Republic Airways · 1 week ago
Legal, Commercial Counsel
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expRepublic Airways is seeking a Commercial Counsel to assist the Associate General Counsel in various legal matters across the company. The role involves reviewing and negotiating agreements, managing contracts, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
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Responsibilities
Reviews, drafts, and negotiates various agreements, including but not limited to, procurement, vendor, service, equipment purchase, IT/software, and confidentiality agreements
Interprets contract requirements, obligations and risk exposure and advises on same
Handles the daily management of contracts and oversight of Republic’s contract management platform, serving as a liaison with procurement and business functions, including intake to execution and through critical milestones and renewal or termination
Works with internal departments and supports the AGC to develop or modify policies, practices, and procedures to identify and mitigate risk, create efficiencies, and formalize transparency and consistency in decision making, and assists AGC in addressing corporate compliance issues regarding same
Works with internal clients and supports the legal department to coordinate delivery of legal services and to ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, rules and other legal authority, and identifies legal risks and opportunities
Reviews and drafts litigation documents and pleadings
Assists with litigation and arbitration preparation
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
Must have passed a state bar exam and hold a license to practice law
Requires 4 years of related experience
Able to read and analyze legal documents, legislation, technical journals, and financial reports
Able to effectively manage and respond to common inquiries or complaints from associates
Able to effectively present information to top management and public groups
Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions, analyze and effectively resolve tasks and issues while managing competing priorities
Conducts analysis and verification to support informed and strategic decisions
Able to move about the work environment
Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear
Able to travel up to 10% of the time, including overnight travel
Preferred
Previous experience in an in-house counsel position or private practice at an AmLaw firm
Strong business acumen is required
Company
Republic Airways
Republic Airways completed its merger with Mesa Airlines on Nov. 25, 2025.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2004-05-27IPO
Leadership Team
Bradley Elstad
Vice President, Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance
Joe Allman
VP Finance - Controller
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