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Associate Legal Counsel - Asset & Wealth Management Cross Border Team
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management.
The Legal Department of JPMorgan Chase & Co (“JPMC”) is responsible for providing legal services to the Corporation and is organized by practice groups that generally conform to the Corporation's lines of business (“LOBs”) and corporate staff areas, allowing the legal staff to work closely with specific groups on a daily basis.
J.P. Morgan Asset and Wealth Management (AWM) is one of the largest asset and wealth managers in the world. Asset & Wealth Management serves distinct client groups globally through multiple businesses: institutional and retail clients through Asset Management (AM), and high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients through the Private Bank. Asset & Wealth Management offers global investment management in equities, fixed income, real estate, hedge funds, private equity, and liquidity. Asset & Wealth Management also provides trust and estate, banking, and brokerage services to high-net-worth clients, and retirement services for corporations and individuals.
JPMorgan’s Legal Department seeks an experienced lawyer to support its Cross Border efforts, focusing primarily on reviewing and analyzing legal opinions related to the cross-border provision of asset and Wealth Management products and services. The selected candidate will support efforts to drive documentation of cross border laws and regulations, and to communicate related requirements to the business.
Location and Reporting Lines:
The location of this position is Mumbai, India, at the J.P. Morgan Mumbai Corporate Centre (“MCC”), functionally reporting to a Managing Director/Associate General Counsel for Asset & Wealth Management in the United States, an Executive Director/Assistant General Counsel for Asset & Wealth Management in the United Kingdom, and a local Asset & Wealth Management Legal supervisor at the MCC.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct the first review of new or updated legal opinions from external counsel (Opinions) and new or revised draft rules for the business to provide products and services on a cross-border basis (Conduct of Business Memoranda or CBMs), and facilitate periodic and ad hoc updates of existing CBMs and Opinions based on legal/regulatory changes or business developments.
- Draft summaries of updates to facilitate the CBM review-and-approval process via an internal workflow tool.
- Engage with external counsel, Asset & Wealth Management lawyers, Compliance, and Asset & Wealth Management business stakeholders to obtain and resolve feedback on updates to CBMs and Opinions.
- Field stakeholders’ basic queries concerning the CBMs/Opinions and fact-specific queries.
- Act as the Legal Department’s first point of contact to advise on potential CBM issues.
- Provide regular feedback to the Asset & Wealth Management business and cross border forums on pending reviews.
- Conduct additional research and assist on special projects as needed.
Required Skills:
- Excellent English writing and communication skills.
- Law degree and membership in jurisdictional organization. Attorney candidates must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including the requirements of the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment.
- Self-starter who is able to work collaboratively in a high performing team, takes ownership of responsibilities and projects, is results-oriented and flexible.
- Sufficiently well qualified to interpret and summarize external legal advice and articulate “rules of the road” for the business.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize work in a fast-paced, complex business environment and maintain communication with attorneys regarding project status and estimated completion timelines.
- Competence with the suite of Microsoft Office products, including Microsoft Excel.
- All candidates for roles in the Legal Department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.
Preferred Skills:
- LLM preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in financial services law.
- Experience instructing and interacting with external counsel directly.
- Experience working across jurisdictions and time zones.
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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