US Filings team Associate

JPMorganChase; Buenos Aires; Presencial; ARS 136.170.000 - 181.560.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

JPMorganChase, based in Argentina, seeks an Associate Counsel for In-House Legal Services (ILS) to support the US Filings team (USFT) and CST. You will provide day-to-day legal support to bankers and client service teams on U.S.-based bank products, using approved guidance, playbooks, and templates, and escalate higher-risk matters as needed.

You will also assist with state filings, corporate governance, and related entity-level issues.

Formación

• Licensed lawyer with 2+ years of practice.
• Experience providing legal support within attorney-approved guidance and templates, with appropriate escalation of novel, material, or higher-risk matters.
• Strong attention to detail and quality, with ability to prioritize, organize work, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to follow defined processes and identify issues requiring escalation or special attention.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• End-to-end ownership mindset with strong follow-up and results orientation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to leverage AI-driven tools and insights to interpret data, identify trends, and drive process improvements.

Responsabilidades

• Advise bankers, client service teams on CIB products using approved templates.
• Prepare, review, and issue client letters using templates, with independent judgment.
• Elevate novel, material, or high-risk questions to designated counsel per protocols.
• Support governance filings, state qualification and corporate governance questions.
• Prepare and submit annual reports and filings across U.S. jurisdictions.
• Perform corporate filings with the 50 U.S. state secretaries of state for JPMorganChase subsidiaries.

Conocimientos

Attention to detail

English communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

AI-driven tools usage

Educación

Licensed lawyer with 2+ years of practice

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

You are an Associate Counsel within In-House Legal Services (ILS), based in Argentina, supporting the US Filings team (USFT) and the Client Services Legal Support team (CST). You serve as a day-to-day legal support point for bankers and client service teams on U.S.-based bank products and services, applying attorney-approved guidance, playbooks, precedent, and templates, and escalating novel, material, or higher-risk matters to designated counsel under established protocols. In parallel, you provide legal analysis and advisory support for U.S. state qualification, franchise tax, corporate governance, and other entity-level matters, helping ensure timely, accurate filings execution across U.S. jurisdictions and effective coordination with internal stakeholders (including Corporate Secretaries / Corporate Governance Contacts (CGC), Corporate Tax, OTS, and the filings vendor), with attention to risks, controls, and operational documentation.

• Client Services Legal Support (CST)
  • You will advise bankers, client service associates, and internal stakeholders on CIB products and processes, including process-exception matters and questions with potential legal impact, using attorney-approved guidance, playbooks, and precedent.
  • You will prepare, review, and issue client-facing letters and responses using attorney-approved templates, exercising independent legal judgment within approved guidance.
  • You will elevate novel, material, or higher-risk questions to designated counsel in line with established protocols.
• U.S. Filings & Governance Execution (USFT)
  • You will support governance and state filings execution, providing legal analysis and advice where state qualification, corporate governance, or entity-level questions require legal judgment.
  • You will prepare and submit annual reports and event-based filings across U.S. jurisdictions to support compliance with state qualification, franchise tax, and related corporate governance requirements.
  • You will perform corporate filings with the 50 U.S. state secretaries of state for JPMorganChase subsidiaries and handle related inquiries from teams inside and outside OTS.
• Projects, Process, Risks & Controls
  • You will manage assigned projects related to legal entities, data analysis, process updates, and risks and controls, coordinating with internal teams (e.g., Corporate Tax) and the filings vendor.
  • You will maintain and update operational documentation, tools, and workflows, including using AI-driven tools and insights to interpret data, identify trends, and drive process improvements.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills.

• Licensed lawyer with 2+ years of practice.
• Experience providing legal support within attorney-approved guidance and templates, with appropriate escalation of novel, material, or higher-risk matters.
• Strong attention to detail and quality, with ability to prioritize, organize work, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to follow defined processes and identify issues requiring escalation or special attention.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• End-to-end ownership mindset with strong follow-up and results orientation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to leverage AI-driven tools and insights to interpret data, identify trends, and drive process improvements.

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.