Attorney - Telecom at Crown Castle in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Company Overview

Crown Castle works around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. As the largest shared infrastructure provider in the United States, Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers, 80,000 small cells and over 80,000 route miles of fiber across every major US market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. Crown Castle is a NYSE S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the United States with an enterprise value of approximately $85 billion.

Position Title: Attorney (Associate Attorney, Senior Attorney) *

*Grade level will be determined commensurate with experience

Position Summary 

Provide legal assistance and counseling regarding, wireline and wireless customer contracts, telecommunications infrastructure contracts, service and vendor contracts, regulatory and corporate matters, among other areas.

Essential Job Functions 

• Responsible for licensing assistance with procedures, forms and negotiations of wireline and wireless licenses.


• Responsible for documentation relating to non-right of way infrastructure agreements, such as type 2 agreements, conduit agreements, IRUs and others.


• Respond to legal inquiries, assisting Crown personnel with regard to legal issues as needed.


• Responsible for document preparation, interpretation and resolution of disputes.


• Contract interpretation; involving counsel to Crown personnel regarding various contract matters.


• Dispute Management; involving counsel to Crown personnel regarding contract or other disputes and liaising with outside counsel when necessary.


• Collections support; involving assistance in structuring and improving procedures and practices for collection of receivables, and support in collections efforts.


• Special projects; involving initiation and execution of various projects related to training


• Service Contracts; involving support for negotiation and preparation of service contracts pursuant to which Crown provides services to customers.


• Vendor Contracts; involving preparation of and revisions to standard forms for use with vendors providing services to Crown.


• Serve as the legal liaison to an Area, Region, or Corporate function department.

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree


• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school


• Attorney’s License

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Four (4) years + of related legal experience in telecommunications industry 

Other Skills/Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of legal research and writing techniques


• Basic knowledge of contract and business law


• Telecommunications experience


• Data security\data privacy experience useful


• Ability to work independently


• Ability to work with individuals of diverse background, personalities and opinions


• Ability to maintain confidentiality


• Working knowledge of MS Office


• Superior communication skills – written and verbal

Organizational Relationship

Reports to: Associate General Counsel

Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable): N\A

Working Conditions: Works in a normal office setting with no exposure to adverse environmental conditions. During COVID19 conditions, this role will work remotely to mitigate risk. 

Additional Information: N/A

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