responses to correspondence and communication raising legal issues or
  having legal implications.
  
• Peer reviews work
  of other team members.
  
• Participates in
  legal team practice groups.
  
• Mentors junior
  members of the team;
  
• Collaborates with
  other LSCS team members.
  
• Drafts material on
  legal subjects for dissemination to airline legal members including case
  reviews, summaries of legal developments.
  
• Delivers
  presentations to airline members and other external in various IATA
  governance council meetings, taskforces and working groups.
  
• Manages, instructs,
  and approves the budget for external counsel in accordance with LSCS team
  processes.
  
• Monitors and
  reviews performance of external counsel.
  
• Collaborates with
  other LSCS team members across the work of LSCS and with IATA staff,
  external counsel and airline members.
  
• Communicates
  directly with IATA staff, external counsel, and airline members.
  
• Maintains strong
  relationships with specialist legal communities relevant to IATA’s work.

We would love to hear from you if

• Advanced University
  degree in law, (LLB, JD, LLM) from an internationally recognized
  university,
  
• Admission to
  practice law in a relevant jurisdiction, preferably the UK, EU member
  state, Canada, US, Australia or New Zealand.
  
• Seven years post
  legal qualification experience in increasingly responsible positions in an
  organization, government department or law firm.
  
• Experience in
  matters of public law, economic regulation and regulated charges. Direct
  experience in advising on airport or infrastructure charges and airport
  slot matters is highly regarded, whether for a government, airline,
  airport or private clients in private practice.
  
• Experience managing
  administrative or judicial appeals.
  
• Significant legal
  professional knowledge, skills and experience.
  
• Excellent command
  of English.
  
• Superior written
  and oral communication skills.
  
• Effective,
  confident communicator and a team player.
  
• Time management.
  
• Demonstrates
  ownership of tasks.
  
• Demonstrates
  initiative.
  
• Strong legal
  research skills.
  
• Committed to
  personal development and continued learning.
  
• Proactively ensures
  their own continued professional development.

Travel Required: Y 5%