Emerging Middle Market Attorney - Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

As an  Assistant General Counsel, Vice President within the Commercial and Investment Banking, you will provide legal support to specific geographical markets of JPMorgan Chase’s Emerging Middle Market (EMM) business within Commercial Banking focused on businesses with annual revenues of $20-100 million. You will regularly work  with customer-facing bankers, risk personnel, and service personnel, as well as advise on deposit, cash management, and other customer and client issues as they arise.  You will leverage your legal knowledge to help drive and coordinate the EMM Legal team’s role in supporting and advising on all significant business, controls and compliance initiatives, as well as various cross-line of business projects.  

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase & Co. manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters.  Our global team is made up of 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. As trusted advisors, we help the firm’s clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm.  We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work. If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

• Provide transactional support, including analysis and advice on structural and risk issues
• Review, negotiate and draft bilateral loan documentation, amendments, waivers, consents, proposal and commitment letters, payoff letters and confidentiality agreements
• Represent JPMCB in early stage workout matters
• Support and maintain outside counsel relationships and coordinate engagement of outside counsel
• Escalate issues as appropriate and share potential concerns, issues, and ideas with legal and control functions across the company
• Support and advise the business with respect to treasury management products and client related issues including KYC, fraud, privacy, AML, complaints and fair banking issues which may arise
• Advise the business with respect to new or changing products or pricing, marketing, regulatory and related issues impacting financial institutions operating in a multi-state environment and provide training to the business 

• Partner with Risk, Controls, and Compliance colleagues regarding operational and regulatory risk and control issues and the applicability of federal and state law and regulation to the business

   

 Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Licensed attorney in good standing
• Minimum of 3 years of post-admission with a law firm and/or in-house legal department at a large bank or other financial services company 
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to interact effectively with clients and partner with other members of the Legal Department and the business to find solutions
• Proven ability to prioritize work and manage a large number of issues at one time
• Experience interacting with senior and executive management with problem solving and project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience collaborating on a broad range of business strategies and issues with senior management and a reputation for providing valued, and independent counsel and judgment
• Knowledge of the legal and regulatory requirements for Commercial and Investment Banking businesses with a focus on secured lending and knowledge of banking regulations and UCC Art. 3/4
• Demonstrated leadership, judgment and character