JPMorgan Corporate – Legal EMEA Litigation Lawyer Vice President 

United Kingdom, England, London 

735868122

As aCorporate – Legal – EMEA Litigation Lawyer – Vice Presidentin the EMEA Litigation team you will work as part of a team of five lawyers in London within the EMEA Legal Department, supported by two paralegals, and will have significant responsibility for handling and advising on your matters. As part of your role, you will partner closely with internal stakeholders, including business units and line of business lawyers, as well as external counsel, to deliver strategic outcomes that minimise risk for the firm. You will manage the full life-cycle of matters within your portfolio, working closely with other control functions to manage risk.

Job responsibilities

• manage litigation, contentious regulatory matters and disputes to deliver advice to stakeholders directly, alongside relevant line of business, country or corporate advisory legal partners or as part of a wider team including outside counsel.
• instruct outside counsel, review draft documents, coordinate disclosure, proof witnesses, formulate strategy and manage legal spend, including through the use of outside vendor services or advanced technologies (large language models, technology assisted review, etc.) where appropriate.
• work closely with the business to assess risk, develop strategy and formulate our approach as well as to advise on handling complaints and disputes that arise pre-litigation.
• respond to regulatory enquiries in conjunction with the Compliance Department.
• participate in preparation of routine reporting to senior stakeholders, auditors and regulators as well as briefing senior members of the business and the Legal Department to deliver updates and strategic advice.
• assist with litigation-related queries on topics such as drafting of jurisdiction and indemnity clauses, as well as wider concerns regarding potential disputes.
• work collaboratively on projects across Litigation and the Legal Department which focus on improving internal practices or coordinating subject matter expertise across practice groups.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Strong academic qualifications.
• Solid experience in banking litigation or contentious regulatory work gained at a law firm, equivalent role within the legal department of a large financial institution or the enforcement division of a financial regulator.
• Excellent relationship management and people skills, with the ability to get along with a broad mix of people and personality styles and to form and maintain strong working relationships within Legal, with clients and stakeholders, and work well within a team environment.
• Ability to demonstrate ownership of matters and drive them forward, act with urgency as appropriate, and provide firm guidance and workable solutions on complex and sensitive issues with the appropriate balance of commercial risk often under critical time pressure.
• Strategic thinker with good business understanding and a willingness to learn from business subject experts, as well as having excellent analytical and drafting skills with due attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently, including by thinking nimbly, multitasking and prioritising, with a flexible attitude to work and colleague coverage.
• Confident presentational skills with the gravitas to advise senior management, influence individuals and manage challenge within the organisation.
• Lawyer must be licensed to practise law and a member in good standing in the state/jurisdiction in which the position is based or otherwise in compliance with the in-house counsel registration rules of that state/jurisdiction and successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous in-house experience, whether on secondment or in employment.
• Contentious regulatory experience and familiarity with the regulatory requirements applicable to a firm like JPMorganChase.
• Experience in dealing with multi-jurisdictional matters, working in other jurisdictions or advising on regulatory or court matters outside the UK or US.
• Experience of running cases with limited supervision.
• Proficiency in other languages may be useful but is not required.