CS Legal Associate

Ryanair is Europe’s largest airline group, with over 40 years of experience connecting millions of guests across an extensive network of routes. We are a fast-paced, ambitious, and innovative company, offering exciting career opportunities across aviation, technology, operations, and support functions. Now is a fantastic time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.

Manage court cases and legal disputes across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on EU Regulation 261 and claims arising under the Montreal Convention. The role involves coordinating with internal stakeholders, external counsel, and regulatory authorities to ensure the timely and effective handling of litigation, complaints, and legal matters while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.

• Law Degree
• Experience handling EU261-related matters would be an advantage
• Understanding of consumer protection legislation, particularly at European level
• A pro-active, can-do attitude and ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to learn quickly, show initiative and cope with a large and varied caseload, whilst complying with tight legal deadlines
• A creative and proactive approach to problem-solving
• Proven ability to foster constructive and collaborative relationships with colleagues and internal/external stakeholders
• Exceptional organisation, planning, record-keeping and communication skills
• Outstanding drafting and legal writing skills, attention to detail
• Full professional proficiency in German and English (written and spoken). Additional European languages would be highly-regarded
• Willingness to travel
• Ad hoc duties will be required to support the team, in an incredibly fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• We promote innovation, all our teams are Agile and several PoCs of new technologies or innovative ideas are launched every week.
• A competitive but flexible technical career plan
• We believe in an hybrid working model, you can work up to two days per week remote, but you are also going to enjoy the excellent work environment at our modern offices in the heart of Madrid.
• Travel discounts (of course!).
• Discounts on Medical Insurance plans.