EMEA Lending Legal – Corporate Lending - Vice President (all genders)

Overview

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters. Our global team is made up of 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. As trusted advisors, we help the firm’s clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm. We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work. If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

The Lending Legal Practice Group for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) advises on a broad range of lending matters for the Commercial and Investment Bank through a team located in London, Frankfurt, Paris and Mumbai. In particular, the Legal team based in Frankfurt provides advice to J.P. Morgan SE, the firm’s principal lending entity for its EU investment banking and other businesses, assisting and managing on a variety of legal and regulatory matters.

Job Summary

The EMEA Lending Legal Group is part of the EMEA CIB Legal Department supporting lending businesses across the Commercial and Investment Bank. As Vice President in the EMEA Legal Lending Group you will be responsible primarily for documenting, reviewing and advising on general corporate lending matters (both large and mid-cap) but will also gain experience of other bilateral and syndicated lending transactions including investment grade, emerging markets, direct lending, leveraged and acquisition finance, structured lending as well as restructurings and distressed debt transactions. You will be based in Frankfurt and will work primarily with the team based in Germany but will also work closely with business teams, risk and control areas and Legal colleagues globally. You will report into the EMEA Investment Banking Lending Legal team based in London.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively support business groups across EMEA (with a particular focus on our German lending business) and other offices globally which originate transactions, through structuring and advice on transaction including review and negotiation of legal documents throughout the life cycle of a loan from origination, and providing legal advice and guidance on risk assessment and solutions
• Liaise with the business teams, other control areas and colleagues in Legal - and in our Frankfurt Office - in setting/maintaining documentation standards, internal policies, practice guidelines, and monitoring relevant legal, regulatory and documentation developments
• Pro-actively share experience and know-how with colleagues in Legal, where appropriate globally
• Provide training to the business, other control functions and within Legal
• Participate in Legal and firm-wide projects

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with European LMA-based lending documentation and experience in drafting, reviewing and analyzing German law contract documentation, and providing summary presentations and abstracts.
• Strong work ethic, high-level organizational skills, and ability to work independently and to manage a large volume of transactions and internal client questions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and results driven.
• Adaptability and ability to apply existing skills to unfamiliar subject matter areas.
• You must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 6 years lending experience at a leading law firm or an in-house legal team at an investment bank.
• You must be a lawyer must be licensed to practice German law and a member in good standing in the jurisdiction in which the position is based or otherwise in compliance with the in-house counsel registration rules of that jurisdiction.
• Fluency in both German and English