About this role
The Company You’ll Join
Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, 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.
For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page .
Engagement Letter Lawyer, Contracts
Location: London, UK
The Company You’ll Join
Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, 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.
For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page .
The Team You’ll Work With
You’ll be joining our Carta Law Contracts team – specifically within the Contracts – EMEA function.
Our Contracts team manages the full lifecycle of commercial contracts for clients – from first review through to execution. You'll be the direct day-to-day contact for sophisticated investment fund and asset manager clients, working alongside fellow lawyers and paralegals. This team delivers high volumes of pre-M&A contract work at speed, supported by AI-backed tools
As Engagement Letter Lawyer, you’ll report to the Legal Director and handle engagement letters with minimal supervision.
The Problems You’ll Solve
At Carta, we’re transforming how private capital operates — connecting the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders, fund managers, and legal teams depend on. We believe the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As an Engagement Letter Lawyer, you’ll work to:
• Review, negotiate and finalise engagement letters for our clients, working from client playbooks and keeping to agreed turnaround times.
• Be the day-to-day contact for clients on engagement letter matters, liaising directly with counterparties and resolving queries without escalation where you can.
• Keep client playbooks current by feeding back the positions and fallback terms you see in negotiations.
• Support the wider Contracts team on NDAs and other routine commercial contrac