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Job Summary

The Legal Specialist collaborates directly with Equinix’s attorneys on various corporate law matters related to governance, regulatory compliance, subsidiary maintenance, and corporate transactions.
 

Responsibilities

• Assist with general compliance and corporate governance matters for domestic and international subsidiaries, including obtaining notarizations, apostilles, formation documents, certified copies, corporate filings and other required corporate documents

• Support due diligence, KYC requests and UBO declarations in connection with opening and maintenance of bank accounts and all other treasury related transactions

• Support strategic transactions, including data room administration, document preparation, and post-closing integration and administration

• Work closely with a variety of key stakeholders, including in-house attorneys, outside counsel, Treasury, Tax, and other business functions

• Perform administrative duties such as distributing documents for signature via Adobe Sign or DocuSign, maintaining a record of legal and policy documentation, and review of invoices submitted for annual registration of subsidiaries

• Attend to special projects for the Legal Department from time to time as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of corporate paralegal experience within a global public company preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree, Paralegal Certificate from an accredited institution, or equivalent work experience in a field that develops the skills required for the functions and responsibilities of the position

• Notary Public commission in the state of residence

• Experience with corporate entity formation and ongoing maintenance

• Experience with various corporate transactions, including financings and M&A

• Strong attention to detail and highly organized

• Strong communicator

• Team player

• Experience with systems, such as Computershare GEMS, Diligent Board Books, DataSite, iManage or similar, helpful

• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability.  If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.