Leveraged Finance Lending Lawyer - Vice President

Job description

Job Description

Join the team that purpose it to serve as exceptional trusted advisor to the firm today and in the future.

The Legal department is responsible for managing the firm's exposure to legal risk and providing legal advice to the lines of businesses, corporate functions and the Board of Directors.

As a Leveraged Finance Lending Lawyer - Vice President within EMEA Debt Capital Markets Lending Legal Team of the Legal Department within the Corporate Investment Bank (CIB) you will focus on leveraged finance transactions. You will bring your strong analytical skills to this high profile and technically challenging role.

Job responsibilities

• Provide assistance to the business (Debt Capital Markets and Investment Banking Sales) to implement complex leveraged financing deals, identifying legal) and implementation issues relevant to a transaction, and providing general support and advice.
• Work with the business (Debt Capital Markets and Investment Banking Sales) and external counsel to manage transactions, including the review and negotiation of syndicated facility agreements, including that based on sponsor precedent, and security documentation.
• Work closely with external counsel to resolve complex legal issues and to ensure the smooth running of transactions.
• Assist and advise on regulatory change and implementation affecting the businesses.
• Liaise and advising other internal departments such as Compliance and Risk, with the ability to explain complex legal structures and legal risk issues.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Licensed to practice law in England or a similar jurisdiction
• Substantial post qualification experience in a financial institution or law firm
• Experience with leveraged finance transactions documentation including term sheets, mandate letters, inter-creditor agreements, guarantees and security documents
• Familiarity with Loan Market Association loan documentation and terms
• Familiarity with sponsor precedent documentation
• Familiarity with ancillary documentation including confidentiality agreements and legal opinions
• Interest in transactional work
• A team player, confident and proactive, enjoys working closely with the business
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills
• Excellent drafting skills with attention to detail
• Good commercial awareness

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.