Legal Counsel - Product Liability (F/M)
Clearance Level
BPSS
Salary Range
Competitive
Employment Type
FULL TIME
Work Style
onsite
// Role Summary
Join Airbus as a Legal Counsel specializing in Product Liability in Toulouse, France. Lead daily case management, conduct legal research, and provide crucial advice to support engineering and safety activities.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day product liability cases and external investigations.
- Conduct legal research and draft legal advice for internal customers.
- Support engineering, safety, and security related activities.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and manage long-term relationships.
- Assess and integrate AI in product liability topics.
- Require 7 years of experience in product liability, investigations, and litigation.
// Role Specification
Legal Counsel - Product Liability
Airbus Commercial Aircraft is seeking a Legal Counsel specializing in Product Liability to join the Legal Corporate Affairs department based in Toulouse, France. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to work in the global capital of aeronautics and space research, with a vibrant city offering excellent quality of life and proximity to natural attractions.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead the day-to-day management of cases, coordination, and logistics for external investigations and product liability-related matters.
- Conduct legal research on various topics across different jurisdictions.
- Draft legal documents and provide advice, particularly on liability aspects, under the supervision of the Head of Investigations & Product Integrity Legal.
- Offer legal advice and support for engineering, safety, and security-related activities.
- Review internal and external technical documents.
- Organize or contribute to training initiatives to prevent legal issues.
- Coordinate and manage long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assess and integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in product liability topics and daily activities.
- Ensure timely and adequate reporting on all ongoing matters.
- Support the department's pro bono practice.
This role may require regular business travel.
Your Profile:
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in Law, preferably in France, with education from other European countries or the US being a plus.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience working in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Good understanding of complex product liability cases, including investigations and litigation in France and internationally, as well as insurance.
- Strong interest in learning about Airbus products and their technical aspects.
- Ability to interact and influence business operations within a complex environment.
- Proven ability to simultaneously support several complex legal and internal procedures involving multiple departments and third parties.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to gather factual information and transform it into concise legal case assessments.
- Negotiation-level proficiency in both English and French.