Legal Counsel (Advanced Portuguese) - Governance LATAM

Job Description

The Office of the Secretary (“OTS”) promotes effective governance across JPMorganChase’s branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and works closely with the Board of Directors and senior stakeholders. OTS manages key governance-related processes and filings and interfaces with shareholders on governance matters.

OTS is seeking an attorney to join the  Subsidiary Corporate Governance Team (Americas) , based in  Buenos Aires (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), Argentina , supporting corporate governance legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements for  Brazilian subsidiaries . This role covers key governance activities including regulatory filings, legal entity records, signing authorities, and legal entity simplification/restructuring initiatives, in close partnership with local and regional stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Advise on subsidiary corporate governance matters and conduct legal research on corporate laws and regulations, primarily related to financial institutions in Brazil.
• Prepare and manage Board, Board committee, and shareholder agendas, materials, resolutions, and minutes.
• Manage periodic and event-driven regulatory filings, including updates to regulators’ online systems.
• Maintain key legal entity records and documentation, following established procedures and checklists to ensure governance controls are met.
• Support signing authority processes, including appointment of executive officers/legal representatives and drafting/reviewing powers of attorney and related instruments.
• Support legal entity simplification and restructuring initiatives, coordinating with internal stakeholders and ensuring appropriate documentation and approvals.
• Proactively identify governance risks/issues, escalate as needed, and help drive timely resolution.

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• 3+ years of professional experience in a similar corporate governance/legal entity management role.
• Law degree 
• Advanced English (written and spoken) — required.
• Advanced Portuguese (written and spoken) — required.
• Corporate governance and regulatory experience, with knowledge of Brazilian corporate law, especially closely held (non-public) corporations and financial institutions.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to operate in a controlled, process-driven environment.
• All candidates must successfully complete a conflict-of-interest clearance review prior to starting employment.

About Us

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. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our  FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.