Global Clearing Lawyer - Assistant Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Global Clearing Lawyer - Assistant Vice President in London. This role involves drafting and negotiating trading agreements and managing legal documentation within the Futures Execution & Derivatives Clearing team. Qualified solicitors with prior financial markets experience are preferred. Strong communication and drafting skills are essential. Competitive benefits and support for professional growth provided.

Qualifications

• Must be qualified solicitors or NY Law Attorneys with relevant PQE.
• Strong understanding of the commercial, legal, and regulatory environment.
• Ability to prioritize in a pressurized environment.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and finalizing business-specific agreements.
• Coordinating senior internal approvals.
• Interpreting and negotiating legal agreements.

Skills

Qualified solicitor

Financial markets experience

Excellent drafting skills

Oral communication skills

Commercial outlook

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Global Clearing Lawyer - Assistant Vice President, London

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

JPMorgan’s Futures Execution & Derivatives Clearing Legal team is looking for a motivated Trusted Advisor to draft, negotiate, and track Futures & Options and Cleared OTC Derivatives agreements. The role sits within the Markets Legal Practice in EMEA supporting the EMEA Futures Execution & Derivatives Clearing Business (“F&DC Business”).

As a Global Clearing Lawyer- Assistant Vice President within the Futures Execution & Derivatives Clearing Legal team, you will be responsible for handling negotiations of trading documentation (including but not limited to Futures & Options Agreement, Execution Agreements, OTC Clearing Addendums, FXPB Agreements, CDEA) and for resolving issues raised by Clients and the F&DC Business that relate to legal agreements. You will be involved in frequent interaction with, Sales, Transition, Client Account Management, Credit Risk, Operations and Legal internally, and with the clients and clients’ legal advisors externally.

Job responsibilities

• Drafting and finalizing business specific agreements with Dealers and Clients
• Coordinating senior internal approvals;
• Interpreting, explaining and negotiating legal agreements to Clients and Executing Brokers;
• Strategize with Business on best way to manage changes to product development, risk or operational processes and help draft language for such changes.

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Must be qualified solicitors (Commonwealth or NY Law Attorneys also considered) with relevant PQE.
• Prior experience in financial markets and trading/broking legal work;
• Excellent understanding of the commercial, legal and regulatory environment in which the ’s Global Clearing business operates;
• Strong intellectual and legal skills;
• Excellent drafting, written and oral communication skills;
• Commercial and practical outlook, ability to handle a number of matters and to prioritise and re-prioritise in a pressurised commercial environment.

Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Prior Futures & Options and OTC Clearing experience highly desirable.