Securities Services Attorney - Assistant Vice President

JPMorganChase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase's Legal Department seeks a Securities Services Attorney – AVP to provide legal support across Securities Services, focusing on negotiating agreements and handling complex commercial matters for institutional clients.

You will work with business teams and senior leaders, manage negotiations, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to a broad range of client-facing activities in custody, fund services, ETFs, and related areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience with a major law firm or equivalent in-house.
• JD required and bar admission in jurisdiction of employment.
• Ability to negotiate and draft complex service agreements.
• Strong communication and client interaction skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage complex projects.
• Must pass conflicts of interest clearance.

Responsibilities

• Review, identify, analyze and escalate issues in negotiation of complex service agreements for institutional clients.
• Contribute to oversight of documents' contents and execution.
• Determine regulatory applicability and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Provide support to special projects across the Firm’s lines of business.
• Ensure day-to-day support for Securities Services business and partners.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Negotiation

Drafting

Client interaction

Project management

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Description

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase 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 reputations as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. As trusted advisors, we help the firm’s clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm.

As a Securities Services Attorney – Assistant Vice President in our Legal department, you will provide legal support across our diverse Securities Services business. While the full platform includes Custody, Fund Services, ETFs, Agency Securities Finance, Collateral Management, Cash and Liquidity Management, Depositary Receipts, and Digital Assets, you'll initially focus on a select number of these areas based on business needs and your expertise. In this role, you will focus on negotiating agreements and you will be able to apply your negotiation and transactional experience. You'll work independently with business personnel and senior JPMorgan Chase leaders while tackling the complex legal challenges that come with our evolving service offerings. You will also work with a broad range of clients—including asset managers, hedge funds, private equity funds, pension funds, banks, broker-dealers, and insurance companies—delivering solutions that span all Securities Services products. This role provides excellent opportunities for professional growth and is ideal for attorneys with institutional client experience, preferably in the financial services sector.

Job responsibilities

• Review, identify, analyze and escalte issues raised during negotiation of a variety of complex service agreements, including custody, fund administration and non-disclosure agreements for institutional clients.
• Contributing to the oversight of the contents and execution of documents.
• Determining the applicability of regulatory requirements and working with stakeholders, including business and control partners, regarding implementation.
• Providing support to special projects across the Firm’s lines of business.
• Ensuring day-to-day support of Securities Services business and functional partners.

Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Ability to understand the business needs and partner with the business and control partners to create pragmatic solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong negotiation and drafting skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with clients.
• Team player who can collaborate with Legal, control partners and business groups.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to work independently, manage complex projects, and multitask successfully in a fast-paced and complex business environment.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience with a major law firm (or equivalent in-house experience).
• JD or educational equivalent required. Attorney candidates must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including the requirements of the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment.
• All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Experience providing legal services to operationally intensive businesses, preferably in financial services such asbanks, broker dealers and/or fund complexes.