Senior Funds Lawyer
Manages complex limited partner transfer workflows for private funds, serving as the primary client and counterparty contact while supervising paralegals and improving AI-enabled legal delivery. Requires funds-law experience, leadership ability, strong client skills, and qualification in England & Wales or a comparable jurisdiction.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Supervise and mentor paralegals through complex LP transfer processes, ensuring documentation is accurate, timely, and aligned with client playbooks and SLAs.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and counterparties, coordinating KYC/AML, transfer documentation, signing, and post-closing actions.
- Own and evolve client playbooks and negotiation parameters, escalating material issues to the Legal Director while maintaining deal momentum.
- Build and deepen trusted client relationships, positioning Carta as the go-to partner for LP transfer work.
- Support business development by contributing to new client pitches alongside the Growth team.
- Partner with the technology team to continuously improve AI-driven legal delivery tools and workflows.
Requirements
- Strong experience in funds law.
- Background in LP transfers, closed-ended funds, or private markets work, with the ability to independently manage complex transfer processes.
- Client-focused and commercially minded, with experience building relationships with sophisticated asset manager and investment fund clients.
- Experience supervising and developing junior lawyers and paralegals.
- Ability to manage team performance across multiple simultaneous workflows.
- Detail-driven and execution-focused, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
- Comfortable working with AI-backed legal tools and interested in technology-enabled legal delivery.
- Qualified to practice in England & Wales or a comparable jurisdiction.
- 5+ years of relevant experience recommended.
Skills
- LP transfers
- Funds law
- Private markets
- Closed-ended funds
- KYC/AML
- Legal documentation
- Client relationship management
- Negotiation
- Legal operations
- Artificial intelligence
- Legal technology
- Business development
Skills
Lp Transfers, Funds Law, Private Markets, Closed-Ended Funds, Kyc/Aml, Legal Documentation, Client Relationship Management, Negotiation, Legal Operations, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Technology, Business Development
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