Associate Counsel - Legal Shared Services Team

Join a fast-paced, collaborative Legal Shared Services Team mainly supporting complex Trading & Markets and restructuring-related transactions.

You'll take ownership of key documents, drive negotiations, and help deliver practical, commercial solutions under tight timeframes.

This role offers broad exposure to stakeholders mostly located in the United States but also in other jurisdictions, with the opportunity to develop deep expertise in secondary loan trading and lock-up agreements, including cooperation agreements, transaction support agreements and restructuring support arrangements.

As an Associate Counsel in the Legal Shared Services Team, you'll support transactional legal work with a focus on Trading & Markets and/or restructuring-related matters.

You will review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements and provisions, including NDAs, LSTA secondary loan trading documentation, and provide clear guidance to internal stakeholders on a variety of corporate documents and agreements, including cooperation agreements, restructuring-related support agreements and, transfer-related provisions in credit agreements.

You'll also serve as a primary contact for associate lawyers in other jurisdictions, providing coverage, driving decisions, escalating issues appropriately, and helping execute deliverables efficiently and accurately in a high-volume environment.

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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 about 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation 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.

We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work.

If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Job Responsibilities:


* Reviewing a variety of corporate documents and agreements, including lock-up agreements such as cooperation agreements, restructuring-related support agreements, and transfer-related provisions in credit agreements.


* Draft and negotiate non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).


* Draft and negotiate LSTA secondary loan trading documentation and related trading terms.


* Coordinate with associate lawyers in other jurisdictions to align on approach, and execution timelines.


* Advise business and support partners on transactional documentation issues and practical paths to resolution.


* Drive decision-making by identifying key issues, proposing solutions, and escalating where needed.


* Manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, organization, and attention to detail.


* Utilize registration statement so...