Associate – Aviation

Practice Group / Department:

Banking Team - Singapore

Job Description

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. We provide a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions.

Our vision is to be a world class business, profitable, ambitious, cooperative and considerate, supporting our clients and people through our global business principles of Quality, Unity and Integrity.

With over 7,000 employees worldwide, our culture is the thread that connects us. Our strategy and culture are closed connected – defined by shared ambition, global collaboration and a one-team mindset. We believe pioneering work happens when people are empowered to think beyond boundaries, explore new opportunities and grow through diverse experiences. Alongside the right skills and experience, we are looking for people who are innovative, commercially minded, and motivated by the impact of the work they do – ready to share in our ambition and help shape what comes next.

Because while individuals can do well, together we achieve something extraordinary.

We are looking for an Associate to join our market-leading Aviation team within our Banking and Finance practice in Singapore.

Our global aviation group holds 10 Tier-1 rankings across the leading legal directories and we have always been at the cutting-edge of the development of innovative financing structures. We are ranked Band 1: Aviation Asset Finance - Global Market Leaders. Our work includes advising airlines, lessors and banks on purchase orders, finance and operating leases, various tax leases, export credit financings, private covered products, Islamic leases, restructuring and insolvencies, securitizations and pre-delivery payment financing. The transactions on which we advise are often awarded deals of the year by Airline Economics.

You will join a collaborative and supportive team that combines high standards with hands-on training and meaningful responsibility. We are committed to helping you deepen your technical expertise, build strong client relationships and develop into a well-rounded aviation finance lawyer.

From an early stage, you will work directly with colleagues and clients on complex, cross-border transactions, take ownership of key workstreams and develop experience across the full lifecycle of aviation financing and leasing matters. You will be involved in a diverse range of transactions, acting for airlines, lessors and banks. We are a globally integrated practice, meaning we often work jointly on transactions with colleagues in other offices.

We are seeking an Associate with a strong work ethic, proven technical expertise and drafting skills appropriate for their level and someone highly organised and capable of managing conditions precedent and ancillary documents on finance and leasing transactions with appropriate supervision.

The candidate should possess the ability to develop strategies, understand the commercial aspects of financial transactions, and provide practical, business-oriented advice to our international clients.

Skills and Experience Required

- At least 2 years' PQE, qualified in Singapore, England & Wales or their equivalent in a common law jurisdiction.

- Prior experience in aviation matters is mandatory.

- Meticulous attention to detail and an ability to work under pressure while being an excellent team player.

- Demonstrates strong ownership and initiative, approaching tasks proactively with a positive, can-do mindset.

- Excellent management and organization skills.

- Excellent written and communication skills.

- First class legal and drafting skills.

- Strong academic background.

- Acute willingness to learn and to take their experience to the next level.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.