Description:

Your Role:
This position, based in Dallas, is an opportunity to join our legal team as a commercial attorney supporting senior attorneys in the legal department as well members of our sales and portfolio management teams. The successful candidate will be diligent, self-motivated and proactive, able to handle and prioritize time-sensitive projects in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, juggle many projects simultaneously, and have demonstrated excellent legal skills, business judgment, strategic thinking and the ability to work independently and in team settings.

Primarily, you will be responsible for drafting, negotiating and advising the business with respect to agreements for datacenter space and ancillary services between Digital and its enterprise customers. This position would report to the leader (Vice President, Associate General Counsel) of the Legal Commercial team in North America.

As a Senior Legal Counsel, you should be able to offer internal clients with sound advice on risks, legal terms and negotiation strategy with respect to customer transactions for data center space and ancillary services. The role anticipates the ability to take ownership of increasingly complex global transactions from a legal perspective, with discernment to appropriately escalate legal risks.

What You'll Do:

Draft, negotiate and review agreements for data center space/power and ancillary services, including:

Complex, multi-tiered and multi-jurisdictional customer master service agreements, based on Digital's standard templates and third-party/customer forms.
Individual leases, colocation licenses, service agreements and other occupancy agreements, ranging from full-building and multi-suite deals to agreements for caged space or individual racks in colocation environments.
Orders, addenda or amendments for ancillary services, such as electrical fit-out work, remote hands services and connectivity.

Provide legal support to portfolio management and property operations teams related to datacenter customers, including day-to-day matters (tenant inquiries and audits) and more significant projects.
Support the continuous improvement of standard forms and the development and improvement of policies and procedures for the Legal Department.
Help evaluate legal strategy with respect to datacenter customers and identify and mitigate risk in the commercial environment.
Work closely with the business to streamline negotiations and remove barriers to execution to achieve business goals while thoughtfully balancing risk.
Execute assigned projects, including the development and implementation of processes, as determined by the needs of the Legal Department.
Manage outside counsel effectively and efficiently.

What You'll Need:

Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school; license in good standing with at least one state bar (with eligibility for in-house counsel registration if necessary)
Minimum of 7 years of relevant substantive legal experience (law firm and/or corporate legal department).
Experience with general real estate leases or technology-related service agreements preferred, and experience with datacenter leases, licenses, service agreements and other agreements strongly preferred.
Willingness and ability to work with and coordinate activities among a large number of individuals in various departments around A Real Estate Investment Trust Company global footprint, with a focus on the American continent.
Solid analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Comfortable with balancing multiple, competing priorities and changes in scope/direction.
Self-starter, with the ability to follow through on matters and bring them to resolution in a timely and reasonable manner.
Detail oriented, friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and disposition.
Experience with government contracting is a plus.
Relevant experience in an international environment and a willingness to travel occasionally. Open to dealing with other cultures.
A sociable team player with a hands-on approach and a strong urge to work in a result-oriented fashion.
A flexible and enthusiastic attitude, with the drive and determination to succeed in a competitive sector. Natural tendency to solve problems and make things work.
A professional independent worker, showing initiative and commitment. Assertive and persuasive. Used to working under pressure and in an environment where a decisive approach leads the team to succeed.
Must possess a good sense of humor.
Courage, Passion, customer and teamwork focused, likes to run the extra mile.