Seeking Senior Telecom Attorney - Senior Associate | Of Counsel | Partner The CommLaw Group, PLLC is seeking inquiries from experienced telecommunications attorneys interested in joining one of the country’s most specialized communications law practices at the Senior Associate, Of Counsel, or Partner level. This is not a conventional lateral hiring opportunity. We are looking for experienced, deeply knowledgeable telecom lawyers who want the freedom to practice differently — to build a practice, develop a book of business, serve clients directly, collaborate with other highly experienced professionals, and participate in building something they can genuinely call their own. ABOUT THE COMMLAW GROUPThe CommLaw Group is a nationally recognized boutique law firm focused on telecommunications, communications technology, and the increasingly complex intersection of communications, software, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and regulation. For more than two decades, our attorneys have advised communications providers, technology companies, investors, private equity firms, entrepreneurs, and established enterprises on sophisticated regulatory, transactional, compliance, enforcement, and strategic matters. Our clients range from early-stage companies and new market entrants to substantial middle-market enterprises generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually, as well as Fortune 1000 companies. What connects them is not size. It is the need for sophisticated telecom counsel who understand both the law and the business. We bring that sophisticated capability without trying to replicate the traditional Big Law model. OUR PHILOSOPHYOur operating philosophy is simple: The Right Professionals on the Right Projects at the Right Prices. We believe sophisticated legal work does not require unnecessary hierarchy, excessive staffing, rigid billing structures, or institutional bureaucracy. Clients increasingly want senior-level judgment, practical answers, predictable economics, responsiveness, and lawyers who understand how their businesses actually operate. We have built our firm around that reality. We are entrepreneurial. We are flexible. We are highly specialized. And we give experienced attorneys significant autonomy in how they develop their practices, serve their clients, and organize their professional lives. At the same time, we value collaboration. Our best work occurs when experienced attorneys bring different strengths to the table and work together to solve difficult problems. AN AI-FORWARD LAW FIRMThe legal profession is changing rapidly, and we intend to be ahead of that change rather than reacting to it. The CommLaw Group is an AI-forward law firm. We actively incorporate sophisticated AI tools, automation, knowledge systems, and technology-enabled workflows into our practice — responsibly and ethically — to improve research, analysis, drafting, project management, institutional knowledge, and client service. We do not view AI merely as a way to produce the same legal work faster. We believe it will fundamentally reshape how sophisticated legal services are delivered, staffed, priced, and scaled. We are looking for lawyers who are interested in helping build that future.
WHO WE ARE:
LOOKING FORThere is a remarkable shortage of experienced telecommunications attorneys in private practice today, particularly lawyers with meaningful experience navigating both traditional telecommunications regulation and the rapidly evolving communications technology marketplace. We are interested in hearing from senior attorneys with significant experience in one or more of the following areas:
- VoIP and interconnected communications services
- Wireless and mobile communications
- MVNOs and wireless resellers
- Cloud communications, UCaaS, CPaaS, and CCaaS
- SaaS platforms incorporating voice, messaging, or telecommunications functionality
- SMS, MMS, messaging, short codes, 10DLC, and related compliance
- Robocall mitigation, STIR/SHAKEN, numbering, and call authentication
- FCC and state public utility commission regulation
- Universal Service Fund and other federal regulatory contribution programs
- Communications taxes, fees, and regulatory surcharges
- Broadband and interconnected services
- Traditional wireline, CLEC, IXC, and carrier regulation
- Telecom licensing, market entry, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory approvals
- Enforcement, investigations, audits, and regulatory compliance
- Emerging hybrid communications and software business models We are particularly interested in what might fairly be called hardcore telecom lawyers — attorneys who genuinely understand the industry, its regulatory architecture, and how communications businesses operate.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Depending upon experience, existing practice, business development interests, and professional objectives, opportunities may be structured at the Senior Associate, Of Counsel, or Partner level. We are especially interested in attorneys who want to build or expand a book of business. You may already have clients. You may have substantial subject-matter expertise but want a better platform from which to develop business. You may be leaving a larger firm where institutional economics, conflicts, billing rates, or internal politics make it difficult to build the practice you want. Or you may simply believe there is a better way to practice law. We are open to discussing different models. What matters most is philosophical alignment. We want attorneys who:
- Value independence and professional autonomy.
- Want meaningful ownership over their client relationships and practice development.
- Enjoy serving entrepreneurial and growth-oriented companies.
- Understand that excellent legal advice must also make commercial sense.
- Are comfortable working directly with executives, founders, investors, and operators.
- Value collaboration without unnecessary hierarchy.
- Are interested in using technology and AI to improve the delivery of legal services.
- Want to build something rather than simply occupy a position.
OUR CLIENT:
BASEOur clients occupy an unusually broad portion of the communications marketplace. We work with startups developing their first communications product. We help international companies enter the United States. We advise emerging VoIP, cloud communications, wireless, messaging, SaaS, AI, and technology businesses confronting communications regulation for the first time. We represent established telecommunications companies and middle-market enterprises with hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue. And we advise Fortune 1000 companies facing sophisticated communications regulatory issues. That range creates an unusual practice environment. An attorney may advise an entrepreneur building a new communications platform one day and a large corporate legal department confronting a complex FCC issue the next. We enjoy both. FLEXIBILITYExperienced lawyers should have meaningful control over how they practice. Our model is designed to accommodate different professional objectives, including traditional employment relationships, Of Counsel arrangements, and entrepreneurial Partner-level opportunities. Depending upon the attorney and the role, flexibility may include work location, schedule, practice development, client mix, billing approaches, and compensation structures. We are less interested in forcing talented lawyers into a predefined box than finding the right structure for the right person. WHY NOWDemand for sophisticated telecommunications counsel remains strong while the number of deeply experienced private practitioners continues to shrink. At the same time, communications regulation is expanding into areas that historically would not have considered themselves part of the telecom industry. Software companies are becoming communications providers. AI platforms are incorporating voice and messaging. Cloud platforms are interacting directly with the PSTN.Businesses that once viewed telecom regulation as somebody else’s problem are discovering that it is now part of their operating environment. That convergence is creating significant demand for exactly the kind of expertise our firm provides. The CommLaw Group is busy, growing, and looking to expand its bench of experienced attorneys who can help us meet that demand while developing practices of their own. BUILD SOMETHINGWe are not simply looking for someone to process assignments. We are looking for attorneys who want to build. Build expertise. Build client relationships. Build a book of business. Build new service offerings. Build a modern legal practice. And, with the right philosophical alignment, build something they have a meaningful stake in. If you are an experienced telecommunications attorney who believes there should be a more entrepreneurial, flexible, collaborative, and technology-forward way to practice communications law, we would welcome a confidential conversation. The CommLaw Group, PLLCTelecommunications | Communications Technology | Regulatory | Transactions | Compliance | AI & Emerging Technology
