Legal Intern at Crown Castle in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

Company Summary:

Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand—connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we’re the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future. Crown Castle is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (CCI), is part of the S&P 500 and is one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US. 

Role:

Crown Castle is looking for a legal intern to join its Houston or Pittsburgh office for the Summer. The intern will work with and learn from attorneys, legal staff, and leaders across Crown Castle’s legal team, primarily working in the area of commercial and corporate transactions.  The internship scope will concentrate on legal research and project management, preparing correspondence, and drafting a variety of documents, which may include: sales contracts, marketing agreements, license agreements, software agreements, vendor contracts, data privacy, and human resources matters related to Crown Castle’s fiber solutions, tower, and small cell areas of business. The intern should possess the following qualities: Knowledge of the Law, Attention to Detail, Research Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking.

Requirements:

• 1L/2L/3L (no recent graduates)


• Ability to start in June 2024


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and PC applications


• A strong desire to obtain new skills and exposure to working in a professional environment


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Ability to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines


• Professional business acumen


• Excellent team player

Preferences:

• Prior internship or work experience

Desired Class Level: 1L, 2L, 3L (no recent graduates)

Reports To: Managing Counsel

Work Plans: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in the office on Monday through Thursday.  On Fridays, teammates on the hybrid schedule will have the option to work from the office or home. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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