Senior Counsel - Employment Counseling & Litigation Section
at Wells Fargo
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 14 Aug, 2024 | Not Specified | 16 May, 2024 | 4 year(s) or above | Employment Law,Employment Litigation,Legal Matters,Employment Claims,Collaboration,Project Teams,Arbitration,Training,Communication Skills,Collective Bargaining,Finra,Campaigns | No | No |
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Description:
APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES
To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo .
Required Qualifications, US:
- 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 State
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with management-side labor law, including organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, and labor-relations lawsuits, charges, arbitration hearings and administrative proceedings
- Ability to analyze employment law and regulatory issues and provide effective advice to clients on complex employment legal matters
- In house legal experience
- Experience providing counsel and guidance regarding complex employment law issues
- Experience handling state and federal employment law matters of all types
- Experience handling employment litigation, administrative issues, and arbitration of employment claims before AAA, JAMS, or other arbitration forums
- Experience with FINRA matters, including providing counsel and guidance regarding complex employment law issues involving employees who are licensed through FINRA and experience handling arbitration of employment claims before FINRA
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work while handling matters of significance
- Ability to work effectively in a complex environment with a high degree of collaboration
- Effective in building partnerships, functioning well with project teams, and working for the success of the tea
Responsibilities:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Counsel to join the Employment Counseling & Litigation Section in the Employment Division of the Wells Fargo Legal Department. For additional information on this line of business, refer to the external Careers Site at Wellsfargo.com/career.
In this role, you will:
- Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables and contribute to large-scale planning
- Provide legal advice and represent of the Company in highly complex litigation, negotiations, settlement discussions, and claims related legal issues
- Review and analyze moderately complex challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
- Manage highly complex claims and litigation
- Provide guidance to internal clients on legal matters to assist with legal risk assessment, planning and policy decisions, claims against the Company, probability of loss, and develop cost-effective risk mitigation strategies
- Draft complex legal documents, review and negotiate documents prepared by outside counsel
- Independently resolve moderately complex issues and lead team to meet deliverables
- Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions and make recommendations for issue resolution
- Develop the strategic direction for certain claims functions and management of related policies, procedures and controls to mitigate risk
- Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
- Collaborate with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
- Lead projects, teams or serve as a mentor for less experienced staff
- Work directly with business clients and develop an in depth understanding of business unit activities and products
- Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs
Required Qualifications, US:
- 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
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with management-side labor law, including organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, and labor-relations lawsuits, charges, arbitration hearings and administrative proceedings
- Ability to analyze employment law and regulatory issues and provide effective advice to clients on complex employment legal matters
- In house legal experience
- Experience providing counsel and guidance regarding complex employment law issues
- Experience handling state and federal employment law matters of all types
- Experience handling employment litigation, administrative issues, and arbitration of employment claims before AAA, JAMS, or other arbitration forums
- Experience with FINRA matters, including providing counsel and guidance regarding complex employment law issues involving employees who are licensed through FINRA and experience handling arbitration of employment claims before FINRA
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work while handling matters of significance
- Ability to work effectively in a complex environment with a high degree of collaboration
- Effective in building partnerships, functioning well with project teams, and working for the success of the team
Job Expectations:
- Travel up to 10%
- Ability to work at one of our approved job posting locations
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule, in office at least 3 days a week
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:4.0Max:9.0 year(s)
Legal Services
Banking / Insurance
Legal Services
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Minneapolis, MN, USA