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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.
Dow is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Paralegal Specialist to join its Latin America Legal Team in Mexico City.
About you and this role:
In this role, you will provide legal and operational help to attorneys primarily supporting Mexico and Colombia, while assisting with legal matters and projects across other Latin American jurisdictions. You will contribute to corporate governance, contract administration, compliance initiatives, legal research, and legal operations activities that support Dow's business objectives.
The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, collaborative, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced multinational environment while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and confidentiality. This position is intended for professionals pursuing a paralegal, legal operations, or legal support career path. Candidates should be comfortable performing a legal support role rather than serving as legal counsel.
Responsibilities:
Legal Research & Analysis:
- Conduct legal and regulatory research across Latin America.
- Review laws, regulations, and corporate documents to support legal matters.
- Prepare summaries and research for attorneys.
Contract & Document Support:
- Draft, review, and revise standard contracts and legal documents under attorney supervision.
- Coordinate supporting documentation for commercial, corporate, and compliance matters.
- Assist with contract administration and document management.
Corporate Governance:
- Maintain corporate records, books, powers of attorney, and governance documents.
- Coordinate with notaries, public registries, government authorities, and external providers.
- Support corporate maintenance activities and regulatory filings.
Compliance:
- Assist with beneficial ownership, AML, and corporate transparency filings.
- Support anti-corruption due diligence processes and escalate potential concerns.
- Monitor compliance deadlines and reporting requirements.
Legal Operations:
- Maintain legal files, databases, and document management systems.
- Support process improvement initiatives within the Legal Department.
- Ensure compliance with record retention requirements.
Technology & Innovation:
- Utilize legal technology and productivity tools, including Microsoft Copilot, Team Connect, and Blueprint.
- Support digital solutions that improve legal service delivery and operational efficiency.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent four-year degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Bibliotecarian, Translator or a related field.
- +3 years of experience in a paralegal, legal operations, compliance, corporate governance, or related legal support role.
- Professional proficiency in Spanish and English, both written and verbal.
- Strong understanding of legal terminology, legal documentation, and corporate legal processes.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively with limited supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and other business technology tools.
- Paralegal certification or specialized legal studies.
- Experience supporting corporate, commercial, procurement, governance, or compliance matters.
- Experience working in a multinational corporation or law firm supporting multiple jurisdictions.
- Familiarity with Team Connect, Blueprint, Microsoft Copilot, or similar legal operations platforms.
- Experience interacting with governmental authorities, public registries, and notaries.
Your Skills:
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Sound judgment and a high level of integrity.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.
- Customer-focused mindset and commitment to service excellence.
- Continuous improvement orientation and willingness to learn new technologies and processes.
- Ability to work effectively across cultures, functions, and geographic regions.
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Benefits – What Dow offers you
We invest in you.
Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
- Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
- Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
- Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
- Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
- Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
- Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
- Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
- Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
- Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
- Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
- Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
- On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
- Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
- Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
- Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
- Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
- Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.