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About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Counsel in the Legal Department, Corporate & Investment Banking division, to serve as a legal advisor for the Structured Products section. This role provides support for various lines of business including Structured Products Group, Asset Backed Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Wells Fargo Home Lending, Corporate Treasury, and the Investment Portfolio, focusing on structured products transactions. The candidate will advise on capital markets and investment banking activities, identify and analyze legal issues, draft and negotiate complex legal documents, manage outside counsel, and assist with examinations and investigations.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance to management on legal and regulatory matters impacting business strategy and policy or claims against the Company.
Proactively identify policy, legal, and regulatory matters pertaining to area of expertise, and evaluate the legal risk and impact.
Independently resolve moderately complex issues and lead team to meet deliverables.
Exercise considerable discretion and may serve as the primary legal contact for assigned clients.
Collaborate within the department and across business and staff functions to address legal and risk issues in a manner consistent with the best interests of Wells Fargo.
Coach, mentor and provide oversight with less experienced attorneys or staff.
Lead initiatives of varying scope and complexity.
Provide substantive legal advice on a variety of laws and regulations relative to Wells Fargo's structured products capital markets and investment banking activities.
Work directly with business clients and develop an in-depth understanding of business unit activities and products.
Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions and make recommendations for issue resolution.
Draft and negotiate complex legal documents.
Review and negotiate transaction documents prepared by outside counsel, including securities offering materials and contractual arrangements for complex asset securitization and financing transactions.
Engage and manage outside counsel.
Assist with internal and external examinations and investigations as well as bankruptcy and litigation proceedings.
Provide guidance to other support partners (i.e., compliance, credit, operational risk) and enterprise/wholesale groups related to matters associated with structured transactions.
Follow and ensure consistent application of Legal Department policies and procedures to manage Wells Fargo's legal matters, outside counsel and legal expenses.

Requirements

4+ 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.

Skills

Experience advising on structured products, securitizations, structured finance transactions, and the related legal and regulatory environment.
Substantial experience representing issuers, sponsors, underwriters, financial institutions, or other transaction parties in securitization and/or structured products transactions.
Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex transaction documentation, including documentation for asset-backed securities, warehouse facilities, structured repurchase facilities, and other structured financing transactions.
Experience reviewing and negotiating securities offering materials and transaction documents prepared by outside counsel.
Experience analyzing complex legal and regulatory issues and providing practical, commercially focused legal advice on complex matters.
Experience working collaboratively with business, compliance, credit, operational risk, and other control and support partners on structured transactions.
Experience engaging and managing outside counsel in connection with complex transactional matters.
Ability to manage multiple complex transactions and legal matters in a fast-paced, highly collaborative capital markets or investment banking environment.
Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and accuracy.
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.

Location

Required locations listed

Work Type

Onsite presence required
Hybrid schedule, in office at least 3 days a week

Experience Level

Senior Counsel
4+ years of Law experience

Salary/Compensations

$167,000.00 - $260,000.00

Benefits

Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement

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.
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 Recruitment and Hiring Requirements: a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo. b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process. c. Please be prepared to provide accurate information and supporting documentation in connection with any lawful employment and education verification conducted by Wells Fargo.

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.