Corporate - Legal - EMEA Litigation Lawyer - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm is seeking a Vice President in the EMEA Litigation team. This role involves managing litigation matters, advising stakeholders, and collaborating with outside counsel. The ideal candidate will have strong academic credentials, substantial experience in banking litigation, and excellent analytical and relationship management skills. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment while minimizing risk.

Qualifications

• Experience in banking litigation or contentious regulatory work.
• Proven ability to drive matters forward and provide solutions.
• Good understanding of business and legal risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation and deliver advice to stakeholders.
• Instruct and coordinate with outside counsel and vendors.
• Work closely with business units to assess risks.

Skills

Relationship management

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Confident presentational skills

Education

Strong academic qualifications

Licensed to practice law

Job description

Overview

Job Category: Counsel

The EMEA Litigation team at JPMorgan Chase handles and advises on a portfolio of matters across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, including contentious regulatory issues and investigations, internal reviews, litigation and arbitration, as well as pre-litigation advice. The team covers all the firm's lines of business in EMEA (Commercial and Investment Bank, Asset and Wealth Management, International Consumer Bank) and corporate firmwide functions (such as Real Estate and Tax). We advise on a wide range of financial and non-financial contentious issues and frequently collaborate on cross-border matters with equivalent teams in North America and the Asia Pacific regions.

As a Corporate - Legal - EMEA Litigation Lawyer - Vice President in the EMEA Litigation team you will work as part of a team of five lawyers in London within the EMEA Legal Department, supported by two paralegals, and will have significant responsibility for handling and advising on your matters. You will partner closely with internal stakeholders, including business units and line of business lawyers, as well as external counsel, to deliver strategic outcomes that minimise risk for the firm. You will manage the full life-cycle of matters within your portfolio, working closely with other control functions to manage risk.

Our Legal Department manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters. Our global team is made up of 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work. If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation, contentious regulatory matters and disputes to deliver advice to stakeholders directly, alongside relevant line of business, country or corporate advisory legal partners or as part of a wider team including outside counsel.
• Instruct outside counsel, review draft documents, coordinate disclosure, proof witnesses, formulate strategy and manage legal spend, including through the use of outside vendor services or advanced technologies (large language models, technology-assisted review, etc.) where appropriate.
• Work closely with the business to assess risk, develop strategy and formulate our approach as well as to advise on handling complaints and disputes that arise pre-litigation.
• Respond to regulatory enquiries in conjunction with the Compliance Department.
• Participate in preparation of routine reporting to senior stakeholders, auditors and regulators as well as briefing senior members of the business and the Legal Department to deliver updates and strategic advice.
• Assist with litigation-related queries on topics such as drafting of jurisdiction and indemnity clauses, as well as wider concerns regarding potential disputes.
• Work collaboratively on projects across Litigation and the Legal Department which focus on improving internal practices or coordinating subject matter expertise across practice groups.

Qualifications

• Strong academic qualifications.
• Solid experience in banking litigation or contentious regulatory work gained at a law firm, equivalent role within the legal department of a large financial institution or the enforcement division of a financial regulator.
• Excellent relationship management and people skills, with the ability to get along with a broad mix of people and personality styles and to form and maintain strong working relationships within Legal, with clients and stakeholders, and work well within a team environment.
• Ability to demonstrate ownership of matters and drive them forward, act with urgency as appropriate, and provide firm guidance and workable solutions on complex and sensitive issues with the appropriate balance of commercial risk often under critical time pressure.
• Strategic thinker with good business understanding and a willingness to learn from business subject experts, as well as having excellent analytical and drafting skills with due attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently, including by thinking nimbly, multitasking and prioritising, with a flexible attitude to work and colleague coverage.
• Confident presentational skills with the gravitas to advise senior management, influence individuals and manage challenge within the organisation.
• Lawyer must be licensed to practise law and a member in good standing in the state/jurisdiction in which the position is based or otherwise in compliance with the in-house counsel registration rules of that state/jurisdiction and successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous in-house experience, whether on secondment or in employment.
• Contentious regulatory experience and familiarity with the regulatory requirements applicable to a firm like JPMorgan Chase.
• Experience in dealing with multi-jurisdictional matters, working in other jurisdictions or advising on regulatory or court matters outside the UK or US.
• Experience of running cases with limited supervision.
• Proficiency in other languages may be useful but is not required.

About Us

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 where required.