As an Associate Legal Counsel you will be an individual contributor role with the JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dynamic Commercial & Investment Bank and other departments in Canada.  Working across all lines of business in and into Canada, you will support the JPMorgan Chase’s traditional and innovative investment banking, lending, markets and securities services products, as well as providing cross-line of business advice in privacy, AML and general corporate matters and supporting the local team on enterprise-wide and departmental initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

Supporting Canadian Country Counsel team in advising Global Banking, including Investment Banking, Global Corporate Banking and  Commercial Banking teams, as well as other lines of business in and into Canada engaging with Canadian clients

Transactional documentation support, including review, providing comments and negotiation of  terms of NDAs, client letters, attestations, marketing documentation and RFPs As part of the Country Counsel team, manage day-to-day requests for legal advice, guidance, support, and interpretation from business, front-office and product legal specialists in Canada and other jurisdictions, including in respect of privacy, AML/sanctions, anti-trust and cross-border laws and regulationsCanadian support for vendor arrangements, third-party sourcing contracts, data use issues and outsourcingSupporting legal department initiatives including the Office of Legal Obligations, mapping legal requirements and responsibilities by legal entity, business line, function and providing daily advice on current regulatory requirements as well as supporting horizon scanning activityAdvising on regulatory change and managing Canadian Legal Regulatory Change programParticipation in development and implementation of regulatory compliance policies and procedures and internal controls and other processes, both within and cross-line of business.Supporting Canadian Country Counsel in managing Office of the Secretary and other governance responsibilities for the Canadian JPMorgan entities

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

Minimum of 3 years of experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department at a large bank, broker or financial services companyBachelor of Laws/ JD Degree and a license to practice law in CanadaCandidate should have a general knowledge of credit and lending issues, transactions and documentation and Canadian banking lawsExcellent research and problem-solving skills and be willing to learn   Strong verbal and written communication skillsCandidate should have excellent skills in communicating with internal legal, compliance and business colleagues as well as external counsel, other dealers and financial institutions, administrative agents, etc., and in negotiating with any of these constituencies when necessary.

 

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

Ability to work in team environment and to prioritize work and effectively manage multiple issues at one time with limited resourcesStrong relationship management and      interpersonal skills with ability to interact effectively with clients and partner with the business, tax, HR, controls, compliance, and other parts of the Legal Department to find solutions