Leveraged Finance - Documentation Specialist - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • New York, NY

9h • $225,000 - $285,000

About The Position

As a Documentation Specialist in the Center of Excellence, a group dedicated to documentation interpretation on the Capital Markets desk, you will support Leveraged Finance deal teams in negotiating legal documentation for best efforts and committed financings. You will monitor market movements in transaction terms and liaise with internal teams to support a consistent approach. You will work directly with deal teams across Leveraged Finance on financing grids, commitment papers, and long-form documentation for bank debt, direct lending, broadly syndicated loans, and high-yield bonds.

The role works collaboratively within a small team of documentation specialists and involves maintaining information on key deal terms, developing relationships with senior members of Leveraged Finance and Credit, and providing detailed understanding of credit agreements and indentures.

Requirements

• Experience negotiating loans (bank debt, direct lending, or broadly syndicated loans) or high-yield bonds in both best-efforts and underwritten transactions.
• Mid-level Associate with 5+ years of experience in a top-tier law firm’s debt-financing practice.
• Juris Doctorate required.
• Ability to run multiple processes while maintaining keen attention to detail.
• Proactive, collaborative self-starter.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and availability when needed.
• Basic comfort with Microsoft suite of applications.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with J.P. Morgan and understanding its forms, precedents, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within a small team of documentation specialists to provide guidance on terms for underwritten and best-efforts transactions.
• Inform and maintain a dataset of key terms for underwritten and best-efforts deals across broadly syndicated and direct-lending markets.
• Develop relationships with senior members of Leveraged Finance and Credit.
• Stay abreast of underwriting trends and movement in market terms.
• Provide a granular understanding of credit agreements and indentures.
• Assist Leveraged Finance deal teams with financing grids, commitment papers, and long-form documentation for bank debt, direct lending, broadly syndicated loans, and high-yield bonds.
• Liaise across internal teams to ensure consistency in approach.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package, including base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location.
• Eligible employees may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
• Comprehensive health care coverage.
• On-site health and wellness centers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Backup childcare.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Financial coaching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree