Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)Technology & IP (Intellectual Property) Legal Counsel, Mumbai


The EMEA Technology & IP Legal team is currently seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented Associate/ Counsel . This attorney will primarily handle all manner of basic technology and general third party services transactional matters:

• Providing technology legal advice and counsel to internal clients (e.g., Global Technology Infrastructure (GTI), business technology teams, Global Security, Global Business and Document Services, Human Resources) and partners (e.g., LOB [Line of Business] Legal colleagues, Global Supplier Services, Privacy, Compliance).
• Ability to draft and negotiate all manner of basic vendor contracts for the provision to the bank of third party products and services. This may include technology products and services, recruitment contracts, licensing arrangements, event waivers, website terms and conditions, Sponsorship and NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) Agreements, NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements) and others.
• You will support LOB Legal on technology and intellectual property due diligence for M&A (Merger & Acquisition) transactions, as well as drafting relevant sections of due diligence reports and advising on legal risk (with supervision from more senior members of the team).
• You will provide ad-hoc advice on contract interpretation.
• Legal research on matters such as case law developments on contract law (no need for any specific expertise with Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, other research tools etc.).
• Manage outside counsel for complex legal projects.
• Template production and management, matter management.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Qualified lawyer with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience.
• Experience in structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts involving technology, with a solid grasp of the key technology and data issues presented.
• Ability to effectively partner with all levels across a diverse set of functions, locations and business.
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Strong analytic skills and ability to distil large bodies of information into key messages for business stakeholders.
• Outstanding problem-solving capabilities - ability to analyze novel scenarios with limited precedent, perform self-guided research and offer creative and practical solutions to complex business challenges.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Strong preference for experience with technology, outsourcing, and general third party commercial contracting/ transactional matters.
• Candidate should ideally have trained at and previously worked for a multinational law firm with post-qualification experience in the Commercial/TMT (Technology Media & Telecom) or equivalent practice.
• Good understanding and familiarity with current legal and regulatory requirements relating to some or all of technology risk, outsourcing, offshoring, intellectual property, and related legal and regulatory environments desirable; Ability to present and speak with clarity on complex, novel legal issues to legal and non-legal audiences is preferred.


ABOUT US

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.



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ABOUT THE TEAM


Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.



With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.