JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Commercial and Investment Bank – Legal – Securitisation Lawyer – Vice President
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We are looking for a Securitisation Lawyer to join the EMEA Markets Practice Group of the Legal Department within the Commercial & Investment Bank.
The role is in the Macro and SPG Legal team where you will work on a mixture of multi-asset, cross-border term and conduit private and publicly financed securitisation and infrastructure transactions with particular exposure to innovative specialty lending and emerging market transactions. You will also work on collateralised loan obligation transactions and governance, transactional, and regulatory issues connected with non-performing consumer credit debt portfolio purchases.
As a Commercial and Investment Bank – Legal – Securitisation Lawyer – Vice President in the EMEA Legal Department
You will have the opportunity to advise on a range of transactions, partnering closely with the business groups in London and across EMEA which originate, invest, trade and sell securitised products. You will also work with other control functions and Legal colleagues globally. You will identify and advise the business on legal, regulatory, and cross-border issues and assist with the structuring, execution, and documentation of transactions. Whilst the role is primarily transactional, members of the team are expected to have knowledge of UK and European regulations which impact securitised products and will play a key role in setting and maintaining documentation standards, internal policies, practice guidelines, and the monitoring of legal, regulatory, and documentation developments.
Job responsibilities
- Providing general legal support and advice to the business.
- Working closely with the business from inception to the close of transactions, structuring transactions, and reviewing transaction documentation.
- Identifying, raising, and working to solve structuring, legal, and regulatory issues affecting the business.
- Developing and managing relationships with external counsel in various jurisdictions and working closely with external counsel on those transactions for which they are engaged.
- Liaising with legal colleagues in other jurisdictions on cross-border transactions and with Compliance and other internal risk and control functions.
- Assisting and advising the business and colleagues in the Legal Department on regulatory change and implementation affecting the businesses we support.
- Driving process, documentation, and efficiency improvements across the various areas of coverage.
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Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities
- Licensed to practice law in England & Wales or a similar jurisdiction.
- Work experience (4+ PQE) of securitised products and/or a loans / lending background.
- Genuine team player with strong organizational and communication skills and an ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Good judgement and is able to identify risks and issues and escalate where appropriate.
- Confident, well-organised, and proactive and would enjoy working closely with Origination, Sales, Trading, Structuring, and control functions.
- Strong interest in innovative transactional work and the ability to oversee multiple transactions simultaneously.
- Able to advise the business on regulatory and cross-border issues impacting multiple asset classes and has good commercial awareness.
- Broad skill set that is adaptable to a range of securitised product transactions including new or novel asset classes.
- Ability to cope with a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and multi-task.
About J.P. Morgan
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.
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