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About the Role
As a Paralegal in the Contracts team, you will keep contracts moving by owning the prompt intake and first-round markup of investment-related NDAs and related documents. You will also support Carta's UK lawyers with first-round drafting and ad hoc legal work, and set up and coordinate client workflows, manage document portals, and drive contracts through to execution.
Responsibilities
- Own the prompt intake and first-round markup of investment-related NDAs and related documents.
- Ensure nothing sits in a queue longer than it should and tight client turnaround times are consistently met.
- Support Carta's UK lawyers with first-round drafting and ad hoc legal work.
- Set up and coordinate client workflows.
- Manage document portals.
- Drive contracts through to execution.
- Deliver crisp, commercially sound contract support that reflects Carta's reputation for precision.
- Balance speed with the attention to detail that private capital clients expect.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience working within a transactional or corporate practice group, or an in-house commercial legal team.
- Hands-on exposure to commercial contracts and investment-related NDA drafting.
- Ability to thrive in high-volume, deadline-driven environments.
- Ability to context-switch between competing demands without letting quality slip.
- Strong grasp of relevant legal concepts and commercial pragmatism.
- Ability to know when to flag something and when to get it done.
- Crisp and concise written and verbal communication.
- Self-starter with a builder's mindset.
- Takes ownership, spots inefficiencies, and looks for ways to improve how the team operates.
- Familiarity with private markets is a strong plus.
- Proficiency with AI-backed contract review tools like Carta Ava, CLM/e-signature systems.
- Ability to review and negotiate in Japanese, Korean or Mandarin.
Skills
- Commercial contracts
- Investment-related NDA drafting
- AI-backed contract review tools
- CLM/e-signature systems
- Communication
Location
- APAC
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years
About the Company
- Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital.
- Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions.
- Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates.
- Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work.
- Carta Law is the largest AI-native law firm for private capital, born from the combination of Avantia Law and Carta.
- Our Contracts team manages the full lifecycle of commercial contracts for clients – from first review through to execution.
- At Carta, you're not just an employee. You're a builder who is creating infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership.
- Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta's Identity Traits.
- They work collaboratively and cross functionally to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate.
- If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
- Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization.
- For information on our data privacy policies, see Privacy, CA Candidate Privacy, and Brazil Transparency Report.
- Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to security@carta.com.