Corporate and Investment Bank - Legal - Structured Products Lawyer - Vice President

JPMorganChase; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution in London seeks a structured products lawyer to join their EMEA Markets Practice Group. The role involves advising on complex structured products, ensuring compliance with UK and European regulations, and working closely with various teams to drive transactional success. Candidates should have at least 4 years of relevant experience and strong drafting skills. This position offers the chance to engage with cross-border transactions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years PQE of structured products experience.
• Strong drafting skills in transactional contexts.
• Able to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support and advice to the business.
• Review and draft termsheets and transaction documentation.
• Identify and solve legal and regulatory issues.

Skills

Strong drafting skills

Ability to understand complex structures

Good judgement and risk identification

Organizational and communication skills

Proactive teamwork capability

Interest in transactional work

Commercial awareness

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education

Licensed to practice law in England & Wales

Job description

We are looking for a structured products lawyer to join the EMEA Markets Practice Group of the Legal Department within the Commercial & Investment Bank. The role is in the Macro and SPG Legal team where you will work on a mixture of structured products, with a particular focus on repackagings and secured and unsecured structured notes issued under J.P. Morgan's structured securities issuance programmes. The products may involve any of the following asset classes - credit, equities, rates, emerging markets, commodities or loans (including significant risk transfer synthetic securitisations of loans held by J.P. Morgan).

As a Corporate and Investment Bank – Legal – Structured Products Lawyer – Vice President in the EMEA Legal Department you will have the opportunity to advise on a range of transactions, partnering closely with the business groups in London and across EMEA which originate, trade and sell structured products. You will also work with other control functions and Legal colleagues globally. You will identify and advise the business on legal, regulatory and cross‑border issues in delivering products to investors and assist with the structuring, execution and documentation of transactions. Whilst the role is primarily transactional, members of the team are expected to have knowledge of UK and European regulations which impact structured products.

Job responsibilities

• Providing general legal support and advice to the business.
• Working closely with the business from inception to the close of transactions, including reviewing and sometimes drafting termsheets and reviewing transaction documentation.
• Identifying, raising and working to solve legal and regulatory issues affecting the business.
• Developing and managing relationships with external counsel in various jurisdictions and working closely with external counsel on those transactions for which they are engaged.
• Liaising with legal colleagues in other jurisdictions on cross-border transactions and with Compliance and other internal risk and control functions.
• Assisting and advising the business and colleagues in the Legal Department on regulatory change and implementation affecting the businesses we support.
• Driving process, documentation and efficiency improvements across the various areas of coverage.
• Maintaining repackaging and secured balance sheet structured securities programmes, adding functionality to existing programmes and establishing new issuance platforms.

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Licensed to practice law in England & Wales or a similar jurisdiction.
• Has experience (4+ PQE) of structured products with strong drafting skills.
• Has an ability to understand complex structures.
• Has good judgement and is able to identify risks and issues and elevate where appropriate.
• Is confident and proactive and would enjoy working closely with Sales, Trading, Structuring and control functions.
• Has strong organisational and communication skills and an ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Has a strong interest in transactional work and the ability to oversee multiple transactions simultaneously.
• Can advise the business on regulatory and cross‑border issues impacting multiple asset classes and product wrappers and has good commercial awareness.
• A broad skill set that is adaptable to a range of vanilla and structured finance transactions including new or novel asset classes.
• Able to cope with a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment and multi‑task.

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, colour, 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 FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in 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.