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Form Energy is a climate technology company developing long-duration iron-air battery systems for grid-scale energy storage. The company has secured contracts with leading US utilities and is ramping production at its West Virginia manufacturing facility.
You will join the legal team as a hands-on in-house attorney reporting to the Deputy General Counsel. This is a key role scaling legal support as Form Energy expands rapidly. You will serve as the primary legal point of contact for the Commercial Operations team, managing a diverse portfolio of transactional work across the company's business lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting commercial projects end-to-end: origination, site development, financing, construction, commissioning, and long-term operations, coordinating with external counsel and internal stakeholders.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts including NDAs, MOUs, battery supply agreements, master services agreements, EPC agreements, equipment specifications, and warranties.
- Driving legal agreements to completion through cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder coordination.
- Developing and improving contract processes, templates, policies, and procedures to enable team scaling.
- Advising on state-level grant and incentive programs: eligibility, applications, award negotiations, compliance, and reporting.
- Partnering with Finance and Tax on tax credit structuring, qualification, transfer/monetization agreements, and supporting documentation.
- Drafting and maintaining intercompany agreements (services, licensing, supply, funding) among Form Energy affiliates and project entities.
- Managing corporate entity matters for subsidiaries and project entities: formation, foreign qualifications, governance, compliance, and records.
- Supporting policy and procedure development for a growing global business.
- Executing special projects as assigned by the General Counsel.
The role demands strong communication, attention to detail, sound business judgment, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with tight deadlines. You will need to balance diligent legal work with pragmatic risk management and business enablement.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 10 years of transactional legal experience (law firm or in-house); energy industry experience highly preferred.
- JD from accredited law school; active Bar membership in at least one state.
- Can-do attitude, ownership mentality, and commitment to excellent client service.
- High emotional intelligence; excellent written and oral communication.
- Sound practical and business judgment; ability to minimize risk while achieving business objectives.
- Proven ability to learn quickly, take initiative, work proactively and collaboratively, be resourceful, and assume additional responsibility.
- Ability to handle ambiguity and develop creative, pragmatic solutions for complex, evolving issues.
- Openness to giving and receiving feedback.
- Consistently good judgment, unmatched work ethic, impeccable integrity, and team-first attitude.
