Senior Associate Lawyer
Senior Associate Contract Solutions Lawyer negotiating high volumes of pre-M&A contracts (NDAs, NRLs, etc.) for investment fund and asset manager clients. Requires 4+ years transactional experience, US/Canada bar license, and familiarity with financial services.
About the job
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
Skills
Transactional Law, Contract Negotiation, Ndas, Nrls, Joinders, Engagement Letters, Legal Tech, AI Tools, Highq, Financial Services
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