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Sicredi

Mid-level Lawyer – Focus on Credit Recovery

Sicredi

Legal professional managing credit recovery processes in Brazil. Join Sicredi's legal team focusing on civil and criminal litigation.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timePorto Alegre • 🇧🇷 BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Work in the Civil and Criminal Litigation Unit of the Sicredi Administrative Center (CAS) in Porto Alegre, serving the central and retail cooperatives that make up the Sicredi system, overseeing, conducting and managing the portfolio of credit recovery lawsuits under the unit's responsibility.
  • Monitor, lead and manage judicial credit recovery and judicial reorganization (insolvency) proceedings with external law firms, providing guidance and direction on 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 case law to provide input and different perspectives in the decision-making process, assessing risks and proposing viable solutions for internal clients.
  • Analyze cases, jurisprudential trends and concrete matters to propose improvements for the business.
  • Draft responses to legal inquiries and legal opinions on complex matters, always using clear and accessible language for internal clients.
  • Develop training and systemic legal guidance that promote understanding of the various topics involved in the daily operations of credit unions.
  • Collaborate with the management teams within the Legal Department (Business, Products and Contracts, and Legal Operations) and other areas that are part of CAS.
  • Participate in various committees and associations, representing Sicredi.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Law degree with active registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
  • Postgraduate degree in Law and Civil Procedure.
  • Knowledge and practical experience in credit recovery.
  • Ability to analyze different aspects of the same issue, negotiation skills, organization, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
  • Desired: intermediate English.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Fixed 14th and 15th monthly salaries.
  • Profit-sharing/Performance participation (according to seniority).
  • Health and dental plans without copayment.
  • Wellness programs through Wellhub (formerly Gympass), including nutrition, psychology, occupational health, massage, running groups and local gym access.
  • Food allowance (VA) and meal voucher (VR) with flexible percentage allocation between the cards, no copayment.
  • Extended maternity and paternity leave.
  • Childcare or babysitter allowance for children up to 6 years and 11 months.
  • Support allowance for children with disabilities, with no age limit.
  • Life insurance.
  • Private pension plan up to 8% of salary.
  • Training platform – Sicredi Aprende, offering a variety of courses.
  • 40-hour workweek using a time bank (hour bank) system.
  • Remote work allowance (except for roles that are 100% on-site).

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Hard Skills & Tools
credit recoveryjudicial reorganizationlegal analysisdrafting legal opinionscase law interpretationnegotiation
Soft Skills
organizationattention to detailability to prioritizemeeting deadlinescommunication
Certifications
law degreeactive registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)postgraduate degree in Law and Civil Procedure