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Senior Lawyer - Venture Financings

Carta· Carta Law Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
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San Francisco, CA$208k - $317kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Lawyer focused on early-stage venture financings within the Emerging Company Venture Capital (ECVC) function, handling end-to-end financing transactions for founders and venture funds, mentoring paralegals, and collaborating with AI-driven legal delivery tools.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for founders, venture capital funds, and their outside counsel, coordinating term sheet negotiation, diligence, signing, and post-closing deliverables
  • Review and negotiate financing documents — SAFEs, convertible notes, and NVCA-form Stock Purchase Agreements, Investors' Rights Agreements, Voting Agreements, and ROFR/Co-Sale Agreements for priced rounds — advising on cap table, governance, and corporate matters
  • Supervise and mentor paralegals through complex early-stage financing transactions — SAFEs, convertible notes, and a company's first priced equity round
  • Develop and evolve deal playbooks and negotiation parameters, alongside the MD, across company- and fund-side client engagements
  • Build and deepen trusted relationships with founders, venture funds, accelerators, and outside counsel, positioning Carta Law as the go-to partner for early-stage financing 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 ECVC law
  • Strong background in early-stage financings — SAFEs, convertible notes, and priced equity rounds
  • Independent in managing complex, fast-moving deal processes
  • Client-focused and commercially minded
  • Licensed to practice in California or a comparable jurisdiction
  • 7+ years of relevant experience recommended

Skills

Required:ECVC experience (early-stage financings)Relationship managementLeadership and mentorship

Benefits

  • market competitive salary
  • equity for all full time roles
  • exceptional benefits
  • commissions plans where applicable
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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