Job Description
service providers in banking and finance. Through J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank, and its Payments business line in particular, we provide international export agency finance and trade & working capital solutions, and continue to invest in future-growth initiatives, such as digitization, blockchain, AI & ML.
As an Export Agency Finance and Trade - Assistant General Counsel - Vice President in the legal department supporting the firm’s Trade & Working Capital business sub-vertical, you will provide legal support and advice to its export agency finance, structured working capital, supply chain finance and core trade businesses across all EMEA jurisdictions, in particular, working with leading Export Credit Agencies and multilateral agencies to provide export finance solutions to corporations and governmental institutions worldwide.
Job responsibilities
Providing primary legal support and advice to the businesses on a wide range of product-specific queries, transactions and non-transactional matters relating to export finance as well as other trade & working capital products and services;
Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts with the Bank’s customers and export agencies;
Contributing to projects that improve operational processes to increase the efficiency and scalability of legal support;
Liaising and coordinating with local, regional and global legal counter-parts and functional partners on legal issues; and
Instructing and working with outside counsel.
Required qualifications, skills and capabilities
Qualified lawyer from a common law jurisdiction or an EU member state with between 5 and 15 years of post-qualification legal experience;
Experience in lending and finance; and
Strong drafting, negotiation and legal analytical skills.
As an Export Agency Finance and Trade - Assistant General Counsel - Vice President in the legal department supporting the firm’s Trade & Working Capital business sub-vertical, you will provide legal support and advice to its export agency finance, structured working capital, supply chain finance and core trade businesses across all EMEA jurisdictions, in particular, working with leading Export Credit Agencies and multilateral agencies to provide export finance solutions to corporations and governmental institutions worldwide.
Job responsibilities
Providing primary legal support and advice to the businesses on a wide range of product-specific queries, transactions and non-transactional matters relating to export finance as well as other trade & working capital products and services;
Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts with the Bank’s customers and export agencies;
Contributing to projects that improve operational processes to increase the efficiency and scalability of legal support;
Liaising and coordinating with local, regional and global legal counter-parts and functional partners on legal issues; and
Instructing and working with outside counsel.
Required qualifications, skills and capabilities
Qualified lawyer from a common law jurisdiction or an EU member state with between 5 and 15 years of post-qualification legal experience;
Experience in lending and finance; and
Strong drafting, negotiation and legal analytical skills.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Export Agency Finance and Trade - Assistant General Counsel - Vice President position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in London offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.
