Title Legal Counsel

The Office of Legal Obligations is a global firmwide program responsible for developing and executing a sustainable infrastructure and process that documents JPMorgan Chase's obligations arising from material laws, regulations, and rules. The program also connects these obligations to policies, procedures, or other documentation that support compliance with the relevant legal frameworks. As a Legal Counsel - Office of Legal Obligations within the legal department, you will play a crucial role in documenting JPMorgan Chase's material legal obligations and monitoring related legal and regulatory changes. You will collaborate with a global team of lawyers, project managers, and other professionals who possess strong regulatory awareness and background. Your analytical, communication, and collaborative skills will be essential as you act as a trusted advisor to various stakeholders within the Legal Department, compliance, controls, and business partners. Your responsibilities will include working closely with the Legal Department to develop and maintain an inventory of legal obligations for JPMorgan Chase's businesses in Asia Pacific, responding to inquiries about legal obligations, monitoring and documenting changes in legal and regulatory developments in the region, researching and analyzing laws, regulations, and rules affecting JPMorgan Chase, ensuring the quality and accuracy of legal obligations inventory, developing subject matter expertise on products and services offered by the firm, assisting in policy, procedure, and control development, and collaborating with technology partners to implement supportive technology solutions. To excel in this role, you should be a qualified lawyer with a minimum of 4 years of experience in private practice, law firm, or in-house legal department. Strong legal research and writing skills are crucial, along with the ability to summarize complex legal and regulatory matters in a clear and concise manner for non-legal audiences. You must be adept at building effective relationships with various stakeholders, detail-oriented, possess excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrate the ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and internal coordination. Compliance with licensing requirements and successful completion of a conflicts of interest clearance review are mandatory before employment commencement. Preferred qualifications include a background in financial services regulation or supporting highly regulated businesses, familiarity with financial products and services regulation, and experience in regulatory change monitoring.,