JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Corporate & Investment Bank Legal (M&A) Lawyer - Assistant Vice President / Vice President

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The Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB)
The Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) is one of J.P. Morgan’s core businesses, and a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The Legal Group which supports the CIB provides transactional and strategic legal support as required for the various businesses within the CIB and is organized across different practice groups. The CIB’s M&A business in EMEA is supported by the EMEA M&A Legal Practice Group.
Corporate & Investment Bank Legal (M&A) Lawyer - Assistant Vice President / Vice President
In the EMEA M&A Legal Practice Group you will join a small team of lawyers in London supporting the EMEA M&A business. You will entail interaction with M&A, Industry and Country Coverage investment bankers, as well as Client Executives, on transactions where J.P. Morgan in EMEA acts in an M&A advisory role for external clients.
Job responsibilities:
- Providing general counsel and support to the business across a wide range of issues and at various levels of seniority
- Reviewing, advising on and negotiating M&A advisory related documentation, including engagement letters and confidentiality agreements, and advising on conflicts management
- Attending business review committees and valuation/fairness opinion committees as representative of the M&A Legal team and reviewing valuation and fairness opinions
- Coordination as needed with other CIB Legal teams, such as Equity/Debt Capital Markets, and with external counsel as and when required
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Required qualifications, skills and capabilities
- Commercially minded self-starter who is capable of working confidently and effectively at all levels of an organization.
- Practical working knowledge of the UK Takeover Code and UKLA Listing Rules/sponsor requirements applicable in an M&A context
- Domestic and cross border deal execution experience accumulated at a Magic or Silver Circle firm
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities
- In house M&A/Corporate experience at a bulge bracket investment bank would be an advantage, but is not essential
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.
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.


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