J.P. Morgan MENA
Assistant General Counsel
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
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Job expiry date: 25/06/2025
Job overview
Date posted
11/05/2025
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR Undisclosed per month
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
25/06/2025
Job description
As an Assistant General Counsel in the CIB Legal team at J.P. Morgan, you will be responsible for providing strategic legal support and advice across a range of complex financial, regulatory, and transactional matters related to the Saudi Arabia operations. You will collaborate with business leaders to support initiatives across finance, trade finance, M&A, payments, and securities services, ensuring robust legal compliance and contributing to the firmās strategic growth in the region.
Required skills
finance law
trade finance
Islamic finance
mergers and acquisitions
capital markets
securities services
payments law
regulatory compliance
litigation management
product legal support
contract drafting
legal project management
Key responsibilities
- Provide legal support and advice on finance and trade finance documentation, including NDAs, conventional/Islamic syndicated and bilateral facilities, guarantees, and comfort letters.
- Assist with transactional matters related to mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, payments, and securities services.
- Support initiatives related to license applications and the launch of new banking and securities products.
- Offer regulatory advice and address legal queries related to payments, finance, trade finance, and operations.
- Collaborate with the Legal Department on litigation, product advice, and interpretation of applicable laws and regulations.
Experience & skills
- Minimum of 5 years of post-admission legal practicing experience in Saudi Arabia.
- Compliance with licensing requirements in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Expertise in complex financial products and services.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
- Ability to provide strategic legal guidance and communicate with legal and non-legal audiences.
- Fluency in English and Arabic.
- Experience with cross-border transactions and international legal practices is preferred.
- Familiarity with the regulatory environment in the Middle East.
