JPMorgan Markets Legal Fixed Income Lawyer - Vice President 

China, Hong Kong, Kowloon 

277798340

Job responsibilities

• Provide specialist legal advice to the business in relation to structured notes, issuance programmes, and product distribution while identifying and managing legal risk
• Draft, review and advise on programme and issuance documentation for fixed income structured note offerings, certificates and repackaging transactions
• Review and provide legal analysis on new business initiatives and new transaction structures, including legal and regulatory issues
• Instruct and liaise with external counsels and US Regulatory Legal for new initiatives and transactions
• Coordinate closely with international Legal colleagues to help ensure consistency, where appropriate, with JPMorgan’s structured notes programmes and assist with the maintenance of the relevant programmes
• Advise and liaise with internal stakeholders, such as Business, Compliance, Credit, Risk, Operations, Finance and Tax, in respect of the foregoing

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• A qualified lawyer from a common law jurisdiction with a minimum of 7 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) and relevant experience gained at an international law firm and/or a leading financial institution
• Strong drafting, negotiation and legal analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong commercial focus with a solution-driven approach, and the ability to apply and analyse the implications of regulatory changes to a business environment
• Solid business partnership skills, with the ability to lead the business and set a clear direction in relation to managing regulatory change
• Outstanding technical legal and communication skills, including the ability to present clear and concise legal advice to the highest standard, and conduct trainings/workshops
• Ability to manage competing priorities, project-manage and co-ordinate large projects, in a dynamic global environment
• Team player, confident and proactive with strong interpersonal skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Written and spoken Chinese language skills preferred