# Senior Transactional Lawyer

**Company:** [Carta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/carta)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Legal
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** AML, Ctf Regulations, Bribery And Corruption, Financial Crime, Reputational Risk, Investment Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Asset Management, Fund Structures, Spvs, Partnerships, Trusts, Corporate Ownership, Financial Services
**Posted:** 2026-08-03

> Provides deal-side legal and compliance advice to institutional investors and asset managers, analyzing complex fund structures, ownership, counterparties, and financial crime risks. Requires UK or European legal qualification, 4–6+ years of relevant post-qualification experience, and UK work authorization without sponsorship.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers, advising on compliance risks across live transactions.
- Analyze complex transaction structures, identify counterparties, and assess AML, bribery and corruption, financial crime, and reputational risks.
- Review fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to map corporate ownership and fund flows.
- Coordinate with deal teams, legal, compliance, and counterparties to gather materials and complete reviews on time.
- Work with clients' legal and compliance teams to ensure transactions meet AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and jurisdictional requirements.

## Requirements
- Qualified lawyer licensed to practice in the UK or Europe; comparable jurisdictions may be considered.
- 4–6+ years of post-qualification experience in regulatory or investment compliance.
- Experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or other financial services clients.
- Strong knowledge of complex asset management structures, including fund structures, SPVs, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional counterparties.
- Ability to act as a client-facing contact in a fast-paced financial services environment.
- Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

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