J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. are hiring for the role of Center of Excellence (COE) – Legal Counsel, Mumbai.
About the Organization
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses, and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional, and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands.
About the Job
- The Centre of Excellence, Legal Team (COE) is the offshore legal support to JPMorgan legal teams globally supporting various lines of business (LoB).
- COE is an in-house dynamic team that can cater to any of the different banking and/or Investment Banking LoB’s needs at any given point in time with respect to the respective LoB’s product and its related documentation/agreements.
- For this reason, COE is the biggest legal team on the ground with expertise in using various automation, management, and other extraction tools for effective and timely delivery of any requests received or projects coming their way.
- The successful candidate must have strong analytical and collaborative skills, be able to work independently as well as collaboratively within the team, and be a true “self-starter.”
Responsibilities
Projects:
- Providing legal analysis and support on legal projects and documentation;
- Drafting and negotiation of corporate and commercial agreements (Strong technical knowledge in contracts is essential as knowledge of and experience with contract negotiations, confidentiality agreements, and commercial contracts with strong attention to detail);
- Collaborate and support regional legal teams on global documentation or remediation projects; and
- Provide gap analysis and summary of the transaction and client-specific deviations in negotiated agreements from standardized templates or against playbooks and policy manuals to identify discrepancies, and escalation mechanisms, and manage remediation exercises.
Automation & Tech Assimilation:
- Assist in the development of legal project management tools, resources, and technologies;
- Identifying potential projects/requests suitable for automation and working in tandem with the respective tech teams to provide tech solutions; and
- Act as Beta Testers for the automation tools and assist in moving them along the queue from the inception stage to the production stage.
Eligibility
- A law graduate from a premier law school in India;
- 2-4 Years PQE;
- Superior communication skills and be able to work comfortably with business and management teams;
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively at a local, regional, and global level;
- Competency in the use of technology, documentation management systems, and shared databases will be viewed favourably;
- Able to communicate well and work in a cross-functional team to achieve common goals;
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills;
- Ability to identify and escalate issues timely and appropriate;
- Comfortable working with metrics and data measurement systems; and
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and within tight deadlines.
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