Retail Structure Products Lawyer - Assistant Vice President

at  JPMorgan Chase Co

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND SKILLS

• Licensed to practice law and a member of good standing or otherwise in compliance with the in-house counsel registration rules of that state/jurisdiction or has para-legal experience from a law firm or in-house role
• Team player, confident and proactive, enjoys regular interaction with Sales & Trading, legal colleagues and other corporate functions
• Exceptional organisational skills and great communication skills
• Fluent in drafting, including the ability to draft “plain language” disclosure documents
• Experienced with structured products and derivatives documentation
• Familiar with negotiating distribution agreements and licence agreements

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

• Identify and advise the business on regulatory and cross-border issues in delivering products to the end market or when the business wishes to employ a new distribution model or enter new markets
• Responsible for the CIB’s Regulation S issuance programmes which are utilised globally
• Work with other team members in maintaining the programmes, adding functionality to existing programmes and establishing new issuance platforms
• Manage regulatory implementation for the securitised issuance business as required
• Be involved in automation and templating initiatives collaborating with internal and external technology service providers to deliver automated solutions for legal documents. This is a high-profile area which the business and legal department have identified as a strategic growth area within the CIB