Senior Corporate Lawyer

PLC Advogados | Portela, Lima, Lobato & Colen

Senior Lawyer with expertise in Corporate law and Contracts. Join PLC Advogados to enhance your legal career.

Posted 6/16/2026full-time🇧🇷 BrazilSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drafting and reviewing general corporate/business contracts, such as Investment Agreements, MOUs, Term Sheets, Purchase and Sale of Quotas/Shares, Shareholders' / Quotaholders' Agreements, association agreements, partnership agreements, consortium agreements, joint ventures, etc.;
Legal structuring of deals, from transaction structuring through to debt instruments;
Participation in various corporate transactions (M&A) and conducting legal due diligence;
Drafting, filing and publication of corporate acts in general, particularly for corporations (sociedades anônimas), limited liability companies (limitadas) and associations;
Involvement in asset and succession planning and corporate reorganization projects;
Preparation of legal opinions and responses to inquiries on corporate law and corporate governance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Law degree;
Active registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);
Solid experience in corporate law / contracts / business advisory (minimum 3 years);
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and PDF tools;
Advanced English.
Desirable: accounting knowledge; prior experience in succession and estate planning; postgraduate degree in the area.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work arrangement, with one in-office week per month at one of our offices located in Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, or São Paulo.

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Hard Skills & Tools

corporate lawcontract draftinglegal due diligencetransaction structuringdebt instrumentsasset planningsuccession planningcorporate reorganizationlegal opinionsbusiness advisory

Certifications

law degreeactive registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)