Senior Contract Solutions Lawyer, APAC

You're joining Carta's Contracts - APAC team, part of Carta Law, the largest AI-native law firm for private capital.

As a Senior Contract Solutions Lawyer, you'll independently negotiate and execute high volumes of pre-M&A contracts, serve as the primary day-to-day contact for sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients, and maintain and evolve client-specific contract playbooks.

Responsibilities:

• Independently negotiate and execute high volumes of pre-M&A contracts , NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters , liaising directly with counterparties against agreed SLAs.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients, building trusted advisor relationships.
• Maintain and evolve client-specific contract playbooks, ensuring consistency and quality across every negotiation.
• Mentor junior lawyers and paralegals, reviewing their work and contributing to a high-performing team culture.
• Use and continuously improve Carta's legal technology suite, identifying ways to innovate using AI-backed tools.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle for each matter, from first review through execution and system logging.

Requirements:

• Law Degree and licensed to practice in any APAC jurisdictions, the UK, US, or Canada, with 5+ PQE.
• Track record of independently negotiating pre-M&A contracts like NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters in a financial services legal environment.
• Ability to build lasting relationships with sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients and communicate legal advice crisply.
• Commercially minded, balancing legal risk against business objectives and flagging issues before they escalate.
• Collaborative leader, mentoring junior lawyers and paralegals and taking ownership of work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with AI-backed contract review tools and willingness to improve them.
• Language capability in Japanese, Korean, or Mandarin is highly preferred.