Mid-Level Attorney – Focus on Credit Recovery

Sicredi

Advogado PL no Núcleo de Contencioso Cível e Criminal do Sicredi em Porto Alegre. Focado na gestão de processos judiciais de recuperação de crédito e orientação estratégica.

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

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in the Civil and Criminal Litigation Unit of the Sicredi Administrative Center (CAS), located 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, conduct, and manage judicial credit recovery and judicial-restructuring (recuperação judicial) proceedings with external law firms, guiding and directing defense, appeals, and settlement strategies.
Analyze scenarios and different situations from the perspective of the courts, using interpretation of legislation, doctrine, and current case law to provide input and alternative perspectives in the decision-making process, assessing risks and proposing viable solutions for internal clients.
Review cases, jurisprudential trends, and concrete situations to propose improvements for the business.
Draft responses to inquiries and legal opinions on complex topics, always using clear and accessible language for internal clients.
Develop training and systemic legal guidance to promote understanding of the various topics involved in the day-to-day operations of credit cooperatives.
Collaborate with the management teams that comprise 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 OAB (Brazilian Bar Association).
Postgraduate degree in Law and Civil Procedure.
Experience and practical knowledge in credit recovery.
Ability to analyze different aspects of the same issue, negotiation skills, organization, attention to detail, prioritization, and the ability to meet deadlines.
Desired: intermediate English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fixed 14th and 15th salaries.
Profit-sharing (based on seniority).
Health and dental plans with no co-payment.
Wellness programs through Wellhub (formerly Gympass): nutrition, psychology, occupational health, massage, running group, and local gym access.
Meal and food vouchers – flexible allocation between meal and food cards, with no co-payment.
Extended maternity and paternity leave.
Childcare or nanny assistance for children up to 6 years and 11 months.
Assistance for children with disabilities, 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 system.
Work-from-home allowance (except for positions that are 100% on-site).

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Hard Skills & Tools

law degreepostgraduate degree in lawcivil procedurecredit recoverylegal analysisnegotiationlegal draftingcase law interpretationjudicial restructuringrisk assessment

Soft Skills

organizationattention to detailprioritizationdeadline managementcommunicationcollaborationtraining developmentproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingadaptability

Certifications

active registration with the OAB