Associate - Paralegal (all Genders)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description

Excited by the opportunity to build innovative digital retail banking products and services in a start-up environment, backed by one of the leading financial service providers worldwide?

Join us at JPMorgan & Chase Co. at our newest European hub for Chase bank, located in the heart of Berlin. In this exciting chapter of continued growth and expansion for Chase, we're looking for a passionate Associate – Paralegal, who will support the development of a leading digital bank from a legal and regulatory perspective.

As an Associate – Paralegal in Berlin, you will be part of a team of trusted advisors supporting the launch of our European hub. You will perform legal research and support senior lawyers to advise on wide-ranging topics and exciting new products and services. You will draft and review communications including with respect to customers, complaints and disputes. You will monitor changes in law and regulation, and you will engage with stakeholders in different functions locations under the supervision and support of a team of committed professional attorneys. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of a leading digital bank from a legal and regulatory perspective.

While we are very interested in our professional competence, we are just as committed to creating a winning culture based on respect, responsibility and inclusion. We understand that you have a unique contribution to make – and that diversity of thought, experience and background is vital to our success. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. We want to get to know you, and the potential impact you will have – on us as a company, on our clients and business partners around the world. We hope that this is a principle we have in common.

Job responsibilities

As a paralegal in the Chase Legal team you will:

• Provide legal analysis on the development of new retail banking products in Germany
• Monitor German / EU legal and regulatory developments
• Draft and review documents, including communications with respect to complaints, disputes, litigation, etc.
• Perform legal research on a variety of issues relating to retail banking matters

Required qualifications, skills or capabilities:

• Wirtschaftsjurist/in OR Law degree / erstes Staatsexamen OR Rechtsanwaltsfachangestellte/r
• Paralegal experience with a law firm or equivalent experience with an in-house legal department
• Team player

Preferred qualifications, skills or capabilities:

• Knowledge of German retail banking matters and litigation
• Experience with legal analysis around product development
• Experience liaising with or good understanding of German / EU regulatory bodies (including e.g. ECB, BaFin, Bundesbank)
• Experience liaising with or good understanding of the German court system.

ABOUT US

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.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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.