Legal Counsel — Vice President — Worldwide Securities Services recruitment

Job Overview
Position: Legal Counsel for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the 'Bank') based in Hong Kong to advise and support the Worldwide Securities Services ('WSS') business.

WSS's principal activities include providing domestic and global custodial services, ADR and HKDR programmes, securities lending programs, collective investment scheme and fund support related services, and clearance and collateral management services for multi-national corporations, banks and non-bank financial institutions and government bodies worldwide.

Reporting Line
The position reports to the Bank's Treasury and Securities Services Asia Pacific Regional WSS Senior Counsel, based in Hong Kong.

Responsibilities
To partner with and provide legal support and advice to the WSS business in APAC.

In particular, legal support will include:

· reviewing and advising on new product initiatives
· drafting and negotiating a variety of contracts (primarily stock lending and collateral management services agreements)
· advising WSS regional management and other groups within WSS on legal issues
· liaising with regional colleagues and liaising with product and services specialists globally within legal
· advising on APAC regulatory and legal issues generally
· instructing and working with outside counsel

Skills

Candidate Qualifications

· Common law jurisdiction qualified with 5 - 8 years legal experience (optimally, a combination of experience as in-house counsel in the financial services industry and as a lawyer in a top tier law firm).
· Strong drafting, negotiation and legal analytical skills
· Able to communicate well and work in a cross-functional team to achieve common goals
· Ability to identify and escalate issues timely and appropriately
· Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and respond to business needs and goals
· Ability to adapt and apply legal skills in new businesses and subjects in which lawyer may not have expertise
· Optimally, experience gained in the area of custodial, funds and/or securities related services.