Global Credit Trading & Syndicate - EMEA Leveraged Finance Trading Desk - Desk Analyst (Legally[...]

JPMorganChase; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in London is seeking a qualified lawyer for the role of Desk Analyst in the EMEA Leveraged Finance Trading team. The successful candidate will perform legal analysis to support investment strategies and manage documentation for complex transactions. This position demands extensive experience in credit documentation and a deep understanding of restructuring in various jurisdictions. A collaborative working environment offers opportunities for significant contributions.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-qualification experience with a major law firm or financial institution.
• Outstanding legal analytical abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of restructuring frameworks in European jurisdictions and the US.

Responsibilities

• Review loan documents and bond indentures for protections.
• Evaluate documents for issuers with complex capital structures.
• Provide legal support on current risk exposures and restructurings.

Skills

Legal analytical abilities

Attention to detail

Drafting and negotiating credit documentation

Knowledge of restructuring trends

Excellent verbal and written skills

Interpersonal skills

Pressure management

Education

Post-qualification experience in England and Wales

Qualifications in other European or common law jurisdictions

Job description

Are you a qualified lawyer with leveraged finance or restructuring experience ready to make an impact in the dynamic world of credit trading? As a Desk Analyst on the EMEA Leveraged Finance Trading team, you will provide legal analysis to support the team's risk decision-making for credit exposures and transactions. Join JP Morgan Chase in London, where your expertise will contribute to a dynamic investment strategy across European and other jurisdictions.

We offer a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and impactful contributions. As Vice President in the team you will carry out detailed legal analysis across a broad range of financing, credit and equity related instruments including new issuances, loan documents and bond indentures, review and negotiation of term sheets and long form documents, major modifications, review of restructuring documentation including lock up agreements, secondary transactions, derivatives and securitizations in support of a dynamic investment strategy that seeks opportunities across European and other jurisdictions, including the United States.

The successful candidate will be familiar with European documentation (and ideally have a working knowledge of New York law credit documentation). It is also desirable to have an understanding and working knowledge of the restructuring framework in the different European jurisdictions and in the United States.

NOTE: This role is not based in the JPMorgan Legal Department and will not be a practicing attorney role providing independent legal advice and counsel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review loan documents and bond indentures to identify relevant protections or weaknesses.
• Highlight potential for LME and other creditor-adverse transactions.
• Evaluate multiple documents to establish relevance for issuers with complex capital structures, including loan agreements, intercreditor agreements, bond documentation, common terms agreements, and restructuring agreements.
• Manage engagement with and liaise with external legal advisors as needed.
• Provide legal strategic support for the desk analyst team on current risk exposures and restructurings, including review of transaction documents, waivers/amendments, advisor engagement letters, reliance letters, release letters, and NDA provisions.
• Work with desk analysts to negotiate debt restructurings, considering relevant jurisdictions.
• Review lock-up, restructuring support, backstop, and coordination agreements to assess commercial impact and compliance with J.P. Morgan's standards.
• Collaborate with internal JPM legal, regulatory, conflicts, tax, and other stakeholders for approval and execution of restructuring documents and new money facility agreements.
• Draft commercial term sheets for new money facilities or issuances, working with analysts, internal and external counsel.
• Review and negotiate long-form documentation.
• Assist desk analysts in structuring and executing bespoke transactions, including rescue lending and refinancing solutions, alongside external counsel.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Extensive post-qualification experience in England and Wales (qualifications in other European or common law jurisdictions are favorable) with a major City or US law firm or equivalent experience with an in-house legal department/trading desk or in-house counsel for funds or a leading financial institution.
• Outstanding technical and legal analytical abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Relevant in-depth experience in drafting and negotiating credit documentation.
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of the restructuring framework across European jurisdictions and the United States.
• Knowledge of current restructuring trends and technology, including LMEs and intra-creditor dynamics.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, along with outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build and maintain a strong and active peer network of legal professionals.
• Ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders, including direct company and investor interactions.
• Proven ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to learn new skills and elements of transactions, structures, law, and regulation across multiple jurisdictions.

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. 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.