Senior Counsel, Corporate
Oklo
Santa Clara, CA or Remote
Contract
$200,000
RemoteSenior
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Senior Counsel, Corporate to join our Legal team.
The Senior Counsel, Corporate will play a critical role supporting the Companys continued growth across the business. We are looking for a junior-to-mid-level corporate attorney with 3-5 years of experience to help us across a range of needs. Primarily, this person will support our public company and corporate legal work, including SEC filings and public disclosure matters (e.g., annual and quarterly reports, proxy statement preparation, and Section 16 and Section 13 reporting matters), NYSE compliance, capital markets and financing support, annual meeting preparation, and diligence and negotiations for potential M&A and other strategic transactions. As a high growth company, you will also help out with ad hoc commercial contracting, legal research, and other legal needs across the company as they arise. This role, which reports to our Associate General Counsel, is perfect for a junior-to-mid-level transactional attorney who is comfortable acting as a corporate generalist, and who is looking to stretch themselves, learn, and roll up their sleeves and lean in wherever needed in a highly dynamic environment.
We are not looking for a niche specialist: we are looking for a lawyer who is comfortable being uncomfortable. We are growing fast and every day presents new opportunities and challenging legal questionswe care more about your judgment, agility, and ability to learn and grow than your specific substantive experience. If you are someone who thrives in exciting and fast-moving environments, and are eager to grow and push yourself, this role may be for you.
We are looking for a Senior Counsel, Corporate that is:
A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely wont enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.
Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isnt about a fake or arbitrary pieces of flair mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We arent about taking credit for ourselves, and we arent about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.
An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.
Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.
Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.
Oklo requires remote employees to travel to headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) twice a quarter annually, based on business or team needs, including attendance at team meetings, off-sites, and other company events or gatherings. For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.
Salary: $200,000-$225,000
Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance (with employer contribution), HSA, FSA, flexible work hours, wellness credits, and other benefits.
We are looking to fill this position immediately!
This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible.
About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.
#CHOP: Oklos Values
Collaboration: We go further, together. We bring diverse perspectives, listen actively, and build trust through transparency and respect. We work across disciplines, sharing ownership to turn complex challenges into shared successes.
Humility: We are team players who act for the good of the company and for the world. We are focused on our mission, not personal recognition.
Ownership: We take pride in what we do and how we do it. We are proactive in finding solutions and see tasks through to completion. We are committed to delivering on our promises to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
Pathfinding: We chart new ground where no path exists by approaching challenges with curiosity, courage, and creativity while navigating ambiguity.
Candidates should be aware that employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing at any time in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.
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