Global Technology Legal EMEA – Assistant Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank in Greater London seeks a Global Technology Legal EMEA – Assistant Vice President in the Legal department. The ideal candidate will provide strategic legal counsel on technology transactions, draft and negotiate vendor contracts, and support regulatory projects with emphasis on EMEA requirements. Candidates should have at least 3 years of post-qualification experience as a lawyer and must be adept at navigating technology law and contracts. This role offers significant responsibility and opportunities for collaboration across functions.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified lawyer with current practicing certificate.
• At least 3 years of post-qualification experience required.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts involving technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal strategic advice and counsel to internal clients.
• Draft and negotiate complex vendor contracts.
• Support global transactions and handle regulatory projects.
• Review and analyze new regulations related to technology.

Skills

Technology legal strategic advice

Drafting and negotiating vendor contracts

Knowledge of regulatory requirements

Analytic skills

Partnership across functions

Education

Qualified lawyer with current practicing certificate

3+ years of post-qualification experience

Job description

Overview

The Technology & CAO Law Practice Group, which reports to the Corporate Law General Counsel, provides legal coverage across all LOBs in the areas of Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Outsourcing, Third-Party Risk Management, Cloud, Technology Transactions, and Emerging Technologies.The EMEA Technology & IPLegal team has accountability locally to the EMEA General Counsel.

As a Global Technology Legal EMEA – Assistant Vice President in Legal department you will work independently under light supervision to advise on a broad range of technology transactional and regulatory attorney who will work independently to advise on a broad range of technology transactions covering outsourcing, cloud, and software licensing, among others, as well as regulatory implementation projects and advocacy work.

Job responsibilities

• Providing technology legal strategic advice and counsel to internal clients.
• Drafting and negotiating the full range of complex vendor contracts for technology products and services, outsourcing, cloud / SaaS arrangements, software development, licensing and maintenance agreements, website terms and conditions, and others.
• Supporting global transactions with a focus on EMEA regulatory requirements, and handling regulatory remediation projects.
• Reviewing and analysing new regulations, in particular for Outsourcing, Cloud, and Technology Risk Management.
• contact and support senior management in the Firm.

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Qualified lawyer with current practicing certificate with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience;
• Candidate should ideally have trained at and previously worked for a multinational law firm with post-qualification experience in the Commercial / TMT or equivalent practice;
• Experience in structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts involving technology, with a solid grasp of the key technology and data issues presented;
• Good understanding and familiarity with current legal and regulatory requirements relating to some or all of technology risk, outsourcing, offshoring, intellectual property, and related legal environment
• Ability to effectively partner with all levels across a diverse set of functions, locations and business;
• Strong analytic skills and ability to distill large bodies of information into key messages for business stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Ability to present and speak with clarity on complex, novel legal issues to legal and non-legal audiences is preferred;
• Understanding of regulatory environments desirable;
• Qualified with English law preferred