Collections Litigation Legal Group - Associate Counsel

Join JPMorgan Chase & Co., a global financial services leader, as an Associate Counsel in our Collections Litigation Legal Group. Be part of our diverse and inclusive Consumer and Community Bank’s Operations & Controls Legal Team, providing legal services, regulatory advice, and supporting firm-wide initiatives. We are an equal opportunity employer, accommodating all applicants' and employees' needs. Help us shape the future of banking.

Position Description

As an Associate Counsel in the Collections Litigation Legal Group, you will be responsible for conducting legal analysis and research on various legal issues impacting the business. You will oversee and solve escalated issues from operations areas and control partners, monitor key performance metrics relating to the quality of legal work, and conduct attorney interviews. You will also prepare status reports for management and stakeholders, provide support to strategic initiatives and special projects, and manage interactions with outside counsel. 

This role provides an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, promote process improvement and efficiency, and collaborate with various teams within the Legal Department and across the business.

Job Responsibilities: 

Conducting legal analysis and research on a myriad of legal issues impacting the business; Directly overseeing and solving escalated issues and incidents from operations areas and control partners; Monitoring key performance metrics relating to the quality of legal work; Conducting attorney interviews and completing performance assessments; Monitoring emerging legal risks and legal requirements changes to identify potential impacts to processes and operations; Preparing status reports for management and stakeholders; Providing support to strategic initiatives and special projects; Maintaining  operational integrity of the team through document and version control activities; Drafting legal guidance and leading meeting discussions; Acting as a trusted advisor and partnering with legal peers, the business and other control functions to implement consistent and strategically-sound practices and procedures – as well as assess and enhance existing procedures; Assisting in reviews and revisions of policies and procedures; Managing and interacting with outside counsel on matters in all jurisdictions across the country, including providing strategic direction; and Driving support for legal department priorities.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

Law Degree (JD or educational equivalent required);  Prior to commencing employment, attorney candidates must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including the requirements of the jurisdiction where the role will be located; 2 or more years of experience practicing post receipt of JD or educational equivalent;  Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as active listening;  Demonstrated end to end ownership of issues;  Desire to learn and understand processes, as well as drive process improvement and efficiency; Ability to recognize issues that may require escalation and special handling;  Strong analytical skills and high proficiency in logic-based reasoning;  Team player who can collaborate within the Legal Department, control partners, across business and at all seniority levels;  Excellent legal research and writing skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

Knowledge of the U.S. litigation process; familiarity with U.S. legal pleadings.  Consumer financial services or third-party oversight experience preferred, but not required; Experience navigating regulatory requirements and/or federal, state and local rules a plus Technological mindset and/or background is a plus. Experience with a wide range of legal escalations and/or litigation matters with financial risk of loss or exposure. Background in document review. Experience in client relations. Experience in project management.

The location of this position is in Buenos Aires, Argentina