Associate Attorney – Mass Civil Litigation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Review and manage court publications.

• Schedule deadlines within the case management system.

• Analyze complex cases.

• Prepare detailed reports.

• Request client obligations and adhere to deadlines.

• Draft initial pleadings for payment order proceedings, enforcement actions, and collection claims.

• Compose defenses, counterclaims, and both simple and complex motions.

• Draft appeals for small claims, motions for clarification, Special Appeals (REsp), Extraordinary Appeals (RExt), interlocutory appeals, and appeals in the records of Special and Extraordinary Appeals.

• Manage banking and mass civil litigation matters from both plaintiff and defendant perspectives.

• Oversee enforcement actions, defenses in enforcement proceedings, payment order proceedings, collection claims, lease-renewal actions, rent-review actions, other review actions, damages claims, declaratory actions, accounting actions, and injunctive proceedings.

• Handle cases during both the merits phase and the judgment enforcement or liquidation phase.

• Respond to client inquiries submitted through the internal system and via email.

• Address client requests submitted through spreadsheets.

• Manage complex cases and urgent measures requested by clients.

• Enter case information into the firm's case management system.

• Assess whether appeals can be waived.

• Request compliance with obligations to act and pay.

• Solicit supporting information and documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of three years of active registration with the São Paulo Bar Association (OAB-SP); registrations from other states will not be accepted.

• Experience working in law firms, ideally in high-volume litigation.

• Proven experience in drafting defenses and appeals.

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and internet usage.

• Highly organized and focused.

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.

• Familiarity with Small Claims Court proceedings.

• Knowledge of banking litigation and consumer law is advantageous.

• Current knowledge of the 2015 Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure.

• Ability to manage a substantial volume of daily analyses.

• Strong commitment and reliability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a full-service law firm with over 25 years of experience in corporate law.

• Dynamic and high-performance work environment.

• Opportunities for growth and learning.

• Culture rooted in respect, ethics, and responsibility.

• Initiatives promoting diversity.

• Strong integrity policies.

• Dedicated Compliance department.