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About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Counsel to join the global Banking team in London, supporting business in EMEA and APAC with a focus on general banking and finance, including asset-based lending, receivables, and trade financing. The role involves structuring and documenting transactions, building relationships with external law firms, and supporting business growth.

Responsibilities

• Support the Banking team in EMEA and APAC, focusing on lending, capital markets, trade and receivables products, and payment services & treasury management.
• Focus primarily on supporting general banking and finance work, including asset-based lending and receivables and trade financing.
• Work closely with commercial banking lines of business in structuring and documenting transactions with clients.
• Build relationships with outside law firm partners.
• Support current business in region and enable future structural and product adjacencies to drive growth.
• Structure and document a wide range of general banking, receivables, and trade-related structures with business stakeholders.
• Advise on and identify legal issues, risks, and mitigants within complex transaction documentation suites.
• Instruct and liaise with external counsel as required.
• Work independently with lines of business to develop and grow their businesses.
• Provide creative and problem-solving legal input to new product and new initiative development.
• Assist with relevant internal Wells Fargo approval committees and procedures.
• Work with other functional stakeholders, including Compliance and wider Risk functions in EMEA/APAC and the US.
• Assist lines of business and regulatory colleagues in the Legal Department with advice regarding licensing and regulation of supported products in region.
• Communicate and collaborate on legal work and associated risks with other members of the global Banking Team.
• Effectively manage own workflow, prioritization, and legal spend tracking.
• Collaborate closely with other banking lawyers in EMEA, APAC, and the US.

Requirements

• Duly qualified lawyer admitted to practice law in England & Wales, the United States, other common-law or European jurisdiction.
• Minimum of around 5 years post-qualification experience in either private practice, in-house, or ideally both.

Skills

• Extensive experience advising and representing international financial institutions in general banking, lending, and trade-related matters.
• Experience advising on regulatory and compliance-based issues.
• Good working knowledge of international standard trade documentation and LMA/LSTA loan documentation and market standards.
• Good technical knowledge of regional markets and relevant laws for lending, banking, receivables, and trade financial products.
• Proven ability to analyze legal and regulatory issues and provide effective advice on complex legal matters.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Familiarity with standard AI tools.
• Ability to self-start, effectively organize and prioritize multiple workstreams and internal client requests.
• Ability to escalate legal issues effectively in a proactive and timely manner.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment with a high degree of collaboration.
• Effective in building partnerships.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple functions as part of project teams for the success of the wider team.

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Lawyer admitted to practice law in England & Wales, the United States, other common-law or European jurisdiction

About the Company

• Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer.
• Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company.
• They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions.
• There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Equal Opportunity

• Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
• Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
• Applicants with Disabilities: To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.
• Drug and Alcohol Policy: Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.
• Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.