Contracts Lawyer - Contracts - EMEA
About the job
- The candidate must be licensed to practise law in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, or Canada, with 3+ years of post-qualified experience.
- The candidate must have independently negotiated pre-M&A contracts such as NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters in a financial services legal environment.
- The candidate must be able to build lasting relationships with sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients and communicate legal advice clearly.
- The candidate must balance legal risk against business objectives and identify issues before they escalate.
- The candidate must be proficient with AI-backed contract review tools such as Carta Ava, HighQ, and contract lifecycle management/e-signature systems.
- Independently negotiate and execute high volumes of pre-M&A contracts, including NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters, while liaising directly with counterparties against agreed service-level agreements.
- Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients.
- Maintain and evolve client-specific contract playbooks to ensure consistency and quality across negotiations.
- Mentor junior lawyers and paralegals, review their work, and contribute to a high-performing team culture.
- Use and continuously improve Carta's legal technology suite, identifying ways to innovate with AI-backed tools.
- Manage the full contract lifecycle for each matter, from first review through execution and system logging.
About the company
Carta provides a fintech platform that streamlines fundraising for startups, venture capitalists, and private equity firms, while also managing equity and portfolio data. The platform combines asset management, back-office automation, valuations, fund formation, and audit and tax support into one system. It uses machine-learning driven data and real-time market intelligence to support compensation decisions and makes equity sales for employees and stakeholders easier. Revenue comes from charging clients for access to its tools and services, with pricing varying by client size and service level; the goal is to make fundraising faster, easier, and more cost-effective by offering an integrated suite of fundraising workflow, equity management, and data insights.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series G
Total Funding
$1.1B
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2012
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Pulley’s September 2026 shutdown sends cap-table customers toward Carta migrations.
- Over 1,500 firms use Carta’s Claude plugins, accelerating switching costs.
- Carta’s March 2026 CRM and May 2026 Law launches deepen cross-sell across private capital.
What critics are saying
- April 2026 layoffs cut about 100 workers, signaling pressure despite growth.
- Employee discrimination and retaliation lawsuits from 2023 continue hurting Carta’s employer brand.
- Pulley shuts December 2026, but Ledgy and Morgan Stanley still attack Carta’s core.
What makes Carta unique
- Carta’s March 2026 ListAlpha deal unified CRM, cap table, and fund data.
- Carta Law launched May 2026 after Avantia acquisition, adding AI-native legal workflows.
- Carta’s Hong Kong office and Singapore hub expand private-markets infrastructure across Asia.
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Benefits
Free lunch and snacks
Equity
Employee liquidity every 12-18 months
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6 month growth
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Carta Law, the AI-native law firm for private capital, has appointed four senior leaders across its US and European operations. Noah Levine joins as Legal Director for North American Compliance, whilst Karin Porstendörfer becomes Compliance Director and Head of Inbound KYC in Luxembourg. The firm has also promoted Chrystel Marincich to Managing Director for Contracts Americas and Kenneth Howe to Managing Director for Contracts Europe and APAC. Both joined Carta Law two and a half years ago from private practice. The appointments support Carta Law's client base of over 200 asset managers, including 30% of the world's largest funds. The firm launched in May 2026 following Carta's acquisition of Avantia.
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Carta, a specialist ERP provider for the private capital world, has bought UK-based ALSP Avantia, which handles managed services for asset managers. The result is the launch of Carta Law, an AI-fir…
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