Corporate Counsel, MA and Mexicoat CDW Careers

Description

Bring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future. A Fortune 200 leader, we’re the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges.

Corporate attorney possessing skill sets and experience adaptable across a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, with deep expertise and broad experience in international M&A and civil law systems. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, International, M&A and Strategic Initiatives, this position provides practical, business-oriented legal guidance to facilitate successful M&A transactions, support the growth and compliance of our Mexican operations, and advise on a range of civil law matters.

A $23 billion Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW provides multi-national, multi-brand technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare organizations.

Key Areas of Responsibility

M&A

• Negotiate non-disclosure agreements related to M&A transactions.
• Conduct independent searches on acquisition targets, including intellectual property assessments, litigation history, lien checks, good standing verifications, and management background checks.
• Organize and review documents from the dataroom, coordinate with stakeholders and external counsel for further review, and ensure thorough documentation.
• Monitor and manage timelines and deadlines for M&A activities, alerting stakeholders as needed.
• Facilitate effective communication and ensure alignment among stakeholders throughout the M&A process.
• Support the development and maintenance of an M&A legal toolkit, including a clause bank and playbook.
• Contribute to the technology enablement of M&A processes, such as automating NDA reviews through AI.
• Plan and execute legal integration strategies for acquired entities.
• Assist with post-acquisition restructuring activities, including liquidation and intra-group mergers.
• Support M&A-related legal training initiatives for internal teams.

Mexico

• Adapt customer, partner, and vendor templates for Mexico.
• Negotiate customer, partner, and vendor arrangements for Mexico.
• Develop and implement corporate governance templates.
• Support Mexican entity governance and tax, employment and operational compliance.
• Contribute to investigations and audits related to Mexican operations.
• Facilitate the launch and management of an ethics and compliance program in Mexico.
• Assist with legal aspects of recruitment, retention, and termination processes for the Mexican team.
• Support the creation, commercialization, and protection of intellectual property in Mexico.
• Deliver legal training sessions related to Mexican operations and compliance.

Education and/or Experience Qualifications

• License to practice law in Illinois.
• At least five (5) years of M&A experience.
• Mexican law expertise.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience with a wide variety of commercial arrangements.
• Solid experience with a broad range of legal issues spanning corporate practice.
• Experience of working in a dynamic B2B sales or similar environment
• Service-oriented attitude, high standards of ethics and professional integrity, passionate commitment, intellectual curiosity, growth mindset, and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Proven ability to resolve complex legal issues practically and efficiently.
• Sharp business acumen.
• Advanced technology literacy.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills and the ability to work under pressure, prioritize, and manage workloads to meet deadlines in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
• Team player who welcomes responsibility and effectively engages with others.
• Disciplined attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in a variety of settings.
• Understanding and appreciation of the business value of diversity and inclusion.
• Successful track record working with U.S.-based multinational public companies.
• Experience working in, degreed or licensed in civil and/or hybrid law jurisdictions and living and working in countries outside of the UK.

Who we are:
CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small. 

What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers. 
CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status

Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/