Legal Officer

Job Description

Title: Legal Officer

Company Name: US-Bangla Airlines

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience: --

Published: 2026-04-02

Application Deadline: 2026-04-18

Education:

Requirements: --

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:

1. Contracts management & advisory

• Draft, review, negotiate and finalise all types of international contracts (dry leases, wet leases, ACMI agreements and sales purchase contracts).

• Provide legal advice relating to fuel hedging agreements and financial derivatives.

• Oversee aviation insurance contracts (hull, passenger liability, war risk, etc.)

• Ensure that all contracts comply with international aviation laws/conventions and national regulations.

2. Legal risks assessments & compliances

• Identify legal risks/liabilities in all contractual commitments.

• Comply with ICAO standards, IATA guidelines and relevant countries' regulations.

• Develop risk reduction measures for international transactions.

3. Liaising with stakeholders/lessors

• Coordinate obligations/settlements/disputes with aircraft lessors/ financiers/ insurers/ international legal bodies.

• Manage obligations/settlements/disputes with various stakeholders.

• Support negotiations with OEMs/MROs/GSPS globally.

4. Resolving disputes & claim handling

• Handle disputes resulting from lease agreement(s)/insurance claim(s)/contract breach(es)

• Coordinating arbitration/litigation/mediation process (when needed).

• Ensuring favorable settlements to avoid adverse financial and reputation implications.

5. Developing policies & legal safeguards

• Developing implementing legal framework/sop/contract governance policies.

• Implementing best practices for contract life cycle management.

• Maintaining common template contracts in line with airline industry standards.

6. Periodic monitoring

• Effectively executing/mapping all international contracts.

• Providing periodic report on legal performance to MD & CEO.

• Recommending improvement based upon contract outcomes/risk exposures.

7. Aligning considerations for the Airline Industry best practice in all actions related to legal affairs

• All lease agreements should adhere to standard aviation leasing structures (ACMI/Wet/Dry Lease frameworks).

• Including jurisdictional clarity/arbitration clauses (London/Singapore arbitration).

• Adhering to Cape Town Convention provisions (if applicable).

• Robustly incorporating insurance coverage clauses into contracts to reduce operational risks.

• Establishing legal safeguards against fuel hedging and subsequent financial volatility.

• Implementing contract audit/compliance tracking systems.

• Clearly defining SLAs/penalty clauses for all international vendors.