Description

The Legal Department of J.P. Morgan Chase (JPMC) is responsible for the provision of legal services to the J.P. Morgan legal entities and is organized by Practice Groups that conform to the organization of JPMC's lines of business and internal functions. This structure encourages legal teams to communicate legal and regulatory changes to the businesses and internal functions and for the lines of business and internal functions to communicate business developments that have legal or regulatory implications to the legal teams in a timely manner.

As an Assistant Vice President attorney within our Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB) Legal team, you will be responsible for providing legal advice to the internal functions and lines of business operated by JPMC across the European Economic Area and EMEA region more generally. You will report to the Frankfurt-based lawyer in CIB Legal who, together with their team, is responsible for advising the Securities Services and Payments businesses.

Job responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and transactional support to the Securities Services (including Custody and Depositary Services ) and Payments (including Treasury Services and Trade) businesses, in coordination with the global Practice Groups;
• Provide legal advice to the J.P. Morgan legal entities that are active in Germany on their own legal matters as part of the Corporate Legal Practice Group;
• Assist in the development of policies, procedures and standard forms;
• Liaise with and assist outside counsel, as necessary, in legal matters related to these coverage areas;
• Advise on legal and regulatory developments;
• Support select special projects (long-term and short-term).

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• German-qualified lawyer with previous working experience on financial services, transactional or litigation matters in a major law firm, large multi-national corporation or equivalent;
• Familiarity with the legal and regulatory frameworks governing large financial institution products, services, and transactions in the substantive coverage areas;
• Strong project management skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to develop and maintain solid relationships with internal and external clients;
• Confidence and experience translating complex legal concepts into practical solutions;
• Creative solution and problem-solving skills;
• Spoken and written fluency in German and English is incremental.

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.

About the Team

\n Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.\n
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\n With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.\n