Legal Counsel (Corporate)

Equinix; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix is seeking an intelligent, energetic Legal Counsel, Corporate to join its EMEA Market Growth and Enablement legal team in Madrid. This broad, international role supports strategic growth initiatives across EMEA, including M&A, joint ventures and other partnerships, new market entries and other complex corporate matters.

You will partner with Corporate Development and One Legal, coordinate cross‑jurisdictional workstreams, oversee external counsel, and deliver commercially focused

Qualifications

• Law degree from a recognised university with qualification as a lawyer in an EMEA jurisdiction
• Proven years post-qualification experience, including experience in a law firm
• Ability to take ownership and manage competing priorities with discretion to involve others

Responsibilities

• Support M&A transactions across EMEA throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Structure, negotiate and manage joint ventures, strategic alliances and partnerships
• Coordinate cross‑jurisdictional workstreams and manage external counsel
• Advise on competition/antitrust, foreign investment and other regulatory matters
• Lead and support integration of newly acquired or built businesses
• Leverage AI and legal tech to improve delivery and scalability

Skills

M&A experience

Joint ventures

Corporate transactions

Education

Law degree

Qualified lawyer in EMEA jurisdiction

Job description

• We are looking for an intelligent, energetic and highly motivated Legal Counsel, Corporate to join our EMEA Market Growth and Enablement legal team
• This is a broad and international role supporting some of Equinix’s most strategic growth initiatives across EMEA, including M&A transactions, joint ventures and other partnerships, new market entries and other complex corporate matters
• You will work closely with our Corporate Development team and colleagues across One Legal and the wider business, often across multiple jurisdictions and functions
• Technology is increasingly important to how our legal team works
• Support M&A transactions mainly across EMEA throughout the transaction lifecycle, including due diligence, structuring, drafting and negotiating transaction documents and ancillary agreements, signing, closing and post-closing matters, and with opportunity to support cross-regional work as and when required
• Support the structuring, negotiation and ongoing management of joint ventures, strategic alliances and other partnerships, as well as Equinix’s entry into new markets
• Work closely with Corporate Development and other business stakeholders as an embedded legal partner, providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice that enables informed decision‑making while appropriately managing legal risk
• Lead and manage transaction workstreams, coordinating stakeholders across different functions and jurisdictions and effectively instructing and managing external counsel, including ensuring that external legal support is appropriately scoped, efficient and delivers practical advice aligned with Equinix’s objectives
• Support the integration of newly acquired or organically built businesses, including participating in cross‑functional integration teams and addressing post‑closing and market rollout legal and regulatory matters
• Advise on competition/antitrust, foreign investment and other regulatory matters associated with M&A, joint ventures, partnerships and new‑market activities, working with relevant specialists within One Legal as appropriate
• Provide legal support on corporate restructurings, financing and other corporate matters as required
• Use AI, legal technology, standardization and process improvements to improve how transactional legal work is delivered and actively identify opportunities to make processes more efficient and scalable
• Contribute to the development and sharing of best practices, knowledge, playbooks, templates and ways of working across the team, and collaborate with colleagues globally on projects and transactions where appropriate

A law degree from a recognised university, with qualification as a lawyer in an EMEA jurisdiction (or equivalent professional legal qualification) and proven years’ post-qualification experience, including relevant experience in a law firm

The ability to take ownership, work independently and manage competing priorities while knowing when to involve others or ask for support

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and work effectively with colleagues from different professional and cultural backgrounds, across functions, seniority levels and jurisdictions

A genuine team mindset. How we work together matters to us. You enjoy collaborating, sharing knowledge, supporting colleagues and contributing positively to an engaged and resilient team

We are looking for someone who is comfortable using AI and other legal technology in their day-to-day work and is enthusiastic about identifying new ways to use technology, standardization and better processes to deliver legal support more effectively

Curiosity, adaptability and resilience. You are comfortable operating in a fast‑moving international organisation where priorities, transactions and ways of working continue to evolve

We want someone who is curious, commercially minded and comfortable operating in a fast‑moving and evolving organization; someone who enjoys working with colleagues from different professional and cultural backgrounds, takes ownership and looks for practical solutions rather than simply identifying legal issues

Experience using generative AI and other technology as part of your legal work, coupled with curiosity about how technology can improve the quality, speed and scalability of legal services. We are looking for someone who actively embraces these tools rather than simply being willing to use them

Meaningful hands‑on experience in M&A and corporate transactions and a strong general corporate background. Experience supporting external debt financing transactions in connection with M&A, joint ventures or other strategic transactions would be an advantage

Fluency in English

We are looking for more than a technically strong corporate lawyer

Strong legal judgment combined with a commercial and solution‑oriented mindset. You are comfortable assessing and navigating risk and helping the business reach well‑informed decisions rather than simply identifying legal issues