Hybrid Junior Public Advisory Lawyer

at Cordeiro, Lima e Advogados

• Job title: Junior Public Advisory Lawyer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sao Paulo, Brazil

About the role

• Junior lawyer in public law, handling clients in regulated sectors at Cordeiro, Lima e Advogados. Involves contract management, bidding processes, and legal advisory services.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of official letters, administrative petitions (including before Courts of Accounts), memoranda, technical reports and PowerPoint presentations on topics related to:
• Public service concessions;
• Provision of services to the Public Administration;
• Public procurement and administrative contracts;
• Regulatory law.
• Drafting and review of drafts of administrative contracts and contract amendments, with a primary focus on concession agreements.
• Preparation of qualification checklists, requests for clarification, challenges to bidding notices and administrative appeals within procurement procedures.
• Issuance, organization and control of documentation required to participate in public tenders.
• Direct contact with clients via phone calls, e-mails and messages, providing legal guidance and monitoring matters.
• Supervision and review of work performed by interns and, where applicable, more junior lawyers.
• Participation in meetings with clients and, occasionally, with representatives of the Public Administration.

Requirements

• Law degree (completed) with active registration with the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
• Minimum of 2 (two) years of experience in Public Law, with work involving:
• Management and execution of concession contracts, including the preparation of official letters, petitions, memoranda, legal opinions, reports and contracts;
• Matters requiring knowledge of Federal Law No. 8.987/1995 (General Concessions Law) and Federal Law No. 14.133/2021 (New Bidding and Administrative Contracts Law);
• Participation in public procurement procedures.
• Knowledge of Federal Law No. 11.079/2004 (Public-Private Partnerships Law) will be considered a differential.
• Prior experience with Regulatory Law.
• Proficiency in English, especially for reading and drafting technical documents.

Benefits

• Supplementary profit sharing — twice a year
• INSS (social security) contributions based on the minimum wage
• OAB membership fee (paid after entry into the articles of association)
• Career development plan
• 21 working days of leave
• Meal allowance
• Mobility allowance or parking