Legal Officer (Corporate Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

To provide assurance that the company complies with international aviation law and reduces the risk to the company, in relation to all aspects of its international contracts including aircraft dry and wet lease agreements, fuel hedging agreements, insurance agreements and other cross border commercial arrangements. The Position ensures that the company protects itself from legal, financial and operational risk through the implementation of global aviation legal best practices. The incumbent needs to be enrolled in enrolled with Bangladesh Bar Council.

1. Contracts management & advisory

• Draft, review, negotiate and finalize all types of international contracts (dry leases, wet leases, ACMI agreements and sales purchase contracts).
• Provide legal advice relating to fuel hedging agreements and financial derivatives.
• Oversee aviation insurance contracts (hull, passenger liability, war risk, etc.)
• Ensure that all contracts comply with international aviation laws/conventions and national regulations.

2. Legal risks assessments & compliances

• Identify legal risks/liabilities in all contractual commitments.
• Comply with ICAO standards, IATA guidelines and relevant countries' regulations.
• Develop risk reduction measures for international transactions.

3. Liaising with stakeholders/lessors

• Coordinate obligations/settlements/disputes with aircraft lessors/ financiers/ insurers/ international legal bodies.
• Manage obligations/settlements/disputes with various stakeholders.
• Support negotiations with OEMs/MROs/GSPS globally.

4. Resolving disputes & claim handling

• Handle disputes resulting from lease agreement(s)/insurance claim(s)/contract breach(es)
• Coordinating arbitration/litigation/mediation process (when needed).
• Ensuring favorable settlements to avoid adverse financial and reputation implications.

5. Developing policies & legal safeguards

• Developing implementing legal framework/sop/contract governance policies.
• Implementing best practices for contract life cycle management.
• Maintaining common template contracts in line with airline industry standards.

6. Periodic monitoring

• Effectively executing/mapping all international contracts.
• Providing periodic report on legal performance to MD & CEO.
• Recommending improvement based upon contract outcomes/risk exposures.

7. Aligning considerations for the Airline Industry best practice in all actions related to legal affairs

• All lease agreements should adhere to standard aviation leasing structures (ACMI/Wet/Dry Lease frameworks).
• Including jurisdictional clarity/arbitration clauses (London/Singapore arbitration).
• Adhering to Cape Town Convention provisions (if applicable).
• Robustly incorporating insurance coverage clauses into contracts to reduce operational risks.
• Establishing legal safeguards against fuel hedging and subsequent financial volatility.
• Implementing contract audit/compliance tracking systems.
• Clearly defining SLAs/penalty clauses for all international vendors.