Senior Legal Counsel managing diverse legal responsibilities at M - Files. Supporting global business operations while ensuring compliance and managing legal risk within a hybrid work environment.
About the role
- Senior Lawyer managing judicial credit recovery processes for Sicredi cooperatives in Brazil. Collaborating cross-functionally and providing strategic legal guidance in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Work in the Civil and Criminal Litigation Unit of the Sicredi Administrative Center (CAS), located in Porto Alegre, serving central and member cooperatives that comprise the Sicredi system; oversee, direct and manage the portfolio of judicial credit recovery and judicial reorganization cases under the unit's responsibility.
- Monitor, direct and manage judicial credit recovery and judicial reorganization cases carried out by outside law firms, guiding and defining defense, appeals and settlement strategies.
- Analyze scenarios and different situations from the perspective of the courts, using interpretation of legislation, doctrine and up-to-date jurisprudence to provide inputs and alternative perspectives for decision-making, assessing risks and proposing viable solutions for internal clients.
- Review cases, jurisprudential trends and concrete matters to propose business improvements.
- Draft responses to inquiries and legal opinions on complex topics, always using objective language that is accessible to internal clients.
- Develop training and systemic legal guidance that promote a consistent understanding of the various issues that affect the daily operations of credit cooperatives (examples: extension of rural credit, judicial recovery, among others), support continuous internal training and improve understanding of the different aspects of the products and services Sicredi offers to its members.
- Work collaboratively with other management teams within the Legal Superintendency (Business and Legal Operations) and with other CAS areas.
- Participate in various committees and associations, representing Sicredi.
Requirements
- Law degree with active registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
- Postgraduate specialization in Law and Civil Procedure.
- Knowledge and practical experience in debt recovery, judicial reorganization and strategic litigation.
- Ability to analyze multiple aspects of the same issue, negotiation skills, organization, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Preferred: advanced English.
Benefits
- 14th and 15th fixed salaries
- Performance-based bonuses (according to seniority)
- Health and dental plans with no co-pay
- Wellness programs via Wellhub (formerly Gympass): nutrition, psychology, occupational health, massage, running group and access to a local gym
- Meal and food vouchers with flexible allocation between meal and food cards, no co-pay
- Extended maternity and paternity leave
- Childcare or nanny subsidy for children up to 6 years and 11 months
- Assistance for children with disabilities, no age limit
- Life insurance
- Private pension plan up to 7% of salary
- Training platform – Sicredi Aprende, offering a variety of courses
- 40-hour workweek – operating with a time bank system
- Telework allowance (except for positions that are 100% on-site)
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