Legal Careers

Our attorneys, paralegals, and patent agents help make sure that we conduct ourselves and our businesses in a legal, ethical manner because it’s the right thing to do.

Join us in one of our Legal roles.

Provide legal counsel to Dow’s global businesses and functions. Draft and interpret contracts, offer counsel on a myriad of commercial laws, including antitrust and competition laws, and offer advice on sales, purchasing, distribution and supply chain matters.

Safeguard Dow’s interests as the company maintains a leadership role in global environmental responsibility and employee safety. Responsibilities include providing legal counsel on legislative and regulatory activities, treaties and industry initiatives regarding environment, health and safety (EH&S) issues, and working with operations and EH&S professionals to obtain and maintain operational permits in an environmentally conscious world.

Lawyers and ethics professionals in this area promote Dow’s values and provide Dow employees with the tools, information and services they need to make good, ethical business decisions. Responsibilities include oversight of the dissemination and communication of Dow’s Code of Business Conduct, training on the Code, associated laws and policies, and investigation and disposition of ethics -related issues.

Support Dow’s growth in the area of mergers, acquisitions and finance, from providing counsel on the development of new businesses and investments in ventures to securities law and the financial and credit needs of a growing multi -billion dollar, public company.

Advise on a wide range of human resources issues, including benefits, equal protection, unemployment compensation, discharge, workers compensation, collective bargaining, labor and employment law issues.

The Intellectual Property legal team obtains patent, trademark and copyright protection for Dow’s intellectual assets globally and counsels Dow’s businesses in the negotiation and preparation of intellectual property agreements and legal opinions. Dow holds more than 19,000 patents globally.

Our litigators represent Dow on all aspects of litigation, regulatory proceedings, arbitration, and other formal and alternative dispute -resolution methods.