Corporate - Legal – Commercial Banking Paralegal - Analyst

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 and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

The JPMorgan Chase Legal Department is responsible for providing legal services to the Corporation and is organized by practice groups that generally align with the Corporation’s lines of business and corporate staff areas.  This structure encourages legal teams and businesses and staff areas to discuss legal, regulatory and business developments effectively and in a timely manner.

You will support the EMEA International Banking (IB) unit within the Commercial Banking (CB) line of business.  The EMEA IB legal team generally serves EMEA subsidiaries of U.S.-based business clients of $20 million - $2 billion+ in annual revenue.  The legal team will advise on the full suite of approved products to be offered to EMEA based CB clients.  The product areas include Treasury Services, International Trade Finance and Lending.  The role also encompasses elements of regulatory advisory and project work.  Your responsibilities will include: 

·  Transactional support, including analysis and advice on structural and risk issues and review, negotiation and drafting of credit and collateral documentation (syndicated and single-bank); drafting, review and negotiation of confidentiality agreements; tailoring of standard bank loan documentation forms; indicative term sheets and other proposals; amendments and waivers;
·  Coordination within CB and Corporate & Investment Bank Legal on assorted credit & lending topics and policy and/or documentation developments;
·  In conjunction with Treasury Services Legal, negotiation and exception approval on deposit and cash management documentation and contracts;
·  In conjunction with Trade Finance Legal, negotiation and exception approval on trade finance documentation and contracts, including trade indemnity agreements, letters of credit, bank guarantees and collateral agreements;
·  In conjunction with Compliance, advising clients on regulatory and compliance policies and issues, including Know-Your Customer, anti-money-laundering and client sponsorship; banking and investment banking regulatory compliance; conflicts, information-sharing, confidentiality and privacy;
·  Participation in development and implementation of regulatory compliance policies and procedures and internal controls and other processes, both within and cross-line of business;
·  Participation in internal projects, often cross-CB or cross-LOB, to streamline operations, create efficiencies and/or improve the client experience;
·  Participation in major internal and external line of business operational restructures, sales or acquisitions; new product and/or new process development and review.
·  Candidate should have excellent skills in communicating with clients and prospects, internal colleagues and external counsel and other lenders, administrative agents, creditors, etc., and in negotiating with any of these constituencies when necessary.
·  Interest in or knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues affecting financial institutions could be a plus. 
·  In covering international transactions candidates must be prepared to be available for conference calls and to effect other communications in various other time zones (especially Europe or Asia/Pacific) when needed. 
·  Previous experience working in the areas set out above would be a plus.
 JPMorgan Chase & Co. offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Closing Date- 15th November 2017