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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
