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Ziply Fiber

Corporate Counsel

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  • Full Time
  • $112,285 - $167,968/year
  • Kirkland, WA
June 26, 2025 Attorney Business Law

Job Description

Position Title: Corporate Counsel

$112,285 to $167,968 annually DOE
Comprehensive health benefits include - medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

At Ziply Fiber, our mission is to elevate the connected lives of our communities every day. We are delivering the fastest home internet in the Northwest, with a focus on areas traditionally underserved by mainstream internet companies. And as our state-of-the-art fiber network expands in WA, OR, ID and MT, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

We may be building internet, but we are reaching real people. We strive to build relationships and provide customers and communities with refreshingly great experiences.
  
We emphasize our values in all our interactions:

Genuinely Caring: Our customers and colleagues are people, and quite possibly our neighbors. We put ourselves in their shoes and give them our full attention.

Empowering You: We empower our customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, and we support our employees to implement solutions that elevate the experiences of our customers and coworkers.

Innovation and Improvement: We always look for ways to make the experiences of our customers – and each other – better.

Earning Your Trust: We earn trust by communicating simply and transparently as real people, not as a corporation.

Job Summary
The Corporate Counsel will play a key legal role in supporting the company’s telecommunications business operations. The Corporate Counsel involves advising on regulatory compliance, infrastructure agreements, commercial contracts, permit and right-of-way issues, and legal risk management. The role will collaborate closely with internal teams and leadership to ensure business strategies align with legal and regulatory requirements in the telecommunications space. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney who is passionate about technology, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is eager to contribute to the strategic growth of Ziply Fiber.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

  • Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements including right-of-way agreements, franchises, vendor contracts, customer contracts, fiber leases, IRU agreements, pole attachment agreements, and interconnection agreements.
  • Provide legal advice on telecommunications regulatory matters, including compliance with federal and state statutes, local ordinances and regulatory rules and orders of the FCC, state public utility commissions and local governments.
  • Support strategic projects such as broadband grant programs, infrastructure expansion, and public-private partnerships.
  • Advise on commercial and consumer customer agreements and policies, data privacy laws, and marketing practices to ensure legal compliance.
  • Support dispute resolution processes, claims, and potential litigation.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders across various departments, including sales, operations, engineering, and construction, to identify and mitigate legal risks.
  • Provide analysis and advice on a wide range of telecommunications issues.
  • Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Qualifications:
  • Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) from an accredited law school required.
  • Current bar membership in at least one U.S. state; eligibility for admission to Washington, Idaho, Montana or Oregon bar required.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of legal experience required.
  • Exceptional contract negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving and team-oriented environment.
  • Ability to work within critical deadlines and collaborate effectively with colleagues from across the organization.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products as well as other digital tools.

Preferred Experience:
  • Familiarity with government funding programs and compliance.
  • Experience with telecommunications infrastructure agreements and regulatory frameworks.
  • Experience with utility or municipal permitting processes.
  • Knowledge of data privacy, advertising and consumer protection laws.
  • Previous litigation or M&A experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations.
  • Ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines.
  • Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work within critical deadlines.
  • Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules.
  • Ability to provide excellent customer service.

Work Authorization
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office setting.

At all times, Ziply Fiber must be your primary employer. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, employees may not hold outside employment nor be self-employed without obtaining approval in writing from Ziply Fiber. In holding outside employment or self-employment, employees should ensure that participation does not conflict with responsibilities to Ziply Fiber or its business interests.

Diverse Workforce / EEO:
Ziply Fiber is an equal opportunity employer. Ziply Fiber will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability or any other legally protected status.

Ziply Fiber requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Ziply Fiber may require a pre-employment drug screening.

Ziply Fiber is a drug free workplace.


Salary
  • $112,285 - $167,968/year


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