Contracts Lawyer

You'll be joining our Carta Law team, specifically within the Contracts - EMEA function. Carta Law is the largest AI-native law firm for private capital, born from the combination of Avantia Law and Carta. Our Contracts team manages the full lifecycle of commercial contracts for clients – from first review through to execution. You'll be the direct day-to-day contact for sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients, working alongside fellow lawyers and paralegals. This team delivers high volumes of pre-M&A contract work at speed, supported by AI-backed tools including Carta's proprietary platform, Ava.

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Contract Lawyer, you'll work to:

• Independently negotiate and execute high volumes of pre-M&A contracts — NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters — liaising directly with counterparties against agreed SLAs.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients, building trusted advisor relationships.
• Maintain and evolve client-specific contract playbooks, ensuring consistency and quality across every negotiation.
• Mentor junior lawyers and paralegals, reviewing their work and contributing to a high-performing team culture.
• Use and continuously improve Carta's legal technology suite, identifying ways to innovate using AI-backed tools
• Manage the full contract lifecycle for each matter, from first review through execution and system logging.

• Qualified and experienced. You're licensed to practise law in the UK, Europe, US, or Canada, with 3+ PQE 
• Track record. You've independently negotiated pre-M&A contracts like NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters in a financial services legal environment.
• Trusted advisor. You build lasting relationships with sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients and communicate legal advice crisply.
• Commercially minded. You balance legal risk against business objectives and flag issues before they escalate.
• Tech-forward. You're proficient with AI-backed contract review tools like Carta Ava, HighQ, and CLM/e-signature systems, and look for ways to improve them.
• Collaborative leader. You mentor junior lawyers and paralegals and take ownership of your work in a fast-paced environment.

At Carta, you're not just an employee. You're a builder who is creating infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta's Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets.