# Consultant, Contracts

**Company:** [Carta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/carta)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Contract Negotiation, M&A, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Legal Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Highq, Client Relationship Management
**Posted:** 2026-08-07

> Provides high-volume pre-M&A contract negotiation and lifecycle management for investment funds and asset managers across APAC. The consultant advises clients, maintains playbooks, mentors junior legal professionals, and improves AI-supported legal technology processes.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Negotiate and manage high volumes of pre-M&A contracts, including NDAs, confidentiality agreements, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters.
- Liaise directly with counterparties and adhere 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 to ensure consistency and quality across contract negotiations.
- Collaborate with and mentor junior lawyers and paralegals, reviewing their work and contributing to a high-performing team culture.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of Carta’s legal technology suite, including identifying opportunities to innovate with AI-backed tools.

## Requirements
- 6–8+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
- Track record of independently negotiating pre-M&A contracts, including NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters.
- Experience working with asset managers, investment banks, or other financial services firms.
- Law degree and a license to practice law in an APAC jurisdiction.
- Based in an APAC time zone.
- Commercially minded, client-focused, and able to communicate legal advice crisply and concisely.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing effectively, owning work, and driving process improvements.

## Nice to Have
- Interest in legal technology or artificial intelligence.
- Experience with AI tools and HighQ.

## Compensation
- Compensation is paid on a fixed per-document basis; details are discussed during the first screening call with the Talent Team.

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