Senior Transactional Lawyer

The role

You will act as the primary legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers. You will advise on compliance risk factors, analyze transaction structures, and investigate ownership and control to ensure deals close compliantly.

What you will do

• Act as the primary day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers.
• Advise on compliance risk factors across live transactions.
• Work with private equity deal teams to understand complex deal anatomy.
• Identify counterparties and conduct multi-dimensional risk analysis.
• Review fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to map corporate ownership and fund flows.
• Liaise with deal teams, legal, compliance, and counterparties to gather materials.
• Collaborate with clients' legal and compliance teams to confirm transactions meet regulations and internal policies.

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with transactional compliance experience.
• Licensed to practice in the UK or Europe (other comparable jurisdictions considered).
• 4-6+ years PQE recommended in regulatory or investment compliance.
• Experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or other financial services clients.
• Familiarity with complex asset management structures including fund structures, SPVs, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional counterparties.
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

About the company

Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. It provides software, services, and legal infrastructure for founders, fund managers, and legal teams.