Associate Counsel - Legal Shared Services Team

JPMorganChase; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Buenos Aires, Argentina, seeks a transactional lawyer to support the Legal Shared Services Team. You will draft, review, and negotiate key corporate documents, including NDAs and non-reliance letters, and conduct legal research to inform senior leaders.

You will operate within a Practice Group structure, ensuring timely communication of legal and regulatory developments across the business. Collaboration and multilingual writing are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Law degree and admission to practice in relevant jurisdiction.
• 2+ years corporate law experience in a major law firm and/or financial institution.
• Working knowledge of contract review and legal analysis.
• Excellent English language skills (spoken and written).
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative team work abilities.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a range of corporate documents with clients.
• Conduct legal research and analyze laws, regulations, and developments.
• Support special projects across the Legal Shared Services Team.

Skills

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Law degree

Admission to practice

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Litera Workshare Compare

Job description

Job Description

You will join the Legal Shared Services Team as a transactional lawyer supporting one or more functions aligned to specific Practice Groups and/or a region. You will draft, review, and negotiate key corporate documents with clients (including non-disclosure agreements and non-reliance letters), conduct legal research and analyze laws/regulations/developments, and communicate relevant insights to senior leaders. You will operate within the Legal Department's Practice Group structure, which is designed to enable timely two-way communication of legal/regulatory changes and business developments with legal or regulatory implications. The role is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at JPMorganChase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm with operations in more than 60 countries.

Job Responsibilities

• You will draft, review, and negotiate a range of corporate documents with clients, including non-disclosure agreements and non-reliance letters.
• You will conduct legal research and analyze laws, regulations, and developments, and communicate findings to senior leaders.
• You will support special projects as needed across the Legal Shared Services Team.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills.

• Law degree and admission to practice; compliant with all relevant licensing requirements, including those of the jurisdiction where the role is located, prior to employment start.
• 2+ years of corporate law experience in a major law firm and/or financial institution.
• Working knowledge of contract review and legal analysis.
• Excellent English language skills (spoken and written).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Comfort with technology, including willingness to learn and use registration statement software to perform work functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and coordinate across multiple business and support groups.
• Strong writing, organization, and attention-to-detail skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Litera Workshare Compare.

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.