Home Lending Litigation Attorney- Assistant Vice President, Senior Counsel

Bring your expertise to  JPMorgan Chase. As part of Legal Department, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Legal Department is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

As the Assistant Vice President, Senior Counsel in Home Lending Litigation you will work independently and with outside counsel to represent the Firm in litigation matters, as well as provide advice on a broad range of other matters and issues relating to Chase’s residential mortgage lending business. You will have independent contact with, and support, senior management in the Firm.  Demonstrating litigation skills, as well as sound legal judgment, you will leverage your deep understanding of litigation matters to make informed decisions that deliver positive results to our customers and our business partners.  If you are focused on driving positive results, with a passion for handling a variety of litigation matters, you may be the perfect fit for our team.

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:

• Managing actual and potential litigation matters
• Advising on litigation issues that impact various business functions, including loan origination, servicing and foreclosure
• Managing dispute resolution
• Interpreting existing laws, rules, and regulations and advising on changes thereto
• Advising on advocacy in connection with contemplated and proposed laws, rules, and regulations
• Providing legal advice to the business and functions
• Selecting, engaging, and managing outside counsel for the Firm on all matters in which outside counsel is engaged

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• A minimum of three of post-admission legal practicing experience
• Juris doctorate degree. All 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
• Knowledge of, and experience with, complex litigation matters
• Ability to assume significant independent responsibility immediately
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think strategically, write well and communicate effectively with both legal and non-legal professionals, including senior executives of the Firm
• Ability to build and maintain good client and colleague relationships

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Extensive litigation experience, with prior experience in financial services or Home Lending litigation being a plus
• Ability to manage a large volume of cases and balance competing priorities

All candidates for roles in the Legal department must be licensed to practice law in the country of employment and successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.