Legal Counsel - French qualified

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND
In-Office
Mid level
Logistics • Transportation • Travel
The Role
Provide pragmatic commercial legal advice on international, commercial, operational and regulatory matters. Draft, review and negotiate contracts, manage legal mailbox, support company secretarial, data privacy, disputes and litigation coordination, and develop legal processes, templates and playbooks. Work closely with bids, compliance, sales and global stakeholders, often across time zones.
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Company Description

Air Charter Service (ACS) is one of 5 principal brands under Mountfitchet Group Limited. ACS is the largest air charter brokerage in the world, providing private jet, helicopter, commercial airliner and cargo aircraft charters. It is headquartered in London with 40 offices across 6 continents. The group currently employs over 600 aviation professionals.

The GSSC is a centralized internal entity that houses non-sales functions (such as HR, IT, Marketing, Finance and others) under one roof to support the group’s business needs.

Job Description

About the job: This position will be based in the GSSC office in Mumbai and collaborate closely with Bids, Compliance, Sales and other non‑sales teams to support international commercial activity. They will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice on international, commercial, operational and regulatory matters. They will handle a diverse range of global matters independently, while escalating material risks appropriately. They will be comfortable working under pressure, managing multiple priorities and supporting teams across different time zones. They will engage confidently with senior stakeholders and provide practical, commercially aligned advice. They will show strong judgement, integrity and the confidence to operate with a high degree of independence.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Contract Management: take ownership of drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, including NDAs, terms and conditions and aviation‑related agreements with clients, suppliers and airlines across multiple jurisdictions
  • Legal advice: provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice on international commercial, operational and regulatory matters. Act as a trusted advisor to senior management, clearly identifying risks and helping the business reach practical solutions.
  • Mailbox management: manage and respond to queries via the shared Legal mailbox, ensuring timely, accurate and consistent support to global stakeholders
  • Company secretarial matters: support global governance and company secretarial matters, including routine filings and maintenance of corporate records
  • Data privacy: assist with cross‑border data privacy matters, including reviewing data processing agreements and supporting internal privacy compliance
  • Disputes and litigation: support and coordinate the management of disputes and litigation, including preparing concise reports for senior leadership
  • Process management: contribute to the development of legal processes, guidance, templates and playbooks to improve consistency and efficiency across the department

Qualifications

Educational Qualification: Qualification in law from a reputed institute. Qualification in French law will be advantageous.

Required Skills:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French, with the ability to advise confidently in both languages
  • Proficiency in office software (MS Office and Google Workspace)
  • Strong contract drafting skills
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong attention to detail and work organizational skills
  • Ability to manage and mentor junior team members
  • A practical, solutions driven mindset with the ability to translate legal analysis into clear business guidance

Work Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ commercial legal experience, with prior in‑house experience strongly preferred. Proven experience in handling international commercial contracts and a broad range of legal matters. Experience in one or more of the following areas is advantageous: commercial law, corporate governance, company secretarial work, data privacy or litigation support. Aviation industry experience is advantageous. Exposure to the bids process and experience using contract management or legal tech systems is beneficial.

Additional Information

Benefits: Air Charter Service offers you the opportunity to succeed in a dynamic yet friendly environment in which every day brings a new, exciting challenge. In addition, the company offers the following benefits:

  • Private health insurance upon successful completion of probationary period
  • 22 days of holiday per year which increases with length of service
  • 10 days of Indian public holidays in a year
  • Free breakfast in our on-site canteen
  • Company-funded fun and entertainment events

Skills Required

  • Qualification in law from a reputed institute
  • Fluent written and verbal communication in both English and French
  • Minimum of 3 years commercial legal experience
  • Strong contract drafting skills
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office and Google Workspace
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage and mentor junior team members
  • Practical, solutions-driven mindset with ability to translate legal analysis into business guidance
  • Prior in-house legal experience
  • Experience handling international commercial contracts, corporate governance, company secretarial work, data privacy or litigation support
  • Experience in the aviation industry
  • Exposure to bids process and experience using contract management or legal tech systems
  • Qualification in French law
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The Company
800 Employees
Year Founded: 1990

What We Do

The Mountfitchet Group is a global aviation, travel, and logistics services organization operating from 47 offices across 6 continents. The company focuses on providing comprehensive services in these sectors through both organic growth and acquisition, employing over 800 professionals with annual revenues of approximately $1.12 billion.

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