Senior Funds Lawyer

Job Description

You'll be joining Carta's Funds team, specifically within the LP Transfers function. Our LP Transfers team manages the end-to-end transfer process for limited partner interests across multiple client accounts each quarter. Working alongside paralegals and senior lawyers, you'll own day-to-day client relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for complex multi-party transfer workflows.

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

Requirements

• Experienced in funds law with a strong background in LP transfers, closed-ended funds, or private markets work
• Client-focused and commercially minded with strong relationships with sophisticated asset manager and investment fund clients
• A natural leader and mentor with experience supervising and developing junior lawyers and paralegals
• Detail-driven and execution-focused with ability to prioritize effectively and handle competing deadlines
• Tech-savvy with comfort working with AI-backed legal tools
• Licensed to practice in England & Wales or a comparable jurisdiction with 5+ years of relevant experience