Contract Solutions Counsel
Carta provides an intelligent platform for private capital operations, connecting data, workflows, and people.
About Carta
Carta operates a platform for private capital that helps companies, private equity and venture capital firms, limited partners, and other financial organizations manage portfolios, move money, and model investment scenarios. Its offerings include equity and cap table management, valuations, compensation, liquidity, fund administration, fund tax, SPVs, deal CRM, portfolio valuations, loan operations, LP analytics, compliance, contracts, and attorney-led legal services. Carta combines software, AI capabilities, and expert human services for private capital workflows.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will negotiate and manage high volumes of pre-M&A contracts, including NDAs, confidentiality agreements, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters. You will advise clients, maintain contract playbooks, review junior colleagues’ work, and help improve AI-backed legal tools.
Requirements
- 7-8+ years of post-law-school corporate or transactional experience
- Experience independently negotiating pre-M&A contracts
- Experience with asset managers, investment banks, or other financial services firms
- Law degree
- License to practice law in the Americas (US/Canada)
- Experience with legal technology tools such as AI tools and HighQ
Responsibilities
- Negotiate and manage pre-M&A contracts, including NDAs, confidentiality agreements, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters
- Liaise directly with counterparties and meet agreed turnaround times
- Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for clients
- Maintain and update client playbooks
- Collaborate with and mentor junior lawyers and paralegals
- Review junior colleagues’ work
- Improve the legal technology suite using AI-backed tools