Network Counsel

Job Description

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

Verizon seeks an energetic, creative, business-oriented attorney to be part of the GN&T Legal organization. The successful candidate will support Verizon’s South East Market and Verizon’s central regulatory team. In this role, you will to partner with network clients to and provide legal support, including strategic planning, negotiation, implementation and management of Verizon’s network infrastructure agreements, other strategic initiatives, and work to ensure Verizon’s continued compliance with federal radiofrequency exposure and spectrum regulations, and to address FAA concerns. The position requires a business partner ready to collaborate with and support this dynamic team from brainstorming ideas, helping to guide execution and providing ongoing support to ensure the success of these critical matters. The ideal candidate will be a team player with significant legal experience in or knowledge of reviewing and negotiating complex contracts, providing sound and concise legal advice to internal client groups, collaborating with other internal business partners supporting clients to prioritize and complete high-level urgent matters efficiently and decisively, regulatory issues relating to RF spectrum rules, supervising outside counsel as needed. The candidate must be a strategic thinker, have excellent
interpersonal and communication skills, have transactional experience, demonstrated good judgment, and a proven track record of advising clients in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The Network Counsel will handle substantial responsibilities under the supervision of the Managing Associate General Counsel.

Responsibilities will include:

• Drafting and negotiating network infrastructure agreements, including for new construction of towers and small cells and other wireless facilities, right of way access and related agreements.

• Developing expertise and deep understanding of the network infrastructure deployed by the Network client group in order to provide day to day guidance and support related to network infrastructure and related agreements, including contract interpretation and drafting and review, risk assessment, dispute resolution, implementation guidance and operational support.

• Creating and providing periodic legal training to internal and external stakeholders, including submarket field teams and outside counsel, as necessary to successfully implement and support such agreements and initiatives.

• Developing expertise and deep understanding of the FCC’s regulations for issues related to radiofrequency exposure and spectrum compliance.

• Advising on strategies to lower network real estate costs.

• Supervising outside counsel’s work in support of the clients (including transactional, litigation, zoning matters, and compliance issues).

• Counseling internal clients on a range of legal issues relating to real estate and regulatory compliance matters impacting Verizon’s network deployment and operation.

• Supporting strategic projects and other tasks or responsibilities assigned by Managing Associate General Counsel.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• JD degree and six or more years of relevant work experience.

• Bar admission and good standing in at least one state and required licenses.

• Experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm or in-house legal department

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Knowledge and prior experience with the telecommunications industry.

• Knowledge and prior experience with FCC regulations, particularly related to radiofrequency exposure, FAA concerns and spectrum compliance.

• Knowledge and substantive experience handling complex contract negotiations.

• Knowledge and prior experience with real estate transactions.

• Strong project management skills with a proven track record of managing complex projects from inception to completion and team management skills.

• Ability to think creatively to find new solutions.

• Highly developed analytical reasoning skills, report analysis and keen attention to detail and processes Sound judgment, with the ability to appropriately balance legal and business risks.

• Strong business knowledge and confident decision-making skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills, motivational and leadership skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage and appropriately prioritize multiple projects and tasks.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

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