Danish-speaking Legal Team Lead

Permanent employee, Full-time · Copenhagen
35,000 - 40,000 kr. per month Information
We bring justice to travellers!

Flyhjælp is looking for a Danish-speaking Legal Team Lead to work with litigation and enforcement (retssager). This role is relatively new, and you will therefore have a unique opportunity to shape it and make it your own. We are looking for a full-time colleague to start as soon as possible.

Flyhjælp is a highly specialized debt-collection agency who helps air passengers collect their claims for compensation and refund from the airlines according to EU Regulation 261/2004.

We specialize in the Nordic jurisdictions under our brands:

FLYHJÆLP | FLYGHJÄLP | FLYHJELP | LENTOAPU | REFUNDMORE

… and we have our very own litigation department that handles cases in the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish courts. We take cases all the way to the Supreme court or the European Court of Justice if necessary.

We have an ambition to be the best and biggest in the Nordics on air passenger rights.
Your mission
Flyhjælp is not a law firm, we are a legal tech looking for a qualified and enthusiastic new Team Lead to join our litigation department, who:

• wants to work with lawsuits and the courts.
• has a background in law.
• is motivated and have a genuine interest in leadership – while prior experience is not required, a strong desire to develop leadership skills is essential.
• is available for your team's daily business tasks, while also being capable of strategic thinking and action.
• is interested in shaping this new role and influence its development based on your strengths and aspirations.
• has strong analytical and written skills, and emotional intelligence.
• is fluent in Danish and comfortable with both written and spoken English. Any additional Nordic language is a plus.
• is not afraid to explore new technologies.
• prefers freedom under responsibility.
• is interested in work life balance – for example with work from home days, and no expected overtime
• wants to grow and have fun.
• has a can-do attitude, which is motivating for colleagues and air passengers.
• and doesn’t mind that we may be a little wacky at times.

Why us?
In the litigation department, you will gain insight into legal method and civil procedure, learn about evidence theory and to write short and precise texts. You will become an expert on air passenger rights according to EU Regulation 261/2004, and you can get to have oral court hearings in person, via phone or via video.

As team lead you will manage a team of 8 legal case workers whom you’ll work closely with to ensure high quality of cases and effective legal representation in Denmark. You will report to our Chief Legal Officer, Attorney-at-law, Benedikte Bolvig Lund. There is also the possibility of being authorized as assistant attorney (advokatfuldmægtig).

Our core tasks include:

• Preparation of pleadings in court cases.
• Settlement negotiations with the airlines.
• Contact with air passengers about what they have experienced.
• Contact with the courts regarding our cases.
• Assessing whether verdicts should be appealed and making appeals.
• Contact with external partners, including external law firms.

In the litigation department you will also work with optimizing our work processes for example by investigating and implementing new technologies that can help us.

Furthermore, the litigation department handles the enforcement of our verdicts via the enforcement courts.

The litigation department currently consists of 16 colleagues, who work full-time or part-time and who come from legal and non-legal backgrounds.

We are based in Copenhagen, but we are a Nordic and international workplace with colleagues from all over who speak English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Russian, German and many more languages.

Our company language is English and through our parent company, Flightright, we have colleagues located in Berlin, Budapest, Kyiv, and Cairo. Are you taking a long weekend in Berlin, then feel free to work from the office in there.

Interview Process
As we are looking to fill this position as soon as possible, we will be conducting interviews consecutively as applications come in. Our interview process typically involves one or two interviews. We encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

If this sounds like something for you, please send an application, CV, and relevant documents to our recruiter, Marie Hoffmann, here or via email to [email protected].