Employment Counsel

Our international business activities truly span the globe, with a combined workforce of more than 13,000 dedicated team members and more than 30 overseas offices. Through our coast-to-coast U.S. presence, overseas offices in strategic locations, and technology platforms, we provide our clients the direct and on-the-ground support they need to effectively manage all their global business in 130 countries.

The Employment Section of the Law Department, which combines local market expertise with the size and strength of Wells Fargo, has a new opportunity for an experienced Employment Counsel to provide legal support to Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiaries regarding employment-related issues arising in EMEA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing day-to-day legal advice on the broad spectrum of employment-related matters to the EMEA HR team and senior management.
• Providing risk management training to business line management and Human Resources.
• Managing employment threats and/or claims and managing outside counsel relationships.
• Reviewing and advising on corporate employment practices and policies, employment contracts, benefit plans and agreements; and
• Working with relevant attorneys on providing employment related advice on compensation plans and issues.
• Working with the International Employment team on coordination of legal advice on EMEA or International-wide projects/initiatives

Market Skills and Certifications

To be considered for the role:

• Excellent knowledge of and experience in relevant UK / EU law and employment regulations.
• City-based firm and/or in-house experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with and exposure to domestic and international employment/compensation legal issues applicable to large diversified financial institutions.
• Candidates must have strong client-relations, interpersonal, written and oral communication and analytic skills.
• Be able to assume responsibility quickly and have the ability to work in a complex environment requiring a high degree of collaboration.
• Experience of coordination of complex regional or International-wide employment projects.

 Team members 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.