Legal Counsel, Corporate xScale

Equinix; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a Legal Counsel to join their dynamic xScale Legal team. In this pivotal role, you will support the corporate law aspects of a rapidly growing business, ensuring compliance, managing legal entities, and advising on various corporate matters. You will collaborate with internal teams and external legal counsel, while also facilitating Board meetings and stakeholder communications. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact the expansion of cutting-edge data centers and work in a diverse and equitable environment that values your contributions and growth. If you are passionate about corporate law and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification with solid post qualification corporate law experience.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support corporate law aspects of xScale business expansion and M&A transactions.
• Coordinate legal due diligence and maintain corporate records.

Skills

Corporate Law

Governance Experience

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Pragmatic Approach

Education

Degree in Law

Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

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

This new opportunity of Legal Counsel, Corporate is a role that will be part of our core global xScale Legal team. The xScale business within Equinix is fast growing and has been established as multiple joint ventures set up with investment partners to pursue our larger scale deployments with certain nominated cloud service and technology providers.

Responsibilities

• Act as a member of the team developing specific expertise to support our xScale business within Equinix and leverage the expertise of Equinix in developing and operating world class xScale data centers.
• Support for corporate law aspects of organic and inorganic expansion of the xScale business, including support for any M&A transactions conducted through the xScale joint ventures, advising on use of legal entities, incorporation of new entities, etc.
• Support for corporate restructuring projects within the xScale business portfolio, including incorporating new legal entities, undertaking company statutory mergers or transfers of assets, undertaking share recapitalizations as required, winding up dormant entities, etc.
• Support for ensuring compliance with regard to xScale and wider Equinix policies, processes and procedures to ensure proper governance is followed including managing the series of inter-company agreements in place to support the xScale operating model, addressing issues from time to time, etc.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills to run Board meetings including preparing Board agendas and resolutions, as well as being comfortable working with directors and board members and supporting and liaising with employees of all levels.
• Coordinating with other Equinix legal team members responsible for maintaining the xScale group legal entities, coordinating filing of annual returns and maintaining updated corporate records, etc.
• Advising on ad hoc corporate legal or regulatory issues affecting the xScale business, e.g., advising upon Directors’ duties, etc.
• Facilitating and coordinating legal updates for stakeholder and investor calls, collecting agenda items, taking notes and following up on actions.
• Coordinating legal due diligence across various joint venture setup, monetization and financing workstreams. Archiving project information and monitoring any open actions after project closure.
• Assist with drafting and negotiating NDAs, simple consents, notices and other straightforward corporate and/or real estate documents.
• Collect and formulate audit responses and KYC requests in support of the xScale business from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaison with external legal counsel in various jurisdictions engaged to provide legal support for the various xScale business activities referred to above, where local law input is required.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification, with solid post qualification corporate law and/or governance experience in a reputable law firm and/or a large multinational organization.
• Some in-house experience, including by way of secondment, is desirable.
• Experience of working in a dynamic business environment is preferred.
• IT, telecom and/or real estate industry experience is preferred.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills, and experience (internal or external) working with other business focused personnel.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Strong ability to organise and prioritise tasks and workload, and good administrative skills.
• Strong ability to take a pragmatic and commercial approach. Ability to multi-task and work with limited supervision.

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.