Mid-level Lawyer – Credit Recovery Focus

Sicredi

Legal professional focused on credit recovery within Sicredi's Cível and Criminal Litigation nucleus. Engaging with internal clients and external litigators in Porto Alegre.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timePorto Alegre • 🇧🇷 BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in the Civil and Criminal Litigation Unit of Sicredi's Administrative Center (CAS), based in Porto Alegre, serving the central and local cooperatives that make up the Sicredi system, overseeing, conducting and managing the portfolio of judicial credit recovery cases under the unit's responsibility.
Monitor, lead and manage judicial credit recovery and judicial reorganization (recuperação judicial) proceedings in coordination with external law firms, guiding and directing defense, appeals and settlement strategies.
Analyze scenarios and various situations from the perspective of the courts, using interpretation of legislation, doctrine and up-to-date case law to provide input and alternative 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 consultations and legal opinions on complex topics, always using clear and accessible language for internal clients.
Develop training and systemic legal guidance that promote understanding of the different topics involved in the daily operations of credit cooperatives.
Collaborate with the management teams that make up the Legal Superintendency (Business, Products and Contracts, and Legal Operations) and other areas within 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 (specialization) 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.
Preferred: intermediate English proficiency.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fixed 14th and 15th salary payments
Profit-sharing (based on seniority)
Health and dental plans with no co-payments
Wellness programs through Wellhub (formerly Gympass): nutrition, psychology, occupational health, massage, running group and local gym
Food allowance and meal vouchers — flexible percentage allocation between VA/VR cards, with no co-payments
Extended maternity and paternity leave
Childcare or nanny allowance for children up to 6 years and 11 months
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 (flex hours) system
Remote work allowance (except for positions that are 100% on-site)

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Hard Skills & Tools

law degreepostgraduate degree in Lawcivil procedurecredit recoverylegal analysisdrafting legal opinionsnegotiationrisk assessmentcase law interpretationjudicial reorganization

Soft Skills

organizationattention to detailability to prioritizemeeting deadlinesclear communicationcollaborationleadershipanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingtraining development

Certifications

active registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)