Senior Corporate Counsel Commercial

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world.

They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.

Benefits

” TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial TerraPower is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to provide legal support on commercial, business development, and regulatory matters for TerraPower. The Corporate Counsel will report to the Associate General Counsel, and work with the Associate General Counsel and the other TerraPower lawyers (together, the “TerraPower Lawyers”) as requested. The Senior Corporate Counsel will work collaboratively with TerraPower’s business and technology personnel, outside counsel and counsel for TerraPower’s suppliers, R&D collaborators, and other contractors both in the US and abroad.

Responsibilities

: Provides programmatic support for the TerraPower Lawyers, and reports to the Associate General Counsel. Prepares drafts of agreements and other documents and handles both routine and first line non-routine contract review and negotiations in support of the Procurement team and Contracts team and review and negotiation of development and project offtake agreements in support of TerraPower’s business development efforts. Creates and formats documents electronically including letters, memos, status reports, presentations (PowerPoint), spreadsheets (Excel), and other related documents.

Requirements

Prepares updates to and provides administration of legal policies and procedures in consultation with other TerraPower Lawyers. Supports the creation of, and updates to, standard contract templates for TerraPower’s business. Files, tracks and updates a variety of business and legal templates and documents.

Understands the nature of the business in order to provide value-added service and enhance working relationships. Facilitates daily contact with other TerraPower Lawyers and other TerraPower personnel via email, phone and videoconference. Manages external work with outside lawyers and others regarding matters on which the TerraPower legal team is working.

Initiates and sustains continuous improvement in TerraPower contracting advice, negotiations, templates, drafting, implementation and management, undertaking negotiations and contract management when needed. Initiates and implements technological improvements to streamline legal review and support.