Senior Administrative Assistant (Legal)

About this role:

The Senior Administrative Assistant role provides administrative support to the Legal Department’s more senior level team members including attorneys and/or managers as determined and assigned by the Business Execution Manager. Job duties consist of handling complex to highly complex assignments as well as the routine day-to-day administrative tasks. 

For additional information on this line of business, refer to the external Careers Site at Wellsfargo.com/careers. #LegalDeptJobs

General Core Responsibilities Include:

• Calendaring – Calendar management/resolution of conflicts. Scheduling meetings, including video calls.
• Communication – Interact and act as a liaison with business clients, business partners, outside counsel, internal and external office staff, expert witnesses, and vendors.
• Document Preparation – Draft, edit, track changes/redline, and/or proofread communications and documents, create and update organizational charts, compare document versions, print/copy/scan, and utilize Netdocs as the document management system of record to create/maintain business value documents.
• Excel – Create, edit, and update spreadsheets utilizing provided data, format spreadsheets, and organize data.
• Expenses – Process expense reports according to Wells Fargo policy, route/process invoices, and process check requests.
• Mail – Distribute incoming and outgoing mail, faxes, express mail and send outgoing mail.
• Maintain and update SharePoint sites.
• Manager Proxy – Act as proxy for managers on corporate systems where proxies are allowed.
• Meeting Logistics – Prepare meeting agendas, materials, presentations. Coordinate reservations for meeting space, equipment needs, and catering.
• Office Supplies – Place orders for supplies, business cards, and maintain supply rooms.
• Presentation Materials
  
  – Create, edit, and update brand standard PowerPoint presentations and create visual presentations such as charts and graphs.
• Records Management – Maintain accurate and organized physical and electronic files in accordance with the Records and Information Management Policy and Legal Department Records Management Procedure.
• Travel – Make travel arrangements, adjustments as needed, create itineraries, and coordinate ground transportation.
• Visitor Logistics – Register guests with security, arrange for visitor/temporary badge access, reserve workspace, and act as primary point of contact for visitors including greeting and escorting them throughout the facility.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Administrative Support experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to follow policies, procedures, and regulations
• Ability to handle confidential material in a professional manner
• Ability to manage changing travel itineraries, accurately manage expense reimbursement, manage a busy calendar and appointments flawlessly
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Ability to provide strong customer service while actively listening and responding in an appropriate manner
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents
• Ability to work effectively, as well as independently, in a team environment
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) skills
• Demonstrated leadership in identifying and implementing process efficiencies and sharing best practices with others in order to improve the overall effectiveness of the team
• Excellent technical skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• High level of motivation, demonstrated ability to be proactive and adaptable to change; leads self and others through change
• Highly proficient in drafting and proof-reading written documents utilizing proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Strong attention to detail, including accuracy in grammar and a sharp focus on eliminating error

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• Position offers a Hybrid work schedule
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship

Posting End Date:

*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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