Legal Investment Banking Attorney

As a Lawyer supporting Investment Banking (M&A and Capital Markets), you will provide legal advice and support to the Investment Banking and Research businesses, partnering closely with business teams, management, internal stakeholders, and external counsel.

Your role

• Provide legal support to Research, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, and M&A.
• Review, draft, and negotiate documentation for equity and capital markets offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, debentures, promissory notes, securitizations, and other structured products.
• Support bilateral and syndicated lending transactions.
• Draft and negotiate confidentiality agreements and engagement letters for capital markets and M&A transactions.
• Advise business teams on legal due diligence and submissions to internal committees.
• Instruct and work with external counsel.
• Advise management and stakeholders—including Compliance, Risk, Credit, and Finance—on legal, regulatory, and risk matters relating to Investment Banking and Research.
• Support the structuring of complex and innovative transactions and review new product initiatives.
• Monitor relevant regulatory developments, assess their potential impact on JPMorganChase’s businesses, and advise stakeholders.
• Participate in industry forums and regional and global initiatives, including developing templates, internal manuals, knowledge resources, best practices, and procedures.

Required Capabilities, Skills, and Experience

• 10+ years of relevant legal experience. Experience in a capital markets or corporate practice at a law firm, or as in-house counsel in financial services.
• Capital markets, M&A, and banking regulation knowledge.  
• Licensed attorney in Brazil and fluent in English.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Ability to apply technical product knowledge to complex transactions and products, with a commercial, solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize effectively, respond to business needs, and apply legal skills to unfamiliar topics while developing expertise beyond existing areas of experience.