Legal Counsel for Litigation and Investigations (m/f)

Description de l'offre

Legal Counsel for Litigation and Investigations (m/f)

Airbus Blagnac

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

A vacancy for a Legal Counsel for Litigation and Investigations has arisen within Airbus in Toulouse.

You will join the LI - Litigation and Investigations.

You will be responsible for handling external investigations and product integrity/product liability matters in coordination with all key stakeholders.

Profil recherché

Tasks & accountabilities

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

·  Preventing and/or defending threatened or impending legal action against the company in external investigations and product integrity investigation and litigation
·  Coordinating the defence of Airbus in product liability claims with the primary-responsibility for case arising in Arabic-speaking nations
·  Coordinating in-house case management, including interface with compliance, client departments, insurers and supervise external counsel
·  Advising executive management and training general management on legal implications of their work, decisions and documentation relating to pending and possible litigation threats
·  Managing complex legal cases involving multiple internal departments and third parties such as insurers and industrial partners as well as their respective counsel in a high risk environment
·  Following other regulatory developments, analysing their effects on company business policies and advising management of implications.

This role will involve some travel for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.

Required skills

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

·  Advanced Law degree (French Law), substantial legal international experience on common law and comparative law
·  At least 3 years' experience in litigation as corporate counsel in the aerospace industry or other high-risk business or as law firm attorney
·  At least 2 years' experience in International law
·  Ability to simultaneously manage several complex legal and internal procedures
·  Cooperative and coordination skills
·  Team work
·  Project management skills
·  A fluent level of French and English are required for this position. Working knowledge of Arabic would be a great asset, German or Spanish would be a plus.