Assistant General Counsel - Trust Services

Wells Fargo•Washington, DC

2d•$159,000 - $305,000

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a senior attorney to support the Trust Services business within its Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) business. The successful candidate will focus on general fiduciary activities, investment management, philanthropic trusts, and dispute resolution. In this role, you will: Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries Serve as a legal advisor to the businesses within Wells Fargo Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors Manage highly complex claims and complaints Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the Company Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs

Requirements

5+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States

Nice To Haves

Experience as a practicing attorney supporting Trust Services products for high net worth/ultra-high net worth clients
Experience advising on bank fiduciary activities under Regulation 9 and defending fiduciary related claims
Proven collaboration skills with the ability to interface with regulators, internal regulatory relation stakeholders, legal subject matter experts across the enterprise, and business stakeholders
Ability to analyze complex legal issues and develop and execute risk-focused solutions
Demonstrated experience advising senior management

Responsibilities

Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning
Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability
Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
Serve as a legal advisor to the businesses within Wells Fargo
Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
Manage highly complex claims and complaints
Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution
Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor
Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the Company
Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs