About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Counsel to join the Investment Solutions Center of Excellence legal team. The person in this role will advise business and legal stakeholders on alternative investment products, negotiate complex distribution and related agreements, and help manage legal and regulatory risk throughout the product lifecycle. This role offers exposure to a broad range of investment managers, private funds, and alternative investment structures within one of the nation’s largest wealth management organizations.
This position enables Wells Fargo to expand client access to alternative investment solutions by providing legal guidance that supports the evaluation, distribution, and offering of investment products across Wealth and Investment Management.
In this role, you will:
- Provide legal advice related to the selection, distribution, and offering of alternative investment products, including private equity funds, private credit funds, co-investments, direct private investments, hedge funds, and real estate funds
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex distribution, placement, side letter, engagement, confidentiality, and related agreements with investment managers and their legal counsel
- Review private fund offering materials and advise business partners on investment terms, product structures, distribution considerations, and related legal risks
- Apply knowledge of federal and state securities laws and the legal and regulatory framework governing private funds and unregistered offerings to support legal risk assessment and management
- Analyze moderately complex legal and regulatory matters, develop recommendations, and provide practical guidance that supports business objectives and client outcomes
- Partner with attorneys, business leaders, Compliance, Risk, and other stakeholders to support the evaluation, onboarding, and ongoing distribution of alternative investment products
- Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables involving alternative investments and broader Legal Department priorities
- Develop an in-depth understanding of Wealth and Investment Management products, distribution channels, business activities, and strategic priorities
Required Qualifications:
- 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 as a practicing attorney advising on alternative investment products, including private equity funds, private credit funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, co-investments, or direct private investments
- Experience drafting and negotiating distribution agreements, placement agreements, side letters, engagement letters, or other agreements involving investment products or asset managers
- Experience reviewing private fund offering memoranda, subscription documents, limited partnership agreements, or comparable investment-product documentation
- Experience applying the Securities Act of 1933, Regulation D, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or the Investment Company Act of 1940 to private funds, investment products, or distribution activities
- Experience advising asset managers, investment advisers, mutual fund or exchange-traded fund sponsors, broker-dealers, or wealth management organizations
- Experience analyzing investment structures and negotiating investment or distribution terms with asset managers, outside counsel, or other sophisticated counterparties
- Experience providing legal advice to wealth management, investment management, broker-dealer, or investment-product distribution businesses
- Experience partnering with Legal, Compliance, Risk, product, operations, and business stakeholders on investment-product matters
Job Expectations:
- Ability to work at one of the posted locations
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule, in office at least 3 days a week
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$139,000.00 - $260,000.00
Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
- 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
Posting End Date:
27 Oct 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value 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.
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.
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