Associate (Aviation)

What we will offer:
**What we will offer**:
We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

Team Structure:
Stephenson Harwood has been established in Asia since 1979. We have a leading asset and structured finance practice. Our award-winning aviation finance team is one of the largest in Asia and ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific and Asia Pacific Legal 500.

The team has a genuine in-depth knowledge and understanding of the aviation industry, which, when combined with a practical hands-on approach and high levels of legal expertise, enables us to deliver the commercial outcome our clients are looking for, effectively and cost efficiently.

Our team also leads the firm's global leads the firm's global derivatives and structured finance practice. The team has specialist knowledge of cross-product derivatives and structured products. Our lawyers advise clients, which include top-tier investment banks, funds and financial institutions, across all classes of over-the-counter derivatives, including equities, credit, currencies, interest rates and commodities.

Main Responsibilities:
This role will suit an ambitious and enthusiastic lawyer with excellent communication skills who would enjoy the challenge of a dynamic, and high performing team.
- As a junior/mid-level associate within the team, the role will involve a broad range of structured and aviation finance, general banking and business aircraft trading transactions for our clients across the region including Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
- You will be involved in drafting and reviewing of financing or leasing documentation, negotiating the terms of transaction documents, legal research, and supporting in the management of client files and relationships.
- As well as your technical rigour, the successful applicant will thrive on a busy and successful working environment. They will want to be a part of a practice that encourages participation in business development events, and who is able to build strong working relationships with clients and colleagues alike.

Attributes/Skills Required:

- Qualified in either Singapore, England & Wales or any other common law jurisdiction
- 1 - 4 years post-qualification experience*
- Excellent academic and professional qualifications, as well as experience from within a firm with an excellent reputation in the field of Banking and Asset Finance
- General finance experience is preferred. Experience in aviation &/or derivatives is not essential.
- An intellectually curious, lateral thinker who can work independently, is highly organised, and resilient
- Accuracy and attention to detail, with demonstrable good housekeeping and file management practices
- A proven team player, exhibiting cooperation and collaboration and who enjoys building excellent working relationships with clients and peers within the firm
- Excellent numerical and communication skills with demonstrated commercial awareness
- Clear, concise and unambiguous drafting of financing and leasing documentation
- Experience will include:

- Negotiating the terms of transaction documents
- Responsibility for transaction management and administration, including liaison with key client contacts and local counsel
- Assisting with the day-to-day development and management of key client relationships
- Organised and with a resilience that shows an ability to handle setbacks and timeline pressures all whilst operating professionally and proactively at all times
- Post-qualification experience is assumed to commence two years after the commencement of formal training contract or equivalent.

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.

About the Firm:
With 8 offices worldwide and with our headquarters based in London, Stephenson Harwood is a law firm where our people are committed to achieving the goals of our clients - listed and private companies, institutions and individuals across the globe. Our mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.

Our experience encompasses corporate, commercial litigation and arbitration, employment, pensions and private wealth, finance, marine and international trade, and real estate and projects.

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