Junior Corporate Counsel

Position Title: Junior Corporate Counsel
Location: Dallas TX Austin TX or San Francisco CA

Your role
A motivated attorney to join the Companys corporate legal team. This position reports to the Corporate Counsel who is responsible for board of directors corporate governance capital markets transactions public company representation and equity matters. This role will be part of the broader Legal Risk Sustainability and Compliance (LRSC) department.
You will support the corporate Legal team on a broad range of matters relating to board of directors and public company processes securities law compliance and general corporate projects and the broader LRSC team helping to enhance legal processes and efficiencies. You will also collaborate with crossfunctional teams including HR the Office of the CEO Finance and Accounting.

What youll do
Manage support and assist with all aspects of the Companys Board and Committee matters and meetings including:
oDrafting and updating meeting agendas schedules and minutes as well as resolutions;
oMaintaining annual meeting calendars and quarterly internal calendars;
oScheduling of quarterly and offcycle meetings;
oCoordinating organizing and maintaining the Companys eboard book platform (Diligent) including posting of materials for review and online voting coordinating crossfunctionally on meeting materials sending related communications to the Board and maintaining the Board and Committee Diligent resource center;
oManaging director compensation process and maintaining relevant records;
oDirector onboarding and offboarding; and
oAll other tasks and projects required to coordinate the preparation for the meetings and to support the General Counsel and the Legal team during the meetings.
Support corporate governance matters transactions and compliance including due diligence requests and submitting ongoing updates to NYSE on corporate governance requirements.
Prepare and file (using the Companys filing platform) Section 16 reports for the Companys directors and executive officers and track 10b51 activity.
Manage the Companys subsidiary operating partnerships partnership unit program including assisting limited partners with redemptions and conversions of partnership units and other requests related to partnership units.
Work closely with the HR team to support the Companys equity plan administration.
Support the continuous improvement of policies procedures and forms for the LRSC department.
Execute assigned projects as determined by needs of the LRSC department.

What youll need
Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school; license in good standing with at least one state bar (with eligibility for inhouse counsel registration if necessary).
13 years of experience as a corporate attorney (law firm and/or corporate legal department).
Experience supporting public company boards is required.
Experience administering public company equity plans and handling Section 16 reporting is a plus.
Experience with global entity management is helpful.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and excellent drafting writing speaking and analytical skills.
Flexible teamplayer with excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
Selfmotivated independent and able to handle and prioritize timesensitive projects.
Ability to develop and implement processes for LRSC department.

Digital Realty cares about the health and safety of its workforce customers and vendors. Except in limited circumstances where an employee is legally entitled to an accommodation Digital Realty requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated by their start date as a condition of employment.

A bit about us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty please visit digitalrealty or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

A bit about our Digital team

Legal
Our Legal team works in a highly complex global business sector with a diverse range of local regional and international organizations. From ensuring compliance in different jurisdictions to supporting business teams with customer and supplier contracts were involved in a variety of projects. Working in a dynamic commercial environment we collaborate with colleagues across different departments and always have a new challenge waiting for us.

What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

Notes:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

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