Corporate Counsel - Labor & Employment

Overview

At T-Mobile, we invest in YOU! Our Total Rewards Package ensures that employees get the same big love we give our customers. All team members receive a competitive base salary and compensation package. Employees enjoy multiple wealth-building opportunities through our annual stock grant, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), and access to free, year-round money coaches. This role is a Hybrid in-office position in Bellevue, WA, or Overland Park, KS.

This attorney, working in the Legal Affairs Department, will represent T-Mobile and provide counsel to business units and Human Resources on employment and labor-related legal matters, with a focus on the Retail line of business; prepare and review legal documents including pleadings, briefs, position statements and other filings in pre-litigation and litigation, with a focus on employment arbitrations, and assist with other matters as needed.

What you ll do in your role.

• Provide practical, day-to-day employment-law counseling to HR and other internal clients to identify and manage employment legal risks.
• Engage and work with outside counsel to manage employment litigation (primarily employment-law arbitrations) and administrative proceedings with a focus on creative strategies, cost reduction, and efficient resolutions.
• Prepare responses to agency charges and demand letters.
• Develop and review written HR policies, guidelines, templates, and forms.
• Develop and deliver legal training to HR and other internal clients.
• Provide employment law advice regarding internal investigations.
• Advise and help clients understand employment-law compliance issues.
• Counsel and advise clients on a wide variety of complex and developing employment-related legal and business issues.

The experience you ll bring.

• 2-4+ years of experience as an employment attorney, with relevant in-house and/or top law firm experience.
• Minimum 4 years, preferably 6+ years, of experience handling litigation involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and other employment-related claims, with a focus on employment arbitrations.
• Exposure to one or more of the following areas: international employment law, labor relations, or ERISA (preferred).
• Ability to work independently and effectively despite ambiguity and rapid change.
• Excellent writing skills with a focus on providing practical advice.
• Amazing oral communication skills, with a focus on clearly and simply conveying complex employment law concepts, risks, and options to HR and other internal clients.
• Strong judgement to weigh what s best for customers, business, employees, and potential legal risks.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to collaborate with other legal and business professionals in a complex organization to deliver results efficiently.
• Keen business sense with negotiation and drafting skills.
• Ability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines, and balance multiple, and sometimes competing, priorities.
• Must be licensed, in good standing, to practice law in the US.

• At least 18 years of age.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Travel
:
Travel Required (Yes/No):
No

DOT Regulated
: DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No):
No;
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No):
No

Base Pay Range
: $123,200 - $222,200

Corporate Bonus Target
: 15%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The actual starting pay will vary based on location, qualifications, and experience.

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic incentive based on role and performance. Certain positions are eligible for monthly bonuses. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, .

Benefits

At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together. Full and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, vision, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, PTO and holidays, parental and family leave, family-building benefits, back-up care, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, coaching, disability and life coverage, and voluntary benefits. We also offer mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and commuter programs.

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Equal Opportunity & Accommodation

T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning employment are made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Discrimination or harassment based on these factors is not tolerated. If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please email Applic or call  This contact is for accommodation requests only.