Carta Law
Senior Paralegal - Contracts Team
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OUR FIRM
Carta Law is the largest AI-native law firm for private capital.
Born from the combination of Avantia Law and Carta, a leading fund and fund operations platform trusted by over 40,000 funds, we exist at the intersection of legal expertise, compliance, and technology. Our lawyers and paralegals work alongside embedded AI agents, to deliver investor onboarding, transaction KYC, and high-volume legal work with a speed and consistency that traditional law firms simply can't match.
Position Overview
We are looking for a UK-based Paralegal to join Avantia and support our UK Contracts team. Within this role you will be negotiating investment-related NDAs and related documents with lawyer supervision, setting up and coordinating workflows, portal management, assist with playbook updates, and other client-related work.
Key Responsibilities
- Contract Drafting and Support: Negotiate investment-related documents with lawyer supervision
- Managing the prompt intake of new documents: Work to tight turnaround times
- Client Support: Set up and coordinate client workflows and assist with setting up portals and getting contracts signed and finalized
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with our UK lawyers, support the lawyers with ad hoc work where necessary
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Requirements
- Comfortable with a fast-paced, changing, and dynamic environment with the ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
- Efficient: While we are committed to respecting work-life balance, we also expect staff to move quickly on matters while at work and prioritize multiple tasks and competing demands and deadlines.
- Committed to delivering a quality service to our clients with a strong work ethic to match.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Our client value and expect us to provide crisp, concise, and straightforward advice.
- Strong grasp of relevant legal concepts combined with a commercial and pragmatic outlook.
- A self-starter who takes ownership. We look for people who are constantly thinking of ways to innovate our technology and our business. As our growth continues, there will be new and exciting opportunities to get involved and contribute to our continued evolution.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in law (or another discipline alongside a GDL/LPC).
- At least 2 years' experience working with a transactional or corporate practice group or in an in-house commercial legal team setting.
- Experience working with commercial contracts and drafting initial markups, particularly investment-related NDAs.
- Exposure to private markets highly desirable.
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