International Consumer Legal Team Lawyer - Associate / Assistant Vice President

We are seeking an Associate / AVP to join our International Consumer Legal Team, with a focus on UK retail investment products. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with UK financial services regulations and an understanding of the FCA Consumer Duty, UK MiFID 2, the UK financial promotion regime and the Individual Savings Account regulations. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, as your contributions will play a vital role in supporting our company, clients, and business partners., As an International Consumer Legal Team Lawyer - Associate / Assistant Vice President within the International Consumer Legal Team, you will assist in providing legal advice on UK retail investment products and services, and support various business initiatives. Your responsibilities will include interpreting existing laws, rules, and regulations, advising on regulatory changes, and completing legal reviews of client-facing content. Additionally, you will collaborate with business stakeholders and functional partners, while assisting in managing relationships with external counsel.,

• Supporting the International Consumer Legal Team on product development and general advisory matters with respect to retail investment products.
• Drafting client documentation, including updates to general T&Cs and marketing materials.
• Contributing to the oversight of the contents and execution of documents, including communications with respect to complaints and internal governance materials.
• Liaising with outside counsel.
• Interpreting existing laws, rules and regulations, and advising on changes thereto as well as advising on contemplated and proposed laws, rules and regulations.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among multiple stakeholders to align legal project goals and expectations.
  
  Qualified Solicitor of England & Wales, with familiarity with UK retail financial services, especially UK retail investment products.
• UK retail financial services regulatory knowledge, including the FCA Consumer Duty, UK MiFID 2, Individual Savings Account regulations, MAR, UK financial promotion regime and UK pensions regulations.
• Experience of providing legal advice with respect to UK retail client matters, including managing client complaints, FOS investigations, Power of Attorney queries and supporting bereavement matters.
• Familiarity with FCA Handbook Rules including the Client Assets (CASS) and client money sourcebook.
• Experience of regulatory change management programs and new product development.
• Excellent organizational skills and a team player who can collaborate across business and functional stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• Familiarity with other retail financial service laws and regulations, including Payment Service Regulations or GDPR.
  
  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., 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.