Engagement Letter Lawyer

The role

You will review, negotiate, and finalize engagement letters for clients using client playbooks. You will act as a day-to-day contact for clients and support the wider Contracts team with NDAs and other routine commercial contracts.

What you will do

• Review, negotiate and finalise engagement letters for clients
• Be the day-to-day contact for clients on engagement letter matters
• Liaise directly with counterparties and resolve queries
• Keep client playbooks current by feeding back positions and fallback terms
• Support the wider Contracts team on NDAs and other routine commercial contracts
• Use AI-backed tools in daily work
• Give product feedback
• Share learnings with paralegals and junior lawyers

Required qualifications

• 5+ years PQE
• Independently negotiated engagement letters and similar pre-M&A contracts
• Qualified to practise law in UK / Europe / US or Canada
• Worked with asset managers, investment banks or other financial services firms
• Commercially minded and client-focused
• Tech-savvy
• Self-starter

Nice to have

• interest in legal tech is a strong plus

Benefits

• market competitive salary
• equity for full-time employees
• exceptional benefits

About the company

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