Legal Claims Manager

Legal Claims Manager sought to join our London Aerospace team, working remotely.

The department boasts over 80 lawyers, HFW’s Aerospace team is the second largest dedicated Aerospace team in the world, offering sector-focussed support to the global aerospace and insurance industry through 9 of HFW’s offices, namely London, Paris, Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, São Paulo and Houston. We look to distinguish ourselves by providing, at the point of delivery, the resource of a global team, capable of serving the legal and commercial interests of the entire aerospace industry.

To that end, we are proficient in:

• Disputes, liability and insurance work – from highly complex and high value commercial disputes, volume attritional claims to major air disasters and multi-jurisdictional handling;
• Regulatory and competition – from code shares and state aid to safety regulation and passenger rights;
• Finance, leasing, commercial, transactional and tax – including sale and purchase of new and used aircraft and engines as well as operating leases and related fleet management.

The HFW Aerospace team is perennially recognised in the top tiers amongst the various guides to legal services.

The role involves working remotely, in close connection with our London team which comprises of 3 Partners, 1 Legal Director, 1 Senior Associate and 6 Associates. The role is primarily to work on a significant portfolio of passenger claims for a high-profile airline client but may also extend to related requirements of the business which specialises in aviation law. This role would be suited to someone looking for a remote working arrangement, which we would be open to discussing.

Key skills & experience required:

• Excellent academic background, including a 2:1 or above at degree level or equivalent.
• Relevant, high-quality aviation commercial and/or insurance litigation experience (approximately 1 PQE), gained from within a strong commercial practice.
• Knowledge and experience of handling litigated claims before the English courts particularly low value but high volume.
• Strong interest in developing your profile within the Aviation legal sector. While we are open to considering individuals with a broad commercial litigation skills-set, some previous exposure to aviation work would be desirable, and an interest in aviation would be important.
• UK 261 claim experience is preferred but not essential as we can provide training.
• Experience in taking on a high degree of responsibility for the cases that you work on.
• Motivated, enthusiastic and able to thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
• Enjoy building relationships with clients and demonstrate strong engagement skills.

Additional information: Please note that this job description is not contractual, and may be amended periodically to meet the changing needs of the Firm. HFW aims to ensure equality of opportunity, and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will be considered only on merit and the applicant’s suitability to meet the requirements of the role. HFW collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants to manage its recruitment process. The firm is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. For information on how the firm will process your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website.