At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

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 has an opportunity for a Senior Associate Counsel located in São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil), responsible for Brazil legal operations. In this job you will be able to provides legal counsel to clients in practice on all aspects of legal risk across a wide range of issues, in consultation with internal and external legal experts.

Responsibilities​:

• Support with purchasing contract to attend all company

• Use prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations and receive a moderate level of guidance and direction.

• Provide informal guidance to team members.

• Analyze possible solutions using technical experience, judgment and precedents to solve problems.

• Provides legal counsel to internal clients.

• Provides client legal training and education on a variety of topics.

• Reviews and drafts legal documents.

• Manages outside counsel and other external resources.

• Collaborates with internal legal subject matter experts and other Company resources.

• Partners with paralegals and other support staff.

• Actively manages external counsel and experts in a manner consistent with Legal department policies, matching resource levels with importance, affordability and risk.

• Collaborate effectively with Legal team colleagues across Latin America and with the Global Legal team, non-Legal colleagues, and clients.

• Proactively communicate with Legal Department management and clients.

• Coordinate with business, functional, and regional clients within Dow and its affiliated companies regarding matters.

• Develop and implement strategies for purchasing contracts.

• Develop and implement strategies for commercial, purchasing and finance matters.

• Establish and monitor expense budgets and information used to set financial reserves.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law.

• Fluent English and Portuguese in verbal and written communications.

• +3 years of Corporate Legal Experience or Law Firms.

• OAB certification active.

Your preferred qualifications include

• Master or Post Graduation in Law, Litigation and Contracts.

Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include

• Communication.

• Coordinating Resources.

• Confidentiality.

• Professional Judgement.

• Taking Initiative.

• Interpersonal Effectiveness.

• Project Management.

• Time Sensitive.

• Able to deal with multiple demands at the same time.

​Additional notes

• OAB certification costs can be supported by Dow.

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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 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. 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 the diversity of our workforce, 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.