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Wells Fargo · 1 day ago

Assistant General Counsel - Trust Services

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$159K/yr - $305K/yr

5+ years exp

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.

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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

Qualification

Law experienceActive State Bar membershipTrust Services experienceFiduciary activities knowledgeLegal issue analysisAdvising senior managementCollaboration skills

Required

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

Preferred

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