Hybrid Associate Attorney – Mass Civil Litigation

at Nelson Wilians Advogados

• Job title: Associate Attorney – Mass Civil Litigation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sao Paulo, Brazil

About the role

• Advogado(a) associado in a leading legal firm focusing on civil litigation and complex legal defenses. Delivering effective legal support for national and international clients.

Responsibilities

• Dispatch court publications, schedule deadlines in the system, analyze more complex cases, prepare reports and meet deadlines;
• Draft defenses, counterclaims, and appeals (Recurso Inominado, Apelação, Embargos de Declaração, Recurso Especial - REsp, Recurso Extraordinário - RExt, Agravo Interno, Agravo nos Autos in REsp and RExt), prepare simple and especially more complex pleadings;
• Prepare procedural filings, manage deadlines, and have experience handling the following types of actions:
• • Bank as defendant (or passive party): Economic Plans / Inflationary Adjustments / IDEC / INCPP, Revision Actions, Indemnity actions, Declaratory actions, Account Reconciliation claims, Precautionary measures, Tax enforcement proceedings;
• Conduct cases in the merits stage and in enforcement or liquidation of judgment stages;
• Respond to all client inquiries sent via the internal system (DMIs);
• Handle client requests submitted via spreadsheet;
• Manage the most complex cases and urgent measures requested by the client;
• Enter case information into the firm’s case management system as part of the SIGA project developed by the client;
• Analyze self-waivers and waivers of appeals;
• Draft all types of appeals;
• Prepare reports and respond to client inquiries arising from requests known as DMIs;
• Comply with the requirements and provisions contained in the Banco do Brasil Outsourced Legal Services Manual, the bank’s rules and guidelines, and the workflows for client service.

Requirements

• Active OAB (São Paulo) registration;
• Minimum 3 years practicing as an attorney;
• Experience in law firms, preferably in mass litigation/volume litigation;
• Strong skill in drafting complex defenses and appeals;
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.