Who is Shift?
At Shift, we’re business specialists dedicated to helping Australian SMEs take control of their cashflow, streamline trade terms and choose the right financial products.

We believe Australian businesses are the driving force behind our economy and are core to our communities. That’s why our business expertise, focus on relationships, and market-leading technology is at the core of everything we do. We’ve helped solve the credit and payment pain points for more than 25,000 businesses, providing over $3.5 billion in aggregate funding.

Our unique approach to product innovation combined with our collaborative culture means you can build your career in a supportive environment. You’ll be joining a diverse team of over 250 people who are always looking to deliver better outcomes for Australian businesses.

About the role:
Are you a motivated and commercially savvy Legal Counsel looking to make an impact? Join our dynamic in-house legal team and work closely with the General Counsel and working closely with the Head of Collections and Workout, this role provides critical legal support across Shift’s debt recovery operations and the lending business.

This will include:

• Preparing and lodging caveats and mortgages;

• Overseeing and optimise the design of legal workflows that support Shift’s collections and recovery strategy;

• Managing and responding to day-to-day legal queries from law firms and Collections & Workout Teams relating to accounts; and

• Ad hoc legal advice and negotiation of contracts.

This is a hands-on, commercially-focused role suited to a junior lawyer with debt collection/litigation experience and the ability to manage competing priorities across legal advisory and collections support.

What you'll do:

Caveat and mortgages:

• Mortgage and caveat registrations, including preparation and lodgment of documents with relevant land registries

Debt Recovery – Working with Collections & Workout Teams:

• Act as the key internal legal contact for the Collections and Workout teams, providing practical advice and timely legal support across recovery matters.

• Where appropriate, contribute to design and execution of debt recovery strategies

• Drafting settlement deeds, repayment arrangements and restructuring documentation

• Lodging caveats and mortgages

• Assisting with AFCA dispute responses

• Providing the business ad hoc legal/regulatory advice and review of contracts as needed.
  

What you'll bring:

• 2-5 Years plus legal experience in lending/debt collection litigation.

• Relevant legal skills in drafting legal documents including caveats, mortgages and settlement deeds.

• Experience in the management of commercial debt collection litigation preferred.
  

Key benefits:

• Collaborative teams – a flat structure means everyone can learn from colleagues and senior leaders around the business.

• Be involved – come together with all of your colleagues every 100 days to share the product and technology roadmap and business strategy.

• Flexible working environment – we’re headquartered in North Sydney with state-based workplaces and offer a flexible work policy.

• Family support – industry leading 26 weeks paid parental leave.

• Varied workspaces – our office enables areas for collaboration, brainstorming and socialising as well as focus zones.

• Range of benefits supporting your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing. From a day off on your birthday to excellent end of trip facilities.

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