Legal Counsel | In-House Lawyer (Sydney)

Legal Counsel | In-House Lawyer (Sydney)

11 Oct
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Fifo Capital Northern Beaches
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Sydney

11 Oct

Fifo Capital Northern Beaches

Sydney

We're a non-bank lender providing invoice finance, supply chain finance and business loans to Australian SMEs.
Small team, direct decision-making, real commercial exposure — the opposite of a large corporate legal function.This is our first dedicated in-house legal role.
You'll own the legal function end to end and work directly with the Director.What you'll doDraft, review and improve facility documentation across invoice finance, supply chain finance and secured business loansManage the security position — GSAs, PPSR registrations and verification, guarantees, caveats, mortgages and priority arrangementsRun recovery and enforcement: demands, security enforcement, guarantor recovery, and instructing external counsel on litigated mattersProtect our position in insolvency — voluntary administrations, liquidations, proofs of debt, secured creditor strategy and DOCA analysisSupport our funding structure — warehouse and noteholder documentation,



covenant and reporting obligationsSit alongside credit on transaction structuring, so deals are papered right the first timeKeep compliance current across AML/CTF, privacy and contract governanceWhat you'll bring4–6 years' post-admission experience in banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, or commercial litigationPractical PPSA capability — not theoretical.
You've registered, verified, and enforcedCurrent NSW practising certificateCommercial judgment.
You can tell the difference between a risk worth papering and a risk worth pricingComfort operating without a legal team around youWhat's on offerDirect reporting line to the Director — your advice gets acted on the same week, not filtered through three layersGenuine breadth: transactional, enforcement, insolvency and funding work in one roleHybrid working from our North Shore office
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📌 Legal Counsel | In-House Lawyer (Sydney)
🏢 Fifo Capital Northern Beaches
📍 Sydney

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