Assistant General Counsel - London, United Kingdom - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

JPMorgan Chase is currently seeking an experienced Assistant General Counsel to join the UK Legal Discovery Management group in the Legal Department.

In this role you will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating every stage of discovery for litigation and regulatory matters as well as internal investigations for matters in the UK and EMEA.

You will be the primary point of contact for document retention and collection; document review management, including selection and oversight of document hosting and review vendors; and general discovery (disclosure) project management.

You will acts as the primary point of contact for legal teams, advising and coordinating discovery activities for the UK and EMEA.

Job responsibilities

Manages the daytoday case details throughout the discovery life cycle among all the collaborating parties, including the firm's attorneys, outside counsel, vendors and firm's internal discovery IT group
Conducts early matter outreach, discovery planning, budgeting, custodian scoping, tracking, status reporting, managing to timelines and overseeing production requests
Coordinates case team status conference calls, creates agendas, and meeting minutes. Communicates issues to case team, manages expectations and tracks to resolution.
Manages document review on a matter level, working closely with inhouse and outside counsel, document review vendors, and internal case management personnel in creating and executing discovery plans.
Collaborates with internal counsel on high priority matters by conducting key searches, analyzing and reviewing documents, and providing summaries of critical communications and chronologies
Coordinates reviews with counsel to ensure that case goals are achieved, including leveraging reporting/metrics to track and manage document reviews.
Consults with case teams to leverage and integrate technology within review process.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Previous discovery experience at a consulting firm, discovery vendor, or top tier law firm strongly preferred
Deep understanding of discovery review platforms
Experience with Technology Assisted Review (TAR) tools, workflows, and strategies
Strong organizational skills and ability to track multiple workstreams
Exceptional analytical, time management, interpersonal, and problemsolving skills
Superior presentation skills required to provide status to key audiences in a concise, informative, and timely manner

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.

In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.