Assistant General Counsel

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

Required Qualifications:

• 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

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience as a practicing attorney supporting Trust Services products for high net worth/ultra-high net worth clients
• Experience advising on