Senior Counsel, Corporate & Investment Bank Legal (M&A) - Assistant Vice President
J.P. Morgan
The Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) is one of J.P. Morgan’s core businesses, and a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The Legal Group which supports the CIB provides transactional and strategic legal support as required for the various businesses within the CIB and is organized across different practice groups. The CIB’s M&A business in EMEA is supported by the EMEA M&A Legal Practice Group.
As a Senior Counsel, Corporate & Investment Bank Legal (M&A) - Assistant Vice President in Legal Practice Group you will join a small team of lawyers in London supporting the EMEA M&A business. You will entail interaction with M&A, Industry and Country Coverage investment bankers, as well as Client Executives, on transactions where J.P. Morgan in EMEA acts in an M&A advisory role for external clients.
Job responsibilities
providing general counsel and support to the business across a wide range of issues and at various levels of seniority
reviewing, advising on and negotiating M&A advisory related documentation, including engagement letters and confidentiality agreements, and advising on conflicts management
attending business review committees and valuation/fairness opinion committees as representative of the M&A Legal team and reviewing valuation and fairness opinions
co-ordination as needed with other CIB Legal teams, such as Equity/Debt Capital Markets, and with external counsel as and when required
Required qualifications, skills and capabilities
Be articulate, responsive and commercially minded self-starter who is capable of working confidently and effectively at all levels of an organization.
practical working knowledge of the UK Takeover Code and UKLA Listing Rules/sponsor requirements applicable in an M&A context
Domestic and cross border deal execution experience accumulated at a Magic or Silver Circle firm
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Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities
In house M&A/Corporate experience at a bulge bracket investment bank would be an advantage, but is not essential
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.
Looking for a junior M&A/corporate lawyer to join a small team of lawyers in London supporting the EMEA M&A business.
