ADVOGADO I

Description

**Job Description:** For seventy years, Ernesto Borges Advogados has provided legal services to resolve judicial, arbitral, and extrajudicial disputes. With a substantial multidisciplinary experience portfolio, the firm serves its clients’ interests in strategy formulation, legal opinions, advisory services, business development, and contract drafting and structuring. The firm excels across broad areas of specialization and economic sectors, and has earned numerous awards and recognitions in various fields of law—regional, national, and international. These achievements stem from its commitment to delivering excellence in legal services, efficiently implemented by its leadership and persistently pursued by all professionals comprising the Ernesto Borges Advogados team. Responsibilities and Duties Analyze and manage legal proceedings with support from other attorneys to execute procedures under one’s responsibility; Perform internal routines—including deadline tracking, correspondent attorney engagement, and filing—to prevent missed deadlines; Attend less complex hearings, ensuring adequate understanding to contribute positively during the hearing; Prepare calendars for deadlines and hearings according to established standards and routines within the department, to meet procedural demands; **Perform procedural tasks such as:** drafting legal documents, waiving appeals, requesting payments, and recording hearing minutes, to meet procedural demands; Attend scheduled hearings, monitoring the weekly calendar forwarded to the NJ, to fulfill the court-assigned hearing schedule; Guide interns in their duties when necessary, contributing to their professional development without negatively impacting assigned activities; Conduct filings and attend hearings before judicial authorities to safeguard clients’ interests; Monitor official publications and procedural deadlines via electronic systems to ensure timely compliance; Draft and review procedural documents and legal opinions through precise writing, to advance proceedings with quality; Analyze cases through thorough reading and study to identify key and critical points; Carry out duties in accordance with the conduct and ethical standards required by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) regulations and the firm’s internal policies. **Requirements:** Bachelor’s degree in Law, registered with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB); Proficiency in computer applications (word processors; case law research tools; navigating and operating websites of various courts); Prior experience in legal practice or advisory roles is desirable.