Legal Analyst (Legal Support Team)

Job Description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity.

The Legal Department is organized by Practice Groups that conform to the organization of the Firm’s line of business and corporate staff areas. Each Practice Group has a General Counsel who is the Practice Group Head and who reports to the Firm’s General Counsel. This structure provides the means for the Legal teams to communicate legal and regulatory changes to the business and staff areas and for the lines of business and staff areas to communicate business developments that have legal or regulatory implications to the Legal teams in a timely manner. 

The  Legal Analyst  will be part of Legal Support Team that provides legal services to various Practice Groups within the Corporate Legal and Commercial Banking Legal departments. The successful candidate may be responsible for delivery of one or more functions with a focus on specific Practice Groups or region.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements.
• Assist attorneys with advising on corporate legal related issues.
• Assist with due diligence review and deal closing deliverables, as needed.
• Assist with drafting various other corporate law transactional documents.
• Conduct legal research and analyze laws, regulations and developments and communicate to senior leaders.
• Engage in other special projects, as needed.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Law Degree from a premier law school and membership in jurisdictional organization. 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.
• 1-2 years of corporate law experience in a major law firm and/or financial institution. 
• Excellent English language skills, both spoken and in writing – required.
• Excellent organizational skills – required.
• Self-starter and pro-active – required.
• Working knowledge of contract review and legal analysis.
• All candidates for roles in the Legal Department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.

 

Please submit your resume in English.

The location of this position is Buenos Aires Argentina.

About Us

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. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.