Penalist - Salary and Career
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Penalist - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They postulate, on behalf of the client, in court, proposing or contesting actions, requesting measures from the magistrate or public prosecutor, evaluating documentary and oral evidence, holding labor, common criminal and civil hearings, instructing the party and acting in the jury court, and extrajudicially, mediating issues, contributing to the drafting of bills, analyzing legislation for updating and implementation, assisting companies, people and entities, advising international and national negotiations, ensuring the client's interests in the maintenance and integrity of their assets, facilitating business, preserving individual and collective interests, within ethical principles and in order to strengthen the democratic rule of law.

How much does an Penalist earn

A Penalist earns between $2.310 and $10.032 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.801 and a median salary of $2.776 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 46 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Penalist

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 3.801 45.613 950 32
1º Quartile 2.310 27.720 578 19
Median Salary 2.776 33.313 694 23
3º Quartile 7.651 91.812 1.913 65
Higher Salary 10.032 120.387 2.508 85


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • professionals in the legal sciences
      • lawyers, attorneys, notaries
        • lawyers

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Main workplaces

Lawyers they work in law firms, in agricultural, commercial, industrial, service and public administration companies, as statutory, salaried or self-employed. They perform their duties unsupervised, indoors and during daytime hours. Eventually, they work under pressure, leading to a stressful situation.


What does it take to work in the field of Lawyers

The exercise of these occupations requires complete higher education and the examination by the OAB of the civil domicile status of the bachelor of law.


Functions and activities of Penalist

Lawyers must:

  • exercer advocacia empresarial;
  • exercise business law;
  • define the legal nature of the issue;
  • postulate in court;
  • provide extrajudicial legal advice;
  • exercer business law;
  • analyze the stakeholder's request;
  • analyze the interested party's request;
  • manage assets and rights;
  • postulate in court;
  • perform legal audits;
  • post in court;
  • define the legal nature of the question;
  • provide legal advice extrajudicially;
  • exercer business advocacy;
  • analyze the request of the interested party;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • postitute in court;
  • analyze stakeholder request;
  • postitute in court;
  • providing legal advice extrajudicially;
  • apply in court;

  • Activities

    • arbitrate interests of the parties;
    • demonstrate persistence;
    • join international expert committees;
    • ensure the maintenance and integrity of customer assets;
    • monitor third-party cases for client interest;
    • evaluate documentary and oral evidence;
    • support a question orally;
    • check the existence of conflicts of interest;
    • formalize technical-legal opinion;
    • master written expression;
    • update yourself;
    • choose the action strategy;
    • monitor investment projects under legal aspects;
    • conduct civil hearings;
    • show patience;
    • follow up third-party cases for client interest;
    • prepare reports;
    • demonstrate tolerance;
    • hold labor hearings;
    • participate in collective bargaining;
    • elaborate business contracts;
    • act in the jury;
    • show logical reasoning;
    • monitor third-party cases in the interest of the client;
    • analyze, facts, reports and documents;
    • integrating national expert committees;
    • show negotiation skills;
    • develop body expression;
    • implement legal solutions;
    • show critical thinking;
    • show verbal eloquence;
    • dispute actions;
    • conduct common criminal hearings;
    • obtain customer authorization;
    • evaluate rules and procedures internal to the company;
    • intervene in the course of the process;
    • carry out due diligence;
    • meet legal deadlines;
    • advise national negotiations;
    • express to the interested party the acceptance and refusal of the services;
    • show synthesis capacity;
    • provide expert services;
    • provide lectures;
    • demonstrate interpretive ability;
    • analyze business models;
    • obtain authorization from the customer;
    • form a team of professionals;
    • represent against individuals and authorities;
    • manage your own office;
    • gather basic documentation;
    • prepare documents arising from corporate acts;
    • act promptly;
    • inform the customer about the progress of services;
    • implement legal solutions;
    • monitor results;
    • define the scope of the audit;
    • develop positive interpersonal relationships;
    • firm agreements;
    • follow contractual deadlines;
    • interpret the legal norm;
    • control work of professionals and subcontracted offices;
    • demonstrate convincing ability;
    • agree the rules for the provision of services;
    • promote meetings;
    • follow up third-party cases in the interest of the client;
    • carry out administrative hearings;
    • advise board decisions;
    • follow legal deadlines;
    • monitor the performance of corporate acts;
    • identify problems;
    • issue information on legal rules;
    • point out risks and solutions;
    • monitor cases of third parties for client's interest;
    • choose the strategy of action;
    • expose to the interested party the possibilities of success;
    • gather basic documentation;
    • collect information relevant to the issue;
    • instruct the party;
    • contribute to the drafting of bills;
    • research the legal possibility of the case;
    • request measures with the magistrate or public prosecutor;
    • meet contractual deadlines;
    • exchange professional experiences;
    • protect industrial property;
    • propose actions;
    • interview people involved in the audited area;
    • act ethically;
    • request measures from the magistrate or public prosecutor;
    • receive and give discharge;
    • evaluate the possibility of accepting the services;
    • manage customer portfolio;
    • maintain emotional control;
    • assist companies, persons and entities;
    • inform the client about the progress of services;
    • use the work of technical assistants;
    • appeal of decisions;
    • mediate matters;
    • firm agreements;
    • advise international negotiations;
    • analyze legislation for updating and implementation;
    • show a sense of humor;
    • demonstrate creativity;
    • listen to the interested party;
    • demonstrate active listening skills;
    • show urbanity in personal dealings;


    Sectors that hire Penalist the most in the job market

    • justice
    • general public administration
    • repair and maintenance of other personal and household objects and equipment
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • manufacture of alcohol
    • attorney services
    • retail trade of new parts and accessories for motor vehicles




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