
Legal Counsel, Corporate
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Provide legal guidance and support for matters related to Equinix's existing portfolio of owned and leased properties throughout the Americas region (North & South Americas) both in operation and in development, see Equinix.com - Americas datacenter locations
- Provide support to the business to lead negotiations and manage various types of real estate transactions including purchases, sales, leases, land acquisition and development, entitlements, management agreements, and financing
- Interpret contracts, provide legal advice, and resolve disputes arising with respect to the real estate portfolio, corporate development projects, acquisitions and land development
- Develop a sound understanding of business decisions related to Equinix’s status as a REIT
- Provide general legal support to the design and construction organization, operations, and other related internal stakeholders including review and negotiation of master construction agreements, scopes of work, disputes, mechanics lien resolutions, prime-subcontractor issues and related construction matters
- Provide general legal support to Equinix's energy organization and its development plans, including review and negotiation of power purchase agreements, substation & transmission agreements and easements, and related access and infrastructure agreements.
- Navigate competing workflows, set appropriate priorities with internal and external stakeholders and deliver results within agreed timelines
- Participate in and contribute to global legal initiatives and project working groups to scale and maximize the effectiveness of the Legal department
- Perform Legal research in support of all above legal areas
- Manage external legal counsel when necessary or where local law input is needed to provide legal support for the various activities referred to above
- Assist in developing, disseminating, and reviewing template contract documentation for these areas, including standard process documentation, use of internal contract management systems to track in process and active documentation for all projects to ensure proper records compliance and alignment with Equinix's risk profile
- JD or equivalent required
- 3-5 years' experience completing tasks similar to the above for a law firm or in-house legal department required
- Current active member of a state bar association or legal association applicable to jurisdiction of hire required