AIRCRAFT PARALEGAL

McAfee & Taft; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

McAfee & Taft seeks an Aircraft Paralegal to support its Aviation practice. The role involves preparing legal documents, handling aircraft transactions, and reviewing FAA and International Registry records. You will draft opinions, liaise with clients and counsel, and maintain meticulous document files in a fast-paced office.

Strong organization and confidentiality are essential, along with a high school diploma and 3 years of legal experience preferred. Office-based position in Oklahoma City.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents such as security instruments, leases, FAA bills of sale, and aircraft registrations.
• Assist in aircraft transactions including buying, selling, leasing, and financing.
• Examine aircraft records, FAA notes, and title histories for ownership and encumbrances.
• Review International Registry certificates and FAA records for consistency.
• Draft closing opinions and correspondence with clients and counsel.
• Organize documents for aircraft transactions and maintain files.

Skills

Integrity/Ethics

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Quality

Sense of Urgency

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: OK - OKC - Oklahoma City, OK 73102, Position Type: Full Time, Job Category: Legal Admin, POSITION SUMMARY

Under moderate supervision, the Aircraft Paralegal assists the Aviation practice with projects related to the aviation industry. As a member of a professional support staff team, this position will also promote and maintain the goodwill and reputation of the Firm and maintain the highest level of professional conduct and confidentiality.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

Applicants must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, be ambitious and have a willingness to learn and take on new tasks. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

*Not all job descriptions listed below may be required, as each duty is subject to the operational needs of the department.

• Prepare legal documents such as Security Instrument Releases, Lease Terminations, FAA Bills of Sale, Aircraft Registration Applications, Statements in Support of Citizenship and other miscellaneous documentation necessary for various aircraft transactions
• Transactions will involve the buying, selling, leasing and financing of aircraft
• Examine aircraft, engine and propeller records of the Federal Aviation Administration and prepare title notes showing the chain of ownership and status of encumbrances of aircraft and the status of encumbrances against engines and propellers
• Examine Priority Search Certificates issued by the International Registry and compare them with FAA records
• Prepare preliminary drafts of closing opinions and correspondence with clients and their counsel
• Assist in organizing documents for aircraft transactions and maintaining document files with respect to such transactions
• Communicate with clients and the Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Registry
• Perform functions necessary to make web-based registrations on the International Registry of Mobile Assets
• Run Know Your Customer searches and reviewing FAA/International Registry/UCC searches
• Ability to handle multiple transactions and tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Basic knowledge and/or background in review of corporate documents both foreign and domestic.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

COMPETENCY Statement(s)

• Integrity/Ethics - Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, conveys good news and bad.
• Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, and has good listening skills.
• Interpersonal Skills - Has good listening skills, builds strong relationships, is flexible/open-minded, negotiates effectively, solicits performance feedback, and handles constructive criticism.
• Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Sense of Urgency - Prioritizes well, shows energy, reacts to opportunities, instills urgency in others, meets deadlines.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: High School diploma or the equivalent is required.

Experience: Minimum of 3 years of legal experience preferred.

Computer Skills: Skilled with MS Office Suite and other office products.

Other Requirements: Excellent problem-solving skills and willingness to conduct research to learn new tasks. Strong organizational skills to maintain work lists, organize documents, and monitor deadlines and filings. Ability to ask questions, clarify issues, and provide project updates as needed. Excellent written and oral communication skills (comprehension & expression). Strong command of the English language, including excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation, form and style. Detail-oriented and ability to create, compose, proof and edit correspondence. Possess sense of initiative and responsibility to manage case load and maintain confidentiality of records and information. Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressured environment and maintain case/trial deadlines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment is in a professional office setting. The majority of activity this role performs will be sedentary work.