Legal Operations Billing Analyst at Equinix in Redwood City, California

Job Description:

Legal Operations Billing Analyst

Equinix is one of the fastest growing data center companies, growing connectivity between clients worldwide. That’s why we're always looking for creative and forward-thinking people who can help us achieve our goal of global interconnection. With 210+ colocation facilities spanning across 5 continents, we are home to the Cloud, supporting over 9,700 companies worldwide. We are passionate about further evolving the specific areas of software development, software and network architecture, network operations and complex cloud and application solutions.

At Equinix, we make the internet work faster, better, and more reliably. We hire talented people who thrive on solving hard problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills, try new approaches, and grow in new directions. Our culture is at the heart of our success and it’s our authentic humble, gritty people who create The Magic of Equinix. We share a real passion for winning and put the customer at the center of everything we do.

About Our Legal Team

We are more than legal professionals protecting Equinix’s interests. We are valued business partners, known as responsive, consistent, and proactive. We take customer service seriously and strive for excellence in our execution. Equinix’s dynamic growth trajectory keeps us focused, flexible, and constantly learning. Our strong relationships with our internal clients, fueled by our solution-driven orientation and creative yet practical advice, bring us to the table early and often and lead to interesting and rewarding work directly in support of Equinix’s overall business objectives.

Our global Legal department may span four continents, but we are One Legal - a true team working together across borders in support of our shared strategic objectives. We work hard but take time to celebrate our accomplishments – both professional and personal, with a healthy dose of fun thrown in along the way. We look forward to coming to work every day to support Equinix and each other and highly value the “team first” culture we have created.

About the Role

Reporting into the Director of Global Legal Operations, you will be part of the Global Legal Operations team in our Redwood City headquarters. Working with various stakeholders across the Legal department and other departments, the Legal Operations Billing Analyst will be responsible for financial and vendor management.

We are seeking a bright, enthusiastic, and results-oriented professional with solid experience and the ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams. To excel in this role, you will have a background in vendor and billing management and have the ability to foster relationships with staff across the Legal department.

Responsibilities

• Work with legal and finance stakeholders to help streamline the billing process and enable more efficient matter and vendor management




• Create reporting that increases transparency of legal spend and provide updates to relevant stakeholders




• Manage budget, financials and reporting with respect to projects and initiatives led by legal operations




• Support the monthly accrual process




• Support global purchase requests




• Manage and monitor department purchase requests and invoice processing




• Research and resolve billing inquiries 




• Manage the onboarding process for new law firms to the eBilling system and ensure all documentation is complete




• Address and respond to questions from both internal stakeholders and law firms relating to the eBilling system

Qualifications

• 5+ years completing similar tasks to those above, and within a corporate or legal environment, preferred




• 3+ years legal billing experience




• Bachelor's degree preferred




• Experience with legal eBilling and/or matter management software (Onit experience preferred)




• Experience with budget and financial management




• Ability to identify and manage cross-team and cross-project dependencies




• Ability to anticipate and address issues early




• Strong analytical skills




• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects for various internal customers




• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required




• Ability to make decisions independently, knowing how and when to escalate issues




• Experience working directly with business teams and stakeholders

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability