US Filings team Associate

You are an Associate Counsel within In-House Legal Services (ILS), based in Argentina, supporting the US Filings team (USFT) and the Client Services Legal Support team (CST). You serve as a day-to-day legal support point for bankers and client service teams on U.S.-based bank products and services, applying attorney-approved guidance, playbooks, precedent, and templates, and escalating novel, material, or higher-risk matters to designated counsel under established protocols. In parallel, you provide legal analysis and advisory support for U.S. state qualification, franchise tax, corporate governance, and other entity-level matters, helping ensure timely, accurate filings execution across U.S. jurisdictions and effective coordination with internal stakeholders (including Corporate Secretaries / Corporate Governance Contacts (CGC), Corporate Tax, OTS, and the filings vendor), with attention to risks, controls, and operational documentation.
Client Services Legal Support (CST)
You will advise bankers, client service associates, and internal stakeholders on CIB products and processes, including process-exception matters and questions with potential legal impact, using attorney-approved guidance, playbooks, and precedent.
You will prepare, review, and issue client-facing letters and responses using attorney-approved templates, exercising independent legal judgment within approved guidance.
You will escalate novel, material, or higher-risk questions to designated counsel in line with established protocols.
U.S. Filings & Governance Execution (USFT)
You will support governance and state filings execution, providing legal analysis and advice where state qualification, corporate governance, or entity-level questions require legal judgment.
You will prepare and submit annual reports and event-based filings across U.S. jurisdictions to support compliance with state qualification, franchise tax, and related corporate governance requirements.
You will perform corporate filings with the 50 U.S. state secretaries of state for JPMorganChase subsidiaries and handle related inquiries from teams inside and outside OTS.
Projects, Process, Risks & Controls
You will manage assigned projects related to legal entities, data analysis, process updates, and risks and controls, coordinating with internal teams (e.g., Corporate Tax) and the filings vendor.
You will maintain and update operational documentation, tools, and workflows, including using AI-driven tools and insights to interpret data, identify trends, and drive process improvements.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills.
Licensed lawyer with 2+ years of practice.
Experience providing legal support within attorney-approved guidance and templates, with appropriate escalation of novel, material, or higher-risk matters.
Strong attention to detail and quality, with ability to prioritize, organize work, and meet deadlines.
Ability to follow defined processes and identify issues requiring escalation or special attention.
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
End-to-end ownership mindset with strong follow-up and results orientation.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to leverage AI-driven tools and insights to interpret data, identify trends, and drive process improvements.