Associate - Loan Origination Legal Counsel - #7510001

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. We are currently hiring a highly skilled lawyer for the Legal-North America Loan Origination and Syndication Group

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.

We are currently hiring a highly skilled lawyer for the Legal-North America Loan Origination and Syndication Group

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with the review, drafting and discussion of non-disclosure agreements, non-reliance letters, collateral release agreements and, depending on volume bilateral loan agreements, security agreements, guarantees, amendments and various other transactional documents
• Work with the Bank’s Office of the Secretary to generate or obtain supporting corporate documents as required for transactions, such as powers of attorney, incumbency certificates and other similar documents
• Prepare and file various UCC financing statements and conduct UCC lien searches
• Assist with other special projects (as needed)

Required Skills:

• Law degree. In addition, the 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
• Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written - required
• Prior experience working on legal documentation governed by U.S. state law (such as NY) - preferable
• Excellent organizational skills – required
• Self-starter and pro-active – required
• Working knowledge of legal search engines, including Westlaw/Lexis Nexis – considered as a plus
• All candidates for roles in the Legal Department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review and background check prior to commencement of employment