Legal Specialist – Defendant-side Litigation

Eckermann & Santos - Sociedade de Advogados

Legal Specialist managing civil processes in a law firm, focusing on client service and litigation management. Requires postgraduate education and active OAB certification.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeSão Paulo • 🇧🇷 BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitoring and managing the caseload for which they are responsible;
Monitoring and managing to ensure compliance with procedural deadlines;
Experience managing procedural deadlines and handling legal administrative routines in mass litigation and high-volume operations;
Client service and providing regular updates to clients;
Management of performance indicators and targets.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Law (completed) with postgraduate qualification;
Active OAB registration (Brazilian Bar Association);
Solid experience in handling civil litigation matters;
Desirable experience managing legal teams, especially in civil defense (defendant-side) litigation operations;
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Transportation allowance;
Meal/food voucher;
Life insurance;
Home insurance;
Dental care (dental insurance);
Partnership with Open English;
Partnership with Meu Curso;
Partnership with TotalPass;
Partnership with Vittude;
Telemedicine;
Personal assistance program: psychological, legal and financial counseling;
Day off;
Payment of OAB fees;

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Hard Skills & Tools

Civil LitigationProcedural Deadline ManagementLegal Administrative RoutinesMass Litigation HandlingPerformance Management

Soft Skills

Client CommunicationTeam Leadership

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in LawActive OAB Registration