Legal Counsel - Part time

The role

The Legal Counsel will split time between broad commercial contracts and advisory work and a specialist recoveries practice. This includes managing collections, workouts, caveats, and debt recovery.

What you will do

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including supplier and merchant contracts
• Manage collections, workout, caveat and debt recovery matters
• Support loan, security and trade finance documentation
• Advise on HR matters and AFCA complaints
• Give practical, timely legal advice across the business

Required qualifications

• 3 to 5 years’ PQE from a mid to top tier firm or financial services
• A current Australian practising certificate
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills
• A commercial mindset and a willingness to learn a specialist area

Nice to have

• Banking, lending or insolvency exposure highly regarded

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Strategy Week twice a year
• Fortnightly all-company business updates
• Flat structure
• Benefits supporting physical, psychological and financial wellbeing
• A day off on your birthday
• End of trip facilities

About the company

Shift provides business finance to small, established and corporate sized businesses in Australia. Founded in 2014, Shift has funded more than 30,000 Australian businesses.