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, the firm serves its clients’ interests in strategy formulation, legal opinions, legal advice, business development, and contract drafting and structuring. The firm excels across comprehensive areas of specialization and economic sectors, and has earned numerous awards and recognitions in various fields of law—regionally, nationally, and internationally. These significant achievements result 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 scheduling, correspondent engagement, and filing—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; **Carry out procedural tasks such as:** drafting legal submissions, filing appeals, requesting payments, and recording hearing minutes, to meet procedural demands; Attend hearings to which one is assigned, following the weekly hearing calendar sent 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 ongoing activities; Conduct filings and attend hearings before judicial authorities to defend clients’ interests; Monitor official publications and procedural deadlines via electronic systems to ensure timely compliance; Draft and review procedural documents and legal opinions through careful writing, to promote high-quality procedural progress; Analyze cases through meticulous reading and study to identify key and critical points; Perform duties in accordance with the conduct and ethical standards required by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) regulations and by the firm’s internal policies. **Requirements:** Law degree with active registration at the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB); Computer literacy (word processors; case law research tools; navigating and understanding the operations of various courts’ websites); Prior experience in legal practice or advisory roles is desirable.