Senior Associate Lawyer

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage high volumes of pre-M&A contracts – including NDAs, confidentiality agreements, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters – directly liaising with counterparties and adhering to agreed turnaround times
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for clients, building trusted advisor relationships with sophisticated investment funds and asset managers
• Maintain and update client playbooks on an ongoing basis, ensuring consistency and quality across all contract negotiations
• Collaborate with and mentor junior lawyers and paralegals, reviewing their work and contributing to a high-performing team culture
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Carta's legal technology suite, identifying ways to innovate using AI-backed tools

Requirements

• 4+ years of post law school corporate or transactional experience, with a track record of independently negotiating pre-M&A contracts (NDAs, NRLs, joinders, engagement letters)
• Experience working with asset managers, investment banks, or other financial services firms and understand their expectations
• Licensed to practice law in the Americas (US/Canada)
• Commercially minded and client-focused; communicate legal advice crisply and concisely
• Tech-savvy and adaptable; comfortable working with and evolving a legal technology suite (e.g. AI tools, HighQ)
• Self-starter who owns their work; thrives in a fast-paced environment, prioritizes effectively, and is always looking for ways to improve and innovate

Nice-to-Haves

• Interest in legal tech or AI