Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Location:
United Kingdom, City of London

Category:
Legal

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

Wells Fargo is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Counsel to join its International Employment Legal team, supporting the EMEA region. This critical role involves delivering strategic legal guidance on a wide range of employment-related matters, collaborating closely with HR, management, and cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will manage complex employment issues, advise on global employment policies and investigations, and play a key role in coordinating legal initiatives across EMEA and the broader international legal function.

Job Responsibility:

Provide day-to-day legal advice on a broad spectrum of employment-related matters to the EMEA HR team and senior management
Manage employment threats and/or claims and outside counsel relationships
Review and advise on corporate employment practices and policies, ER and investigations issues, employment contracts, benefit plans and agreements
Provide training to management and HR
Work with relevant attorneys on providing employment related advice on compensation plans and issues
Work with the International and US Employment Legal teams on the coordination of legal advice on global projects, policies and initiatives
Collaborate closely with a variety internal stakeholders

Requirements:

Experience in Law, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Excellent knowledge of and experience in UK/EMEA employment law and regulation
Strong client-relations, interpersonal, written, and oral communication, and analytic skills
Be able to assume responsibility quickly and can work in a complex environment requiring a high degree of collaboration
Experience of coordination of complex regional or International-wide employment projects
Qualified solicitor or barrister in the UK or equivalent in a relevant EMEA jurisdiction

Nice to have:

City-based firm and/or in-house experience within a financial services environment strongly preferred
Familiarity with and exposure to employment, regulatory and compensation legal issues applicable to large diversified international financial institutions

What we offer:

Diversity, equity and inclusion-driven workplace
Accommodation available for applicants with disabilities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 28, 2025

Expiration:
May 27, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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