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
You'll join the Compliance Transactional Sub Division, working at the intersection of private equity deal-making and regulatory compliance. You will conduct KYC due diligence on complex asset management entities to ensure every transaction Carta supports is clean, compliant, and defensible. You'll partner with deal teams, lawyers, and compliance professionals on live transactions involving fund structures, SPVs, and multi-jurisdictional counterparties.
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
- 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, identify counterparties, and conduct risk analysis focused on AML, bribery, financial crime, and reputational exposure
- Review ownership and control structures such as fund vehicles, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to build a complete picture of who sits behind every transaction
- Liaise with deal teams, legal, compliance, and counterparties to obtain documentation needed to complete KYC reviews on time and to a high standard
- Collaborate with clients' legal and compliance teams to ensure transactions meet AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and jurisdiction-specific requirements
Benefits
- Equity for all full time roles