Senior Transactional Lawyer

20 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Legal
Carta

Carta

Carta provides a comprehensive platform that assists innovators throughout their journey from initial concept to initial public offering, focusing on enhancing equity ownership accessibility for a broader audience.

Capital Markets
1K-5K
Founded 2012
$1100M raised

Description

  • Serve as the primary day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset manager clients.
  • Advise clients on compliance risk factors across live transactions with commercial pragmatism.
  • Work with private equity deal teams to analyze complex deal structures and counterparties.
  • Assess AML, bribery and corruption, financial crime, and reputational risks.
  • Review fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to map ownership and fund flows.
  • Build a defensible compliance position under tight transaction timelines.
  • Liaise with deal teams, legal, compliance, and counterparties to gather review materials.
  • Coordinate with clients' legal and compliance teams to ensure deals close compliantly.
  • Confirm transactions meet AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and jurisdictional requirements.

Requirements

  • Qualified lawyer licensed to practice in the UK or Europe, with other comparable jurisdictions considered.
  • 4-6+ years PQE recommended in regulatory or investment compliance.
  • Experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or other financial services clients.
  • Experience reviewing fund structures, SPVs, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional counterparties in live deals.
  • Ability to work as a client-facing contact in a fast-paced financial services environment.
  • Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship is required.
  • Commercial, solutions-first approach to compliance.
  • Strong communication and responsiveness under pressure.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer committed to a positive interview experience.
  • Accommodations available for candidates with disabilities or medical conditions.
  • Official communications come only from @carta.com or @carta-external.com domains.

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