Contracts Lawyer

The Role

You'll join Carta Law's UK Contracts team at the heart of its pre-M&A practice. As a Contract Lawyer, you'll independently negotiate high volumes of pre-M&A contracts while acting as the primary day-to-day contact for sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients.

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, including Carta Ava and HighQ, to increase speed and consistency.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle for each matter, from first review through execution and system logging.

Requirements

• Qualified and experienced. You're licensed to practise law in the UK, Europe, US, or Canada, with 3+ PQE.
• Track record. You've independently negotiated pre-M&A contracts like NDAs, NRLs, joinders, and engagement letters in a financial services legal environment.
• Trusted advisor. You build lasting relationships with sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients and communicate legal advice crisply.
• Commercially minded. You balance legal risk against business objectives and flag issues before they escalate.
• Tech-forward. You're proficient with AI-backed contract review tools like Carta Ava, HighQ, and CLM/e-signature systems, and look for ways to improve them.
• Collaborative leader. You mentor junior lawyers and paralegals and take ownership of your work in a fast-paced environment.