Counsel

The role

You will negotiate and manage high volumes of pre-M&A contracts for investment fund and asset manager clients. You will also serve as a primary contact for clients and mentor junior lawyers and paralegals.

What you will do

• Negotiate and manage high volumes of pre-M&A contracts including NDAs, confidentiality agreements, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters
• Liaise directly with counterparties and adhere to agreed turnaround times
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for clients
• Build trusted advisor relationships with sophisticated investment funds and asset managers
• Maintain and update client playbooks on an ongoing basis
• Collaborate with and mentor junior lawyers and paralegals
• Review work of junior lawyers and paralegals
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Carta's legal technology suite

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of post law school corporate or transactional experience
• Track record of independently negotiating pre-M&A contracts (NDAs, NRLs, joinders, engagement letters)
• Experience working with asset managers, investment banks, or other financial services firms
• Law Degree
• Licensed to practice law in the Americas (US/Canada)

Nice to have

• interest in legal tech or AI

Benefits

• market competitive salary
• equity for all full time roles
• exceptional benefits
• commissions plans for applicable roles

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.