Legal Operations Analyst

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.  

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. 

Job Summary: We are more than legal professionals protecting Equinix’s interests. We are valued business partners, known as responsive, consistent, and proactive. We take customer service seriously and always strive for excellence in our execution. Equinix’s dynamic growth trajectory keeps us focused, flexible, and constantly learning. Our strong relationships with our internal clients, fueled by our solution-driven orientation and creative yet practical advice, bring us to the table early and often and lead to engaging and rewarding work directly in support of Equinix’s overall business objectives.

Our global legal department may span four continents, but we are One Legal - a true team working together across borders in support of our shared strategic objectives. We work hard but take time to celebrate our accomplishments and enjoy the highly valued collegial “team first” culture we have created.

Reporting into the Director of Global Legal Operations, you will be part of the Global Legal Operations team in our Redwood City headquarters. Working with various stakeholders across the Legal department and other departments, the Legal Operations Analyst will primarily be responsible for supporting the department’s Legal Service Request (LSRs) and Knowledge Management (KM) processes and programs as well as other department initiatives.

We are in the beginning phases of developing and implementing both the Legal Service Request and Knowledge Management programs.  For LSRs, we are creating a dynamic “legal front door” that will act as an automated, efficient system for intaking and routing the work of the legal department, providing transparency and tracking of legal requests.  KM is the process of effectively collecting, sharing, maintaining, and deploying our organizational knowledge.  The KM program will focus on managing the legal departments knowledge and knowledge centers.  We are seeking a bright, enthusiastic, and results-oriented professional to join the team and support these important initiatives.  

Responsibilities

• Legal Service Requests

  • Support the day-to-day activities relating to the departments LSRs

  • Work with stakeholders to ensure LSRs are being managed timely

  • Support stakeholders in using the LSR application

  • Participate in future LSR implementations and ongoing enhancements

• Knowledge Management

  • Participate in the departments KM initiative

  • Support the ongoing day-to-day activities relating to the departments KM program

  • Support the departments document management system, iManage

• Participate in other department initiatives as required

Qualifications

• 0-2 years’ experience

• Paralegal certificate preferred

• Bachelor's degree preferred

• Ability to anticipate and address issues early

• Strong analytical skills

• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects for various internal customers

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

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