Job as a Transport and Insurance Associate at Al Tamimi & Company in the UAE

Al Tamimi & Company is looking for a full-time Associate to join the Transport and Insurance team and work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Associate must be someone who understands and has a passion for the aviation industry, and ideally will have experience of handling complex aircraft finance/aviation commercial matters and other aviation related matters gained within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level.

1. The role will involve working on non-contentious aviation matters, working on a wide range of aviation commercial, leasing and financing deals, acting for airlines, leasing companies, financiers and other organisations within the aviation industry.
2. The associate may also be exposed to some aviation litigation work.
3. Work will be an even mix of contentious and non-contentious aviation law.
4. On the contentious side, the case workload will involve aviation conventional claims as well as aircraft repossession under Cape Town Convention matters.
5. On the non-contentious side, work will involve providing regulatory advice relating to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, transport of dangerous goods, commercial agency disputes with travel agents, aircraft registration, etc.

1. Common law qualified.
2. 3-5 PQE.
3. Proficiency in written and spoken English is imperative while fluency in Arabic will be an additional advantage.
4. Strong people and client management skills.
5. Responsible for developing new and managing existing client relationships.
6. Appetite to write prolifically and engage with local authorities and clients (Business Development). 
7. Knowledge of the Aviation industry.
8. Knowledge of Aviation international treaties.
9. Experience relating to buying, selling & mortgaging private air jets.
10. Team player.

About Al Tamimi & Company:

Al Tamimi & Company is one of the leading law firms in the Middle East and the largest law firm in the region, with a presence in all of the six GCC countries. Established in 1989, the firm has 57 partners, staff of over 670, and 17 offices in nine countries throughout the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Egypt. The firm specializes in advising major international corporations and financial institutions, Middle East banks and government organizations, businesses, and families in their global operations and investments. It has particular expertise in arbitration & ADR, banking & finance, dispute resolution & litigation, IP & data security, shipping & aviation, project & infrastructure finance, real estate & construction, corporate & commercial, technology, media & telecommunications, insurance, and private client.

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