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Senior Funds Lawyer

Carta· Carta Law Funds
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About the role

Senior Funds Lawyer focusing on LP transfer workflows within Carta's Funds Delivery team, LP Transfers. Responsible for supervising paralegals, managing complex LP transfer processes, client relationships, and contributing to AI-enabled legal delivery and business development.

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

Qualifications

  • Experienced in funds law. Strong background in LP transfers, closed-ended funds, or private markets work and independently manage complex transfer processes
  • Licensed to practice in England & Wales or a comparable jurisdiction; 5+ years of relevant experience recommended
  • Client-focused and commercially minded; ability to communicate clearly under pressure
  • Natural leader and mentor with experience supervising and developing junior lawyers and paralegals
  • Detail-driven and execution-focused; able to manage competing deadlines and maintain momentum
  • Tech-savvy with comfort using AI-backed legal tools

Skills

Required:Funds lawClient relationship managementLeadership and mentoring
Nice to have:KYC/AML coordinationAI-enabled legal tools
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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