Wells Fargo Employment Counsel 

Philippines, Maypajo 

573068557

In this role, you will:

• Participate in less complex initiatives and identify opportunity for process improvements

• Represent the Company in highly complex litigation, negotiations, settlement discussions, and claims-related legal issues

• Provide guidance to internal clients on legal matters

• Review and analyze basic assignments or challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives, and exercise independent judgment to guide medium risk deliverables

• Manage highly complex claims and litigation

• Participate in initiatives of varying scope and complexity

• Support the work of more experienced counsel along with professional staff on complex matters or may consult with more experienced counsel and outside counsel on complex matters

• Present recommendations for complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing expertise in policies, procedures, and compliance requirements

• Provide leadership and direction for certain complex functions worldwide

• Advise on the impact of policy, legal, and regulatory changes

• Provide guidance to less experienced counsel or paralegals

• Develop the strategic direction for certain claims functions and management of related policies, procedures, and controls to mitigate risk

• Collaborate with functional colleagues, internal partners, and stakeholders

• Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ 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:

• Excellent knowledge of and experience in Philippine employment laws and regulations applicable to the BPO sector.

• 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.

• Work experience with a law firm that caters to clients in the financial services or BPO sector and/or in-house experience within a financial servicesenvironment stronglypreferred

• Familiarity with and exposure to employment, regulatory and compensation legal issues applicable to large diversified international financial institutions.

• Candidate should also be amenable to working at McKinley Hill or in the Bonifacio Global City area on a midday or flexible work schedule.

Job Expectations:

• Provide day-to-day legal advice on a broad spectrum of employment-related matters to the Philippines HR team, regulatory compliance and senior management;

• Manage employment threats and/or claims within the region, and working closely with HR, Employee Relations (ER), outside counsel, and other internal stakeholders to develop and execute plans to bring such matters to a satisfactory conclusion;

• 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; and

• Collaborate closely with a variety of internal stakeholders.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.