Disputes Counsel

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

The Legal team turns complexity into clarity by partnering with teams across Revolut to provide sharp, practical advice that helps the business move fast while staying protected. From structuring credit programmes to navigating new markets, the Legal team ensures growth is secure, compliant, and built for the long term.

We're looking for a Disputes Legal Counsel in Brazil to focus on strategic mitigation of litigation and regulatory risk. You'll help with a wide range of issues, including supporting litigation, overseeing external dispute resolution mechanisms (such as the FOS), and providing internal strategic advice to key stakeholders.

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What you'll be doing

• Identifying and managing litigation risk, while advising and supporting business functions on a wide variety of contentious legal and regulatory issues
• Keeping management up-to-date on litigation and contentious regulatory developments and strategy, and running internal fact-finding investigations
• Working on the timely and cost-effective resolution of contentious matters, including leading external dispute resolution correspondence
• Supporting the EDR team with overall strategy to mitigate liabilities
• Drafting, reviewing, and approving correspondence and court documents, and attending court hearings when necessary
• Managing outside counsel, and coordinating disclosure, including collection and production of materials
• Preparing comprehensive weekly litigation reports (on consumer, labour, and criminal matters), and summarising case developments, resolution outcomes, and strategic recommendations
• Managing daily judicial events (DJE) processes, and coordinating responses to court notifications and procedural requirements
• Supervising the team’s Paralegal in sending new cases to external law firms, and managing the collection of evidence to support the defence
• Processing and responding to dispute and pre-dispute tickets through internal case management systems (Jira)

What you'll need

• 5+ years of disputes experience at Brazilian law firms, focusing on civil, consumer, and labour disputes
• Valid registration with the Brazilian Bar Association
• To be located in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro
• Fluency in English with exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work autonomously, knowing when to ask the team for help
• A desire to contribute to a fast-paced environment, and the ability to make logical decisions under tight deadlines
• Flexibility and enthusiasm with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and take responsibility for resolving issues
• Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple projects at once

Nice to have

• Impressive negotiation skills

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

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