Job Description

Our client, a growing specialty finance company in the DFW Metroplex, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support its secured commercial lending operations.

This is a practical, business-facing legal role for an attorney with experience in secured lending, creditor rights, bankruptcy, collateral recovery, litigation management, and lender-side enforcement matters. The company is looking to bring more legal and recovery-related work in-house while continuing to use outside counsel on select matters.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a lean environment, partnering closely with leadership and business teams, and handling both higher-level legal judgment and hands-on execution. This is a strong opportunity for an attorney who enjoys being close to the business and wants to make a direct impact on legal process, recovery outcomes, and outside counsel management.

Responsibilities

• Support legal matters related to the company’s secured commercial lending platform
• Review and improve loan, security, guaranty, and related documentation
• Advise internal teams on collateral protection, secured transactions, funding-related risk, and recovery matters
• Assist with UCC lien perfection, priority, maintenance, and related secured lending issues
• Support legal strategy related to borrower defaults, collateral recovery, repossession, liquidation, deficiency claims, and enforcement matters
• Help evaluate and enforce personal guarantees and other credit support
• Participate in workout, restructuring, settlement, and recovery discussions
• Handle or manage creditor-side bankruptcy matters, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings
• Manage creditor-side litigation matters, including collateral disputes, deficiency claims, summary judgment matters, and related enforcement actions
• Coordinate with outside counsel when needed while helping control costs, timelines, and legal strategy
• Work closely with leadership, finance, credit, operations, and recovery teams to provide practical legal guidance
• Help develop templates, processes, playbooks, and workflows to support internal legal and recovery functions

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law, with Texas licensure preferred
• Approximately 5 to 10 years of relevant legal experience
• Experience with secured lending, commercial finance, creditor rights, bankruptcy, collateral enforcement, or lender-side litigation
• Working knowledge of UCC Article 9 and secured transactions
• Experience handling or managing litigation involving lenders, creditors, collateral, deficiency claims, recovery matters, or borrower defaults
• Ability to work directly with business teams in a practical, responsive, and hands-on manner
• Strong communication, judgment, organization, and problem-solving skills

Helpful Experience

Experience in any of the following areas would be valuable for this role:

• Specialty finance
• Commercial lending
• Asset-based lending
• Inventory finance
• Financial services
• Creditor-side bankruptcy
• Lender-side litigation
• Collateral recovery and enforcement
• Outside counsel management

Benefits

The company offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending account options
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage
• Voluntary supplemental benefit options
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

Additional Details

This is a full-time opportunity with a growing specialty finance company that is continuing to strengthen its internal legal and recovery capabilities. The role offers visibility with leadership, close partnership with business teams, and the opportunity to help shape internal legal processes while supporting meaningful business outcomes.

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