Corporate Legal - Associate

Credit Saison Brazil; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 150.000 - 250.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading financial solutions provider in São Paulo is seeking a seasoned Lawyer to manage legal compliance and contract negotiations. You'll lead various legal projects, support corporate governance, and provide tailored legal advice across multiple areas. The ideal candidate has 6-7 years of experience, a law degree, and is registered with the Brazilian Bar Association. Fluency in English is essential. This role offers the chance to impact financial inclusion in Brazil while working in a collaborative and diverse environment.

Qualificações

• 6 - 7 years of post-qualification experience as a Lawyer, preferably in-house counsel.
• Duly registered with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Responsabilidades

• Prepare drafts and negotiate various legal documents.
• Analyze contract reviews with external counsels and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct legal research on regulations and case law.
• Provide tailored legal advice across multiple areas.
• Draft and coordinate corporate resolutions.
• Enhance internal legal processes and implement best practices.
• Lead projects related to compliance and regulatory initiatives.
• Coordinate requests for documents with international stakeholders.
• Monitor legal updates and propose solutions.
• Support training and knowledge sharing initiatives.

Conhecimentos

Legal compliance

Contract negotiation

Legal research

Communication skills

Collaboration

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in law

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the Company

Credit Saison Brazil (“CSBR”) is part of Credit Saison Group, which has Credit Saison Co. Ltd. (Japan) as ultimate parent and Saison International (Singapore) as its international headquarter. Our core businesses are lending operation and equity investment consisting of early-stage start-up investment and M&A/joint venture.

Founded in 1951, Credit Saison Co. Ltd., is one of Japan’s largest non-bank financial corporations listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange. Outside Japan, over 1,000 talented employees are working across global markets because of Credit Saison's dedication to foster an environment of diversity, collaboration, inclusion and career growth. The group has a mission to bring people, partners and technology together, delivering resilient and innovative financial solutions for positive impact.

Established in 2023, CSBR primarily provides credit solutions in Brazilian private debt market to support the innovators as a transformative partner in contributing to financial inclusion. So, if you're passionate about making positive impacts in the finance sector while working in a multi-cultural environment, we want to hear from you. Join us on this exciting journey, where your talent can make a meaningful difference and together, let's contribute to the future of finance in Brazil.

About the Role

• Prepare drafts, review and independently negotiate documents of different areas and variable complexity (such as NDAs, service agreement, engagement letters, software related agreements, employment agreements, head-hunter agreements, lease agreements) ensuring compliance with legal framework, identifying potential risks and providing acceptable mitigation suggestions in a timely manner.
• Analyze, organize and align comments and changes in contracts reviews with external counsels, key internal and international stakeholders, including the Global Legal & Compliance.
• Conduct legal research on relevant regulations and case law to support decision making, ensuring contract terms and corporate alignment with latest legal developments and internal policies.
• Provide, jointly with the corporate legal team, tailored legal advice across multiple areas such as corporate governance, labor, tax, civil law and regulatory (including Central Bank matters), ensuring strategic alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Draft, review and coordinate the execution of corporate resolutions, ensuring that all legally and governance-required elements are accurately reflected in the minutes, while also managing with third party service providers, under the Corporate Legal Manager’s supervision: (i) submissions to the Central Bank and registrations with the Board of Trade; and (ii) registration of the minutes in corporate books, in accordance with local corporate regulation.
• Enhancing internal legal processes, developing standardized templates and implementing best practices to increase efficiency in both legal analysis and compliance.
• Lead, under the Corporate Legal’s Manager supervision, specific projects related to license application to Central Bank, compliance with LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados), corporate and tax structuring initiatives.
• Coordinating cross-functional legal initiatives, preparing materials, improving reporting structures and weekly routines with stakeholders;
• Coordinate requests for documents to international stakeholders, receipt, translation, notarization and registry with local external counsels and paralegals, in accordance with local regulations.
• Support the Corporate Legal team by establishing routines to monitor legal updates, sharing relevant information with key stakeholders, assessing potential impacts on the company’s business, and proposing and implementing appropriate solutions.
• Support knowledge sharing and internal development initiatives through the preparation of materials or participation in training activities

Requirements

• 6 - 7 years of post-qualification experience as a Lawyer (preferably some experience working as in-house counsel), strong general profile, desirable experience with corporate, civil, labor and regulatory (Central Bank) law;
• Bachelor's degree in law;
• Duly registered with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);
• Strong ability to manage priorities;
• Good organization and proactive profile;
• Clear and objective communication skills for interaction with diverse internal and external stakeholders;
• Fluency in English (written and spoken);
• Excellent legal technical skills and strong attention to detail;
• Solid interpersonal and collaborative abilities.