Corporate and Investment Bank - Legal - Exchange Traded and Retail Structured Products Lawyer

JPMorganChase; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London seeks a Corporate and Investment Bank - Legal - Exchange Traded and Retail Structured Products Lawyer. This role involves mixing transactional work with regulatory advice as well as drafting necessary documentation for structured products. The ideal candidate is a qualified lawyer with strong skills in negotiation, organization, and communication. This position offers the opportunity to work on large-scale, strategic financial projects within a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• The candidate must be a qualified lawyer with relevant experience.
• Confidence and proactiveness in engaging with colleagues are essential.
• Must possess strong organizational skills for a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate commercial contracts and broker agreements.
• Provide regulatory and cross-border advisory for product delivery.
• Collaborate to automate legal document processes.

Skills

Experience in a law firm or in-house legal department

Excellent communication skills

Organizational and time management skills

Fluent in drafting legal documents

Knowledge of EU/UK financial services regulation

Negotiation of commercial and legal agreements

Proactive approach to improving processes

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

We are a team of ten lawyers providing legal coverage to the exchange traded products (ETP) and retail structured products (RSP) businesses within the Markets division of the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) in EMEA. The team is spread across London, Frankfurt and Mumbai. We work closely with the ETP sales and trading team in the Equities Derivatives Group and the Structured Investments Distributor Marketing (SIDM) lines of businesses. The ETP business covers the public offer of listed and exchanged traded structured products to self-directed retail investors in Europe. The SIDM business covers the sale of structured products through distribution channels to retail and high-net worth investors. The ETP products include leveraged and investment products in securitised format and the SIDM products are sold through a number of legal wrappers, most commonly in securitised format. The securities are issued via J.P. Morgan subsidiaries or, within the wider RSP business, special purpose vehicles or third party MTN issuers. The products span across a full spectrum of asset classes including equity, credit, FX, commodity, rates, inflation, exotics & hybrids, funds and futures.

As a Corporate and Investment Bank - Legal - Exchange Traded and Retail Structured Products Lawyer in the exchange traded products legal department you will be involved in a mix of transactional and trade documentation review, regulatory advice, commercial contract review and assisting in new business initiatives. This includes establishing and maintaining issuance programmes as well as the review and drafting documentation for retail structured products including base prospectus(es) together with securities final terms, key information documents and corporate action or product adjustment/termination documentation. You will be responsible for the CIB's Reg S issuance programmes which are used globally. You will work with other team members in maintaining the programmes, adding functionality to existing programmes and establishing new issuance platforms. In addition, the team manages regulatory implementation for the securitised issuance business.

Job responsibilities

• Review and negotiation of commercial contracts as well as broker and distribution agreements.
• Identifying and advising the business on regulatory and cross-border issues in delivering products to the end market or when the business wishes to employ a new distribution model or enter new markets.
• Automating and templating initiatives collaborating with internal and external technology service providers to deliver automated solutions for legal documents. This is a high-profile area which the business has identified as a strategic growth area within the CIB.

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• A qualified lawyer with experience in a law firm and/or an in-house legal department with a transactional and regulatory background.
• A team player, confident and proactive, enjoys regular interaction with Sales & Trading, legal colleagues and other corporate functions - including great communication skills with an ability to interact effectively with all levels and management.
• Exceptional organisational, analytical and time management skills, with ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in drafting, including the ability to draft "plain language" disclosure documents.
• Experienced with structured products and derivatives documentation as well as good knowledge of EU/UK financial services regulation and retail offerings.
• Familiar with negotiating commercial and legal agreements including in cooperation agreements, distribution agreements and licence agreements.
• A pro‑active contributor and interested in improving processes and methods of working.

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 the 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.