Professional Support Lawyer

Professional Support Lawyer
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

About Vd
A

Vieira de Almeida is a leading and independent law firm with solid international experience.

We are proud to have been involved in many groundbreaking transactions in Portugal in the last 40 years, and to maintain privileged relations with some of the top international law firms around the world. We work as a team with our clients, making their objectives our own. Based on our experience, we strive to deliver innovative and solid solutions, under the highest standards of performance with only one aim in view: the clients' success.

Our international footprint is one of the largest among the leading Lisbon-based law firms being present in eleven jurisdictions, through Vd
A Legal Partners - a fully integrated network of independent law firms.

We're hiring:

Professional Support Lawyer to support the Banking and Finance Practice Area

Integrating the Knowledge Management department, the main goals will be to:

• Enhance
  - how collections and proactively seek
  - how contributions from lawyers, engaging lawyers at all levels and encouraging competence in the use of knowledge systems
• Ensure the processing and dissemination of knowledge
• Assist the Practice Areas' activity on a regular basis, as well as to share the necessary knowledge opportunities
• Ensure legal research and study of relevant subjects
• Monitor key regulatory, legal and market developments and disseminate to lawyers, in particular teams, always considering business development potential and the impact on precedents
• Participate in pilot projects of solutions based on artificial intelligence and support practice area on the usage of IA tools

Profile

• Law degree (mandatory)
• At least 2 years of professional experience like an associate in a law firm or
  - house counsel
• Professional experience in Banking and Finance (mandatory)
• Good communication Skills
• Good knowledge of English (minimum B2)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power
  Point)
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• High sense of responsibility, organization and planning
• Dynamic, Proactive and innovative
• Ability to be
  - motivated and work independently and to drive projects and initiatives until completion
• Flexibility to adapt to different activities
• Ability to work as part of a team and with lawyers of all levels of seniority
• Good analytical and research skills

Candidates should apply by sending their resume to the following email: , with the subject "Application for Professional Support Lawyer (Banking and Finance Practice Area) at Vd
A".