Associate - Corporate Legal

JPMorganChase; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in Mumbai seeks a Technology Legal Associate to provide coverage across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for technology and IP matters. You will advise on complex technology contracts and regulatory compliance within a global legal team.

The role requires strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with experience in technology risk, outsourcing, cloud, and data privacy. Join a firm valuing diversity and professional development.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience;
• Experience drafting and negotiating technology contracts with a solid grasp of tech and data issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills with analytical ability to distill information for stakeholders and to analyze novel scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Provide technology legal advice and counsel to internal clients (e.g., Global Technology, business-aligned technology teams, Events/Marketing, Global Security, LOBs and Corporate Functions).
• Review, interpret and negotiate supplier agreements, advising on rights and responsibilities and compliance with JPMorganChase policies.
• Support global transactions with focus on EMEA regulatory requirements and remediation projects.
• Review and analyse new regulations, in particular for Outsourcing, ICT, Cloud, and Technology Risk Management.
• Assist with due diligence for M&A transactions and draft relevant sections of Due Diligence reports, advising on legal risk.
• Provide ad-hoc advice on contract interpretation.
• Manage outside counsel for complex projects and coordinate cross-functional negotiations for timely execution.
• Help drive the Legal Department’s strategic agenda and participate in people initiatives, templates, and matter management.

Skills

Technology contracts

Regulatory knowledge

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Law degree (LLB)

Job description

• Locations Nirlon Knowledge Park, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, IN-MH, 400063, IN
• Apply Before 11/23/2026, 05:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

Job Summary:

As a Technology Legal Associate in our Legal team, you will provide legal coverage to Europe, the Middle East and Africa 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 rolls up into Corporate Law via the Technology Legal Practice Group, with accountability locally to the EMEA General Counsel.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technology legal advice and counsel to internal clients (e.g., Global Technology, business-aligned technology teams, Events/Marketing, Global Security, Lines of Business and Corporate Functions) and their partners, such asBusiness coverage lawyers and the teams providing governance and oversight of third-party relationships;
• Review, interpret and negotiate agreements with suppliers, advising clients and partners on rights and responsibilities related to those agreements, including compliance with JPMorganChase policies and regulatory requirements;
• Support global transactions with a focus on EMEA regulatory requirements, and handling regulatory remediation projects;
• Review and analyse new regulations, in particular for Outsourcing, ICT, Cloud, and Technology Risk Management;
• Support business coverage lawyers on technology and intellectual property due diligence for M&A transactions, as well as draft relevant sections of Due Diligence reports and advise on legal risk (with supervision from more senior members of the team);
• Provide ad-hoc advice on contract interpretation;
• Manage outside counsel for complex legal projects; and manage end-to-end negotiations, and navigate internal processes and coordination between the business, Legal, and other subject matter experts to reach timely and successful execution of agreements;
• Help drive the Legal Department’s strategic agenda and actively participate in the Legal Department’s people’s initiatives, template production and management, and matter management.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience;
• Experience in structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts involving technology, with a solid grasp of the key technology and data issues presented;
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills. strong analytical skills and the ability to distill large bodies of information into key messages for business stakeholders and to analyze novel scenarios with limited precedent, perform self-guided research and offer creative and practical solutions to complex business challenges.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Strong preference for experience with technology, outsourcing, and general third-party commercial contracting/ transactional matters;
• Qualification from a common law jurisdiction preferred;
• 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 and regulatory environments desirable;
• Candidate should ideally have trained at and previously worked for a large corporate law firm with post-qualification experience in thecommercial, technology, media and telecommunications or equivalent practice;

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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 for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our 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.