Description:
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This role is a Hybrid in-office position in Bellevue, WA, or Overland Park, Kansas
This attorney, working in the Legal Affairs Department, will lead employment-law advice for T-Mobile's growing international operations, including advising on international employment structures, drafting employment contracts and other policies, advising on personnel issues and terminations, and supporting new-country expansions. The role will regularly interact with senior executives in T-Mobile's HR and business lines and will coordinate with other members of the legal department to develop integrated advice.
What you'll do in your role.
The experience you'll bring.
At least 18 years of age
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Base Pay Range: $144,100 - $260,000
- Advise HR and business clients on international employment structures, expansion plans, and international integrations.
- Manage complex outside counsel arrangements across 15+ jurisdictions, ensuring high-quality, practical advice
- Oversee international employment pre-litigation and litigation disputes
- Develop streamlined international employment law policies, practices, and strategies to minimize legal risks
- Draft and review employment agreements for international hires, independent contractors, and consultants
- Support compliance with visa, immigration, and work authorization requirements outside the US
- Advise on international employee transitions, retention strategies, and integration post-acquisition
- Deliver training to HR and business units regarding international employment laws and international employment norms
- Coordinate with other members of the legal team on overlapping areas, such as the Code of Business conduct and background checks
- Direct more junior employment team members working on lower-level international employment work, such as day-to-day international counseling and investigations
- 7+ years of experience as an employment attorney, with relevant in-house and/or top law firm experience
- 7+ years of experience handling international employment law issues
- Ability to work independently and effectively despite ambiguity and rapid change
- Excellent writing skills, with a focus on providing practical advice
- Awesome 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 that allows you to properly weigh what's best for our customers and our business, what's best for our employees, and potential legal risks
- Strong project management skills
- A demonstrated ability to collaborate with other legal and business professionals in a complex organization with a focus on delivering results efficiently
- A keen business sense with strong judgment, negotiation, drafting, and decision-making 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
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Base Pay Range: $144,100 - $260,000
Corporate Bonus Target: 20%
The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.