Junior Paralegal, Contracts
Carta operates an intelligent platform for private capital markets, connecting data, workflows, and people across portfolio management, cap tables, fund administration, and tax services. It serves private equity firms, venture capital firms, private corporations, and limited partners.
About Carta
Carta provides a platform that helps players in private capital—including private equity firms, venture capital firms, private corporations, and limited partners—manage portfolios, move money, and model the future with unprecedented connectivity. Its offerings combine cutting-edge AI with expert human service, including cap table management, fund administration, tax services (such as Carta Fund Tax and QSBS attestation), 409A valuations, compliance, and reporting tools. The platform emphasizes real-time visibility, agentic intelligence for productivity, strategic modeling for scenario planning, and end-to-end collaboration between firms, companies, investors, and partners. Carta serves a large client base including over 1.7 million equity holders, 50,000+ companies, and 9,000+ funds and SPVs, with clients ranging from venture capital funds to global private corporations operating across multiple countries.
Skills
About the Role
You'll join the North America Contracts team, working alongside embedded AI agents and experienced lawyers to deliver high-volume legal work with speed and consistency. You will rotate across or specialise within one of three practice areas depending on your strengths and interests, supporting lawyers with first-round markups of NDAs and commercial contracts, managing document lifecycles, tracking deadlines, and communicating with counterparties. You'll work closely with lawyers and senior paralegals on fast-moving, high-volume matters, and you'll have opportunities to build commercial and legal expertise over time, including the chance to take ownership of client accounts and progress towards qualification via the SQE route.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in law or equivalent is preferred; prior exposure to NDAs or KYC processes is a plus but not required
- Eager to learn and grow, motivated, curious, and excited to develop expertise in legal practice
- Organised and efficient, able to prioritize and manage competing deadlines with attention to detail
- Strong communicator, able to write and speak clearly and professionally
- Self-starter who takes initiative and works independently
- Team player who collaborates effectively with lawyers, senior paralegals, and client-facing teams
Responsibilities
- Support lawyers with first-round markups of investment-related NDAs and commercial contracts
- Manage document lifecycles, track deadlines, communicate with counterparties, and assist with execution
- Work closely with lawyers and senior paralegals, contributing to high-quality client delivery across fast-moving, high-volume matters
- Build commercial and legal expertise over time, with opportunities to take ownership of client accounts and progress towards qualification via the SQE route
Benefits
- Equity for all full time roles