Assistant General Counsel for Corporate & Investment Bank Legal (M&A) - Assistant Vice-Presiden[...]

Assistant General Counsel for Corporate & Investment Bank Legal (M&A) - Assistant Vice-President / Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

Job Description

The Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) is one of J.P. Morgan's core businesses, and a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The Legal Group which supports the CIB provides transactional and strategic legal support as required for the various businesses within the CIB and is organized across different practice groups. The CIB's M&A business in EMEA is supported by the EMEA M&A Legal Practice Group.

As an Assistant General Counsel for Corporate & Investment Bank Legal (M&A) - Assistant Vice-President / Vice President in the EMEA M&A Legal Practice Group department you will entail interaction with M&A, Industry and Country Coverage investment bankers, as well as Client Executives, on transactions where J.P. Morgan in EMEA acts in an M&A advisory role for external clients. We're looking for junior M&A/corporate lawyer to join a small team of lawyers in London supporting the EMEA M&A business.

Job responsibilities

• Providing general counsel and support to the business across a wide range of issues and at various levels of seniority.
• Reviewing, advising on and negotiating M&A advisory related documentation, including engagement letters and confidentiality agreements, and advising on conflicts management.
• Attending business review committees and valuation/fairness opinion committees as representative of the M&A Legal team and reviewing valuation and fairness opinions.
• Co-ordinating as needed with other CIB Legal teams, such as Equity/Debt Capital Markets, and with external counsel as and when required.

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• An articulate, responsive and commercially minded self-starter who is capable of working confidently and effectively at all levels of an organization.
• Practical working knowledge of the UK Takeover Code and UKLA Listing Rules/sponsor requirements applicable in an M&A context.
• Domestic and cross border deal execution experience accumulated at a Magic or Silver Circle firm.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities

• In-house M&A/Corporate experience at a bulge bracket investment bank would be an advantage, but is not essential.

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.

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.