Associate Legal Counsel Contracts Jr.

**Who are we?**
Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating over 250 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.
Associate Legal Counsel Contracts Jr. (Hybrid - RJ)
Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 245+ 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 20 years of consecutive growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of over 10,000 companies, including 2,000+ networks and 3,000 cloud and IT service providers in over 30 countries spanning six continents - and counting
**Duties**:
- Under the guidance of senior legal professionals, drafts, reviews, and negotiates Customer Contracts (including Master Country Agreements, Global Terms & Conditions, and Pricing Agreements).
- Assists Legal Counsel in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating Customer Contracts not conforming to safeguard Equinix interests and secure Sales department approval.
- Collaborates with various Equinix departments (e.g., sales, deal desk, finance, tax, and insurance) to devise solutions for customer requests within Equinix guidelines.
- Analyzes customer requests (e.g., RFQs, RFPs, RFIs), advises commercial leaders, and drafts responses for timely and accurate follow-up.
- Identifies non-compliant customer contracts, negotiations, or interactions and escalates them to the appropriate party for resolution.
- Manages administrative tasks related to customer contracts, including novations, price increases, renewals, amendments, and customer rights documentation.
- Handles other customer contract-related issues as assigned by Legal Counsel.
**Qualifications**
- Portuguese fluency with a good command of English and Spanish to work with a global team;
- Short experience working on negotiating contracts;
- Short experience with legal documents and contract reviews.
- Availability to work Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm (Brasília time zone) in a hybrid format, with two days on site. The Rio de Janeiro office is located in Praia de Botafogo;
- Active OAB membership;
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity. 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.

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