Legal Counsel - Asset Management, Mumbai

Location

Mumbai | India

Job description

Legal Counsel - Asset Management, Mumbai

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

The Legal Department of JPMorgan Chase & Co ('JPMC') is responsible for providing legal services to the Corporation and is organized by practice groups that generally conform to the Corporation's lines of business ('LOBs') and corporate staff areas, allowing the legal staff to work closely with specific groups on a daily basis.

J.P. Morgan Asset and Wealth Management (AWM) is one of the largest asset and wealth managers in the world. AWM serves distinct client groups globally through multiple businesses: institutional and retail clients through Asset Management (AM), and high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients through Wealth Management (WM), which includes the Private Bank. AWM offers global investment management in equities, fixed income, real estate, hedge funds, private equity and liquidity. AWM also provides trust and estate, banking, and brokerage services to high net worth clients, and retirement services for corporations and individuals.

JPMorgan's Legal Department seeks an experienced lawyer to support its AM Legal team in Mumbai, focusing primarily on reviewing and analyzing distribution and client agreements. The selected candidate will support efforts to drive documentation of asset management, and to communicate related requirements to the AM business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and drafting client facing documentation, including platform agreements for investment funds, terms of business, account opening documents, investment management agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
• Work cross-functionally and globally to negotiate commercial agreements with J.P. Morgan's clients.
• Provide legal support to sales, client service and other internal collaborators.
• Act as first point of contact in the Legal Department for assistance in advising on EMEA AM business issues in relation to distribution and client documentation of funds.
• Assist EMEA AM Legal and other internal functions with the regular update and maintenance of AM client facing agreement templates.
• Liaise and coordinate with external counsel and internal functions such as Compliance, internal lawyers and other stakeholders to source and coordinate feedback where necessary.
• Conduct additional legal, regulatory and market research and assist on special projects as needed.
• Have the opportunity to work on projects and product initiatives across EMEA AM Legal Team.

Required Skills:

• Fluent in written and spoken English, with excellent English writing and communication skills.
• Law degree 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.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in legal practice.
• A team player who can collaborate and communicate effectively with attorneys and other business and compliance professionals.
• Strong analytical thinker who is detail-oriented, practical and skilled at issue spotting and problem solving.
• Self-starter who is able to work collaboratively in a high performing team, takes ownership of responsibilities and projects, is results-oriented and flexible.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work in a fast-paced, complex business environment and maintain communication with attorneys regarding project status and estimated completion timelines.

Good to have Skills:

• LLM preferred.
• Experience on financial services matters is a plus.
• Experience working in a global and cross border industry.

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