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Senior Transactional Lawyer

Carta· Carta Law
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Hybrid (London)Full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Transactional Lawyer at Carta London, UK, serving as the day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset manager clients across private equity, infrastructure, credit, and real estate strategies, focusing on transactional compliance, AML/financial crime, and deal structuring.

Responsibilities

  • Be the client's trusted deal-side compliance partner. Act as the primary day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers — advising on compliance risk factors across live transactions with clarity and commercial pragmatism.
  • Unpack transaction structures that others can't. Work closely with private equity deal teams to understand complex deal anatomy, identify counterparties, and conduct multi-dimensional risk analysis — covering AML, bribery and corruption, financial crime, and reputational risk.
  • Investigate ownership and control to find what matters. Review fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to map corporate ownership and fund flows — building a defensible compliance picture under deal timeline pressure.
  • Drive the materials process. Liaise with deal teams, legal, compliance, and relevant counterparties to gather what's needed to complete reviews on time, without losing rigour.
  • Ensure deals close compliantly. Collaborate with clients' legal and compliance teams to confirm that transactions meet AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and jurisdictional requirements.

Qualifications

  • A qualified lawyer with transactional compliance experience.
  • You're licensed to practice in the UK or Europe (other comparable jurisdictions considered). 4-6+ years PQE recommended in regulatory or investment compliance — and experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or other financial services clients.
  • Commercially sharp and solutions-first. You approach compliance as an enabler of deal velocity, not a barrier to it.
  • Deeply familiar with complex asset management structures. You've reviewed fund structures, SPVs, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional counterparties in a live deal context.
  • Client-ready under pressure. You're comfortable as the named contact for demanding institutional clients in a fast-paced financial services environment.
  • Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

Skills

Required:UK/Europe regulatory and investment complianceTransaction structuring and deal analysisFund structures, SPVs, offshore vehiclesClient management under pressure

Benefits

  • Disclosures: We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate.
  • Accommodations for disability or medical conditions available upon request to the talent partner.
  • Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization.
  • Information on data privacy policies available via Privacy, CA Candidate Privacy, and Brazil Transparency Report.
  • Official communications will come from @carta.com or @carta-external.com domains; report unapproved domains to security@carta.com.
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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