**Legal Counsel - Mexico, Central America & Caribbean**:
**At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing general challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.**:
**This position reports to**:
Motion Regional General Counsel for the Americas
**Your role and responsibilities**:
**Qualifications for the role**:
- 5-7+ years post qualification experience practicing commercial law, either as a private practice associate, with the government, or as an in-house legal counsel.
- Law degree and passed the bar examination.
- Member in good standing of the bar in at least one Latin American country (Mexico or Panama preferred) with no disciplinary history in any jurisdiction.
- Cross-training, experience, or admission to practice law across multiple jurisdictions in LATAM and/or elsewhere in the world is highly desirable.
- Fluency in Spanish and English with strong communication, presentation and networking skills, and ability to review legal documents in both languages is a must.
- Portuguese language proficiency at a level sufficient to review contracts and other legal documents in Portuguese would be an advantage.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills and ability to work in a complex international environment.
- Experience advising on both products and service-related legal issues is required.
- Experience with projects related contracts,



distribution/partner agreements, government contracting, and intellectual property is desired.
- Experience with digital law (SAAS, cyber law, AI, data protection and privacy, etc.) is highly desirable.
- Having experience in similar industry would be an advantage.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision is required.
- Must be well-organized and able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously under deadline pressure.
- The capability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing and challenging environment and think ‘out of the box’ when unexpected/unplanned events arise, together with the capacity to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables within a robust compliance framework where only limited standardization may exist, will be a key to success in this role.
**What's in it for you?**:
- Get exposed to cutting-edge technology in Motion and have a visible impact on the future
- Learn from highly experienced, genuine, and caring colleagues - people who are committed to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals.
- Get motivated by continuous improvement in what we do and how we do it, bring your know-how.
**Benefits**:
- Paid Parental leave (gender neutral)
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Accident insurance
- Wellbeing program
- Dental insurance
- Flex days
- Employee Assistance Program (PAE)
- Development platforms: Spark, Harvard Manager Mentor and English Learning EF English Live School (EF)
**More about us**:

📌 Legal Counsel - Mexico, Central America & Caribbean (México)
🏢 ABB
📍 México