JPMorgan Chase
Assistant General Counsel - M&A Global Investment Banking - Vice President
$200K–$275K
New York, NY · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of five full years’ experience is stated as a preferred qualification; extensive M&A transactional document experience is required.
- Education
- Law school degree (JD).
About the job
Provides legal advice and transaction-document support for public and private M&A deals handled by the firm’s Global Investment Banking business.
What you'll do
- Draft, review, and negotiate M&A documents, including engagement letters, NDAs, merger agreements, fairness opinions, and proxy disclosures.
- Advise internal partners on legal, regulatory, conflicts, and litigation-risk issues; manage external counsel.
- Maintain template documents, support training and department initiatives, and contribute to industry positions on market developments.
What they ask for
- JD and admission to the New York bar.
- Extensive experience reviewing, drafting, or negotiating documents for public and private M&A transactions.
- Strong drafting, analytical, legal research, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines.
Nice to have
- At least five full years’ experience, including M&A transactions, contract drafting, and negotiation; investment-bank experience is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with landmark Delaware M&A litigation cases or conflicts management; interest in emerging technologies and baseline understanding of AI concepts.
Pay
USD 199,500.00-$275,000.00 base salary
AI focus
Interest in emerging technology solutions and applications, including baseline understanding of AI concepts and related issues; no specific AI development work stated.
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