ADVOGADO I

Description

**Job Description:** For seventy years, Ernesto Borges Advogados has provided legal services to resolve judicial, arbitral, and extrajudicial disputes. Drawing upon a substantial multidisciplinary experience portfolio, the firm serves its clients’ interests in strategy formulation, legal opinions, legal advice, 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 diverse fields of law—regional, national, and international. These significant achievements stem from its commitment to delivering excellence in legal services, efficiently implemented by its leadership and persistently advanced 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 scheduling, hiring correspondents, and filing submissions—to prevent missed deadlines; Attend less complex hearings, ensuring adequate understanding to contribute positively during such hearings; 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, following the weekly calendar forwarded to the NJ, to fulfill the judicially assigned hearing schedule; Guide interns in their duties when necessary, contributing to their professional development without negatively impacting ongoing activities; Conduct filings and attend hearings before judicial authorities to safeguard clients’ interests; Monitor official publications and deadline progress via electronic systems to ensure timely procedural compliance; Draft and review procedural documents and legal opinions through precise writing, to advance proceedings with quality; Analyze cases through careful reading and thorough study to identify key and critical points; Carry out duties in accordance with the conduct and ethical standards mandated by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and institutional policies of the firm. **Requirements:** Bachelor’s degree in Law, registered with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB); Computer literacy (word processors; case law research tools; navigation and familiarity with the operational features of various court websites); Prior experience in legal practice or advisory roles is desirable.