Paralegal, Compliance
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
As a Compliance Paralegal, you'll dig into transaction structures, working closely with private equity deal teams to understand deal anatomy, identify counterparties, and conduct risk analysis focused on AML, bribery, financial crime, and reputational exposure. You'll unpack complex entity ownership by reviewing fund vehicles, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to build a complete picture of who sits behind every transaction. You'll drive the materials-gathering process by liaising with deal teams, legal, compliance, and counterparties to obtain documentation needed for KYC reviews. You'll keep deals compliant by collaborating with clients' legal and compliance teams to ensure transactions meet AML/CTF regulations and jurisdiction-specific requirements, flagging issues early so deals don't stall at closing.
Requirements
- 1-2+ years of working or internship experience in a legal sector role, internship, or graduate position
- Working knowledge of legal administration, document review, and regulatory compliance
- Strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
- Familiarity with fund structures, offshore jurisdictions (Cayman, Luxembourg), or KYC screening tools (WorldCheck, Refinitiv, RDC) is a meaningful advantage
- ICA or ACAMS certification is a plus
Responsibilities
- Work closely with private equity deal teams to understand deal anatomy and identify counterparties
- Conduct risk analysis with a focus on AML, bribery, financial crime, and reputational exposure
- Review ownership and control structures including fund vehicles, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts
- Liaise with deal teams, legal, compliance, and counterparties to obtain KYC documentation
- Collaborate with clients' legal and compliance teams to ensure transactions meet AML/CTF regulations
- Flag compliance issues early to prevent deal closing delays