Prime Finance Lawyer, Vice President

Job Description

The APAC Markets Legal team is looking for an experienced lawyer to join the team supporting the APAC prime finance business. 

As a Prime Finance Lawyer, Vice President within our APAC Markets Legal team you will be responsible for structuring and negotiating complex financial transactions, including prime brokerage agreements and financing agreements.  You will advise on regulatory matters, mitigating legal risks and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations across APAC.  You will have the opportunity to work with internal stakeholders globally, external clients and regulatory authorities to navigate the intricate landscape of prime finance. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Advising on issues related to the prime brokerage, securities lending, and equity finance businesses
• Negotiating prime brokerage client agreements and ancillary documentation for both cash and synthetic products
• Working on bespoke lending and funding structures
• Instructing and liaising with external counsel
• Working collaboratively with legal colleagues and members of the business and other core functions (e.g., tax, credit, risk, operations, compliance, etc.) to deliver timely results

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• A qualified lawyer with a minimum of 6 years PQE and experience gained at an international law firm and/or bank/financial institution/buy-side firm
• Ability to communicate complex factual matters and present clear and concise legal advice clearly and succinctly
• Effective negotiation skills or the desire to develop such skills
• A willingness and aptitude to learn new areas of the law and to take on new types of tasks
• Highly motivated self-starter, with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• A proven background in equity derivatives and the ISDA equity derivatives definitions is preferred
• Law firm associates and in-house candidates coming out of a corporate, securities, lending, or financial regulatory practice

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.