Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. World Business Lenders (WBL) is a privately held portfolio lender specializing in real estate-secured business loans for underserved businesses. They are seeking an SVP of Corporate Legal to serve as the operational anchor of the Corporate Legal department, focusing on building systems, workflows, and governance structures while ensuring operational excellence and compliance across legal functions.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and manage all corporate legal billing, including outside counsel spend, invoice review, and budget tracking
- Implement systems to control and optimize legal spend across the organization
- Establish and maintain billing workflows, approval processes, and reporting
- Support the compliance framework across WBL's lending, servicing, and corporate operations
- Monitor adherence to applicable federal and state regulations including usury laws, licensing requirements, and disclosure obligations
- Maintain compliance policies, procedures, and training documentation
- Manage relationships with outside counsel, legal vendors, and service providers
- Oversee vendor contracting, engagement letters, and performance standards
- Drive efficiency in law firm engagement and litigation adjudication processes
- Oversee entity management, corporate filings, board resolutions, and governance documentation
- Manage intellectual property matters and ensure proper documentation and protection
- Support corporate structuring and expansion into new jurisdictions
- Coordinate and manage litigation tracking, settlements, and enforcement actions
- Partner with Asset Management, Finance, and Operations teams on non-performing asset resolution
- Establish standardized legal workflows for dispute management and litigation oversight
- Build and document legal department policies, procedures, and operational standards
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks within Corporate Legal workflows
- Implement governance structures, quality assurance processes, and scalability frameworks
- Drive continuous improvement across all legal operational functions
- Serve as the primary operational liaison between Corporate Legal and ARCs, Finance, and General Counsel
- Ensure timely escalation and resolution of interdepartmental legal matters
- Support executive leadership with briefings, risk identification, and legal operational reporting
Skills
- JD from an accredited law school
- 8–15+ years of legal experience, with significant emphasis on legal operations, corporate legal management, or in-house counsel roles
- Demonstrated experience building systems, processes, and governance structures within a legal department
- Background in compliance, commercial litigation, vendor management, and corporate law
- Proven ability to manage outside counsel and control legal spend
- Strong project management skills with big-picture operational thinking and attention to detail
- Experience supporting senior leadership in an operational, deputy, chief of staff, or business management capacity
- U.S.-based; strong working knowledge of U.S. federal and state legal and regulatory frameworks
- Stable, reliable internet connection
- Professional and dedicated remote working setup
- Active bar membership in good standing preferred
- Experience in private lending, financial services, fintech, or alternative finance strongly preferred
- Financial services, commercial lending, private lending, banking, fintech, specialty finance, mortgage lending, or other highly regulated industries
Benefits
- Incentive compensation eligibility (equity and deferred cash bonus), based on level and company policy
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
- A 401(k) with company match
- Paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)
- Remote role with occasional travel
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