What we will offer:

We will offer you a place where you can be yourself. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You will have the opportunity to work closely with our clients and take primary responsibility for discrete aspects of our transactions. 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.

The team also 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

• Supporting the Aviation Finance team on various transactions, including but not limited to, lease novations, lease negotiations and financing. You can expect to (i) gain broad market experience and be exposed to a range of different types of financing and leasing transactions and (ii) develop strong transaction management and administration skills.
• Drafting and/or reviewing corporate authorisations.
• Taking ownership of and following up on conditions precedent and conditions subsequent documentation.
• Liaising with clients, opposing and local counsel.
• Arranging for filings on the International Registry, where necessary.

Attributes / skills required

The successful candidate will have to be a motivated individual and possess a collaborative and team-oriented disposition. We are keen to hear from applicants with qualifications, experience as well as key skills and attributes, as follows:

• Excellent academic and/or professional qualifications preferred but not essential.
• General finance and/or aviation-related experience preferred but not essential.
• Possesses attention to detail, with demonstrable good housekeeping and file management practices.
• An intellectually curious, lateral thinker who can work independently, is highly organised, and diligent, with a strong sense of ownership in and takes pride in one's quality of work.
• Flexibility to work across time zones (where required) in cross border transactions.
• A proven team player, exhibiting cooperation and collaboration and who enjoys building excellent working relationships with clients and peers within the firm.
• Strong ability to anticipate issues, handle setbacks and timeline pressures all whilst operating professionally and proactively at all times.

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.