"Antora Energy delivers affordable reliable energy to industry data centers and the grid. Our thermal batteries turn low-cost electricity into always-on heat and power without supply-constrained critical minerals or multi-year construction timelines. We are growing our company with people who put team and mission first value connection through laughter and joy and work with humility and openness. We are committed to building a diverse passionate and creative team dedicated to a future powered by abundant clean low-cost energy. Position Summary Antora's Senior Counsels will be foundational members of the company's legal function reporting to the Chief Business Officer and acting as trusted partners to the executive team. This is a high-autonomy high-impact role for a lawyer who combines top-tier law firm training with the commercial pragmatism and ownership mentality of in-house practice. You will own the corporate legal infrastructure — the internal plumbing that keeps the company compliant protected and operationally efficient — while managing the ""outside counsel supply chain"" to ensure Antora receives excellent cost-effective legal services across specialist domains. You will enjoy exposure to deal-making and project finance (driven by our Chief Business Officer) and corporate finance (partnering with our CFO and CBO) as you build the internal legal foundation that makes everything else possible. A background in energy transition infrastructure project development or power is a major plus. Antora builds and deploys physical capital-intensive energy assets and a lawyer who already understands the commercial regulatory and contracting realities of that world - whether from a firm energy/infrastructure practice or in-house at a developer IPP utility or energy technology company - will be bale to partner credibly with engineering commercial and project teams from day one. Roles & Responsibilities Take ownership of tactical manufacturing supply chain and vendor contracts critical to delivering our near term engineering production and commercial goals. Assess with the CBO Antora's outside counsel network — mapping current engagements spend and coverage gaps — and identify opportunities to consolidate with fewer firms with better rates and accountability but with a focus on obtaining the best advice and execution available. Integrate AI tools into your daily legal workflows (contract reviews first-draft generation legal research document analysis etc.) to measurably increase the speed and volume of work the legal function can handle assist in selecting the most appropriate CLM and AI enhancements. Support cross-functional compliance needs related to fundraising. Become familiar with how we manage our capital stack and execute global project development and partner with our co-investors in projects although you may not own these work streams day-to-day. By month 6–12 you will Operate as an autonomous legal decision-maker across corporate finance and governance international corporate structuring tax coordination and compliance insourcing work where volume and context justify it and routing specialist matters to the right outside counsel. Have helped build a rationalized evaluated outside counsel network with secured volume discounts and clear accountability by practice area. Improve AI-enhanced legal workflows as a standard operating model for the function tracking productivity gains and using those metrics to inform resourcing decisions as the legal team scales. Ensure Antora's corporate compliance and governance infrastructure best reflect our corporate practices. Serve as a thought partner to our executive team on legal risk corporate structure and operational scaling. Key Qualifications 8+ years of legal experience with a strong foundation at a top-tier law firm followed by meaningful in-house experience (e.g. Assistant GC Senior Counsel or equivalent at a growth-stage company). Energy transition infrastructure or power background — a major plus experience with project development power generation or delivery high-capex infrastructure construction contracts or related regulatory frameworks — from a firm practice or in-house at a developer IPP utility or energy/climate technology company. You understand the physical and commercial realities of building energy infrastructure and can speak the language of engineering and project teams. Breadth across corporate legal domains you've touched corporate governance commercial contracts LLCA or operating agreements for partnerships and can help manage (with Co-Senior Counsel and specialist outside counsel) IP litigation employment and compliance matters and vendor management you're comfortable operating across stakeholders and making judgments about when specialist support is and is not appropriate. Hardware / climate tech / energy exposure experience with high-capex manufacturing construction contracts supply chain agreements or project-adjacent work is a strong differentiator. Financial discipline you know how to manage legal spend — running RFPs negotiating fee arrangements evaluating outside counsel performance and making hard calls about what to insource vs. outsource. AI fluency you're already using AI tools in your legal practice or you've been closely involved in AI governance risk frameworks or adoption strategy at a firm or company with a serious desire to access AI efficiencies. Antora is aggressively embracing AI and we want a lawyer who embraces AI and we want our legal team to embrace AI. Poise and autonomy you thrive in fast-paced ambiguous environments with minimal oversight. You exercise exceptional judgment to make calls independently and know when to access others' experience — you are able to build trust quickly across a collaborative engineering-driven culture. WHAT WE OFFER Competitive base salary and equity in a high-growth climate tech company approaching Series C. The opportunity to build a legal function from the ground up at a company with a clear path to commercial scale and significant societal impact. A seat at the table with a collaborative mission-driven executive team. A respectful and collaborative working environment that values speed ownership and intellectual curiosity. Work Location Onsite - San Jose CA Salary Range $221000 USD - $265000 USD Sala ry Basis Annual Please note that the salary range listed above reflects Antora Energy's estimated pay for this position. The actual salary offered will be within the posted range and determined based on several factors including but not limited to a candidate's experiences credentials and expertise as they pertain to the position's requirements. In addition to a competitive base salary Antora Energy’s Total Rewards program includes equity compensation in the form of stock options a premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance a 401K plan with employer contributions flexible spending accounts and an industry leading paid-time-off policy that features flexible and inclusive holiday observance as well as paid volunteer time off. #LI-Onsite When it comes to stopping climate change we need everyone. We believe that having a diversity of backgrounds and experiences strengthens all of us and we strive to create an environment where every one of us is empowered to create meaningful change."