Associate - Loan Origination Legal Counsel

JOB DESCRIPTION

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. We are currently hiring a highly skilled lawyer for the Legal-North America Loan Origination and Syndication Group

Description for nternal Candidates

The Legal Department of JPMorgan Chase & Co (“JPMC”) is responsible for providing legal services to the Corporation and is organized by practice groups that generally conform to the Corporations lines of business (“LOBs”) and corporate staff areas, allowing the legal staff to work closely with specific groups on a daily basis.

We are currently hiring a highly skilled lawyer for the Legal-North America Loan Origination and Syndication Group

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with the review, drafting and discussion of non-disclosure agreements, non-reliance letters, collateral release agreements and, depending on volume bilateral loan agreements, security agreements, guarantees, amendments and various other transactional documents
• Work with the Bank’s Office of the Secretary to generate or obtain supporting corporate documents as required for transactions, such as powers of attorney, incumbency certificates and other similar documents
• Prepare and file various UCC financing statements and conduct UCC lien searches
• Assist with other special projects (as needed)

Required Skills:

• Law degree. In addition, the 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
• Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written - required
• Prior experience working on legal documentation governed by U.S. state law (such as NY) - preferable
• Excellent organizational skills – required
• Self-starter and pro-active – required
• Working knowledge of legal search engines, including Westlaw/Lexis Nexis – considered as a plus
• All candidates for roles in the Legal Department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review and background check prior to commencement of employment

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
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.

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.