Commercial Banking Attorney – Commercial Real Estate – Vice President – Assistant General Counsel
| Company | JP Morgan Chase |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | JD |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Five years minimum of experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Knowledge of the legal and regulatory requirements related to commercial real estate financing and servicing and related businesses with transferrable skills/knowledge
- Ability to prioritize work in a fast-moving environment, manage a large number of issues at one time, and interact with senior and executive management
- Ability to understand business needs and develop/leverage collaborative relationships with internal partners across the supported businesses, the broader legal department and external stakeholders
- Ability to maintain a collaborative team culture
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Licensed to practice law and a member in good standing in NY, IL or TX, or otherwise in compliance with the in-house counsel registration rules in such state.
Responsibilities
- Advise bankers on structuring, originating, servicing and documenting a variety of types of commercial real estate financing transactions, nationally
- Advise the business on client related issues – including reputational, KYC and AML issues – and support other risk identification and mitigation matters (legal and other)
- Provide legal interpretations of regulations and state and federal laws, and guidance on their applicability to the CRE businesses
- Participate in team projects on regulatory and other matters, as well as new products and services management
- Prepare and update standard forms and procedures and manage external counsel relationships
- Provide training for bankers and other functional partners
- Escalate issues within the legal department as appropriate and partner with risk, controls, compliance and other functions across JPMCB on risk and control, and other operational, matters.
Preferred Qualifications
- Eight (8) plus years of commercial real estate financing transactional experience
- Demonstrated strategic problem solving and project management skills, judgment and character
- Participation in team initiatives and strategies that promote growth and continuous learning.