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Differences between American and Brazilian Lawyers
Lawyers certainly enjoy prestige in both countries. Aside that, Brazilian lawyers are actually quite different than American lawyers. We have created a summary to highlight their main differences.
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Brazilian Lawyer |
American Lawyer |
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| Judicial System | Civil Law (“Statutes”) | Common Law (“Precedents”) |
| Education Degree | BA in Law / 5 years part time | JD in Law / 3 years full time |
| Access to law school | No universal test; each school with different tests and standards; tests based on accumulated knowledge; critical reasoning and logical thinking as secondary skills | LSAT as a universal test for all schools; accumulated knowledge is not tested; heavy testing of critical reasoning and logical thinking |
| Education Style | Content-focused; “the more content, the better” | Critical reasoning and logical thinking as priorities |
| Licensing | After nation-wide examination.
The Brazilian lawyer must have completed the 5-year degree and successfully passed the examination. Licensing is done on a state level, but lawyer can work in different states up to a certain number of cases without prior approval. |
After examination; State-wide.
US lawyers have greater limitation to work in states in which they are not licensed. |
| Self-image | Self-centered and attached to traditions | Client-centered and forward-looking |
| Advertisement | Heavily regulated | Almost no regulation |
| How cases are solved | Litigation as a main approach; most cases take years to be solved.
Not rare for some probates to take decades to resolve. |
Solution at the initial stages of a case; Legal system empowering lawyers to gather evidences and engage in negotiations between the parties avoiding never-ending cases |
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Oliveira Lawyers’ Vision
No Brazilian law firm will succeed without a cohesive vision. Oliveira Lawyers has a strict vision on what kind of Brazilian lawyer we want to have in our team.
Quality-Oriented Lawyering
- We are selective
We are selective about the cases we take. Only cases within our expertise are retained by our Brazilian attorneys.
- Client comes first
Clients come first. Always. That means we are happy to take calls in the evening and work throughout the weekend. And to tell you the truth that is a big pleasure for us.
- Walking the extra mile
We understand how important a legal case is for each of our client. So, we don’t rest until we have made every possible effort to achieve our clients’ goals
- No sugar coating
Understand the challenges in a case is key for a client to actively help us meet their goals. Thus, we are always sincere about the challenges and the outcomes even when they are not what our clients want to hear
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