JPMorgan Associate & Counsel – Business Banking Legal 

Argentina, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 

827360645

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include handling escalations sent to the Business Banking legal team, completing legal research, and assisting senior team members with a wide range of business requests and regulatory projects. The successful candidate will be organized, attentive to detail, exercise sound decision-making, and escalate issues when appropriate. In addition, the position requires a high level of energy and the ability to thrive in a high-paced, deadline-driven organization, where timely execution of high-quality work product is expected. The responsibilities are:

• Assisting with legal issues related to commercial lending, including Small Business Administration (SBA) lending, and U.S. small business commercial deposits.
• Drafting or editing certain client-facing communications.
• Assisting with regulatory and legal research, including review of Regulation B issues.
• Identifying potential issues and working with senior team members and appropriate business partners to provide solutions.
• Updating and reviewing updates to internal policies and procedures.
• Assisting with drafting documents and disclosures, including reviewing legal requirements for new provisions.
• Representing the Business Banking legal perspective on firmwide and Consumer and Community Banking projects.
• Other work that arises, as needed.

Required Skills:

• Fluent in written and spoken English, with excellent English writing and oral 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 2 years of experience in legal practice.
• Excellent legal research skills.
• 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 independently, 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.
• Competence with the suite of Microsoft Office products.
• All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience or interest in financial services regulation.
• Knowledge of U.S. financial service law and process.
• Experience studying or working in a common law jurisdiction.