Markets Legal Assistant Vice President at JPMC Candidate Experience page

Mumbai, maharashtra, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Legal Support, Drafting, Negotiation, Legal Analysis, Communication Skills, Team Collaboration, Data Management, Documentation Review, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Analysis, Problem Solving, Attention to Detail, Time Management, Cross-Functional Interaction, Gap Analysis, Project Management

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Join the team! Be part of the MCC Markets Legal team in Mumbai, working closely with Markets Practice Group lawyers across EMEA and APAC, and play a key role in our global markets legal practice Job summary As a Commercial Investment Banking Markets Legal Counsel, in the legal function you will provide legal support to the Markets businesses engaged in derivatives transactions across all asset classes, structured investments/financial products in the form of notes, warrants and certificates linked to multiple asset classes, cash equities, global investor services (prime brokerage and securities financing) as well as foreign exchange, commodities, futures, and derivatives clearing and intermediation. A Markets Legal team has been formed in the Mumbai Corporate Center (“MCC Markets team”) which is as an integral part of the Markets Practice Group, working closely and interacting with Markets Practice Group lawyers across EMEA and APAC region. You will be a member of the MCC Markets Team based in Mumbai. You will be reporting into a team lead for Markets in the MCC who in turn is accountable to the Markets Practice Group. Job Responsibilities review and support of wholesale financial transactional documentation including credit, trading, TOBs, prime brokerage, derivatives and regulatory driven documentation; review of constitutional documents, to ensure that all the requisite corporate consents and capacity and authority requirements are in place prior to finalization of agreements and subsequent commencement of business or trading; provide support on global documentation or remediation projects; provide gap analysis and summary of transaction and client specific deviations in negotiated agreements from standardized templates or against playbooks and policy manuals to identify discrepancies, escalation mechanisms and managing remediation exercises; manage data from standardized or negotiated agreements into internal systems and assisting in the maintenance of databases relating to firm-wide initiatives; and drafting, reviewing and finalizing documentation including notices, consents, MOUs, LOIs and RFPs, etc. in accordance with existing templates. Required qualifications, capabilities and skills Minimum 5+ years PQE in professional practice and/or in in-house experience covering Markets related work in a comparable financial institution; Strong drafting, negotiation and legal analytical skills; Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) with the ability to interact with senior business personnel and stakeholders in other functions; Self-directed and highly motivated attitude coupled with an ability to work collaboratively in a high performing team; Ability to interact and communicate effectively at a local, regional and global level and work in a cross-functional, cross-jurisdiction, team to achieve common goals; Ability to identify and escalate issues timely and appropriately; Comfortable working to metrics and data measurement systems; and Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and within tight deadlines. Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills Competency in the use of technology, documentation management systems and shared databases will be viewed favorably. All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment. 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.

Responsibilities

The role involves reviewing and supporting wholesale financial transactional documentation and ensuring corporate consents are in place prior to finalization of agreements. Additionally, the position includes managing data from agreements and drafting various legal documents.