Paralegal, Contracts

Carta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Carta is hiring a Paralegal – Contracts in the UK to support our UK Contracts team. You will work with Carta’s UK lawyers and embedded AI agents to handle investment‑related NDAs and transactional documents at a high tempo.

You will draft and review contracts, draft first-round documents, and help run client workflows, ensuring timely, high‑quality output. The role suits someone with at least 2+ years in transactional law and a client‑focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Experienced in transactional legal work, preferably within a corporate or in-house setting.
• Fast and precise under pressure in high‑volume environments.
• Commercially and legally grounded with practical pragmatism.
• Clear written and verbal communication with clients and colleagues.
• Self-starter with a builder’s mindset, ownership of processes.
• Familiarity with private markets or fund structures is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Keep contracts moving by handling intake and first-round markup of investment‑related NDAs and related documents.
• Support UK lawyers with first-round drafting and ad hoc legal work to manage volume.
• Set up and coordinate client workflows, manage document portals, and drive contracts to execution.
• Deliver crisp, commercially sound contract support balancing speed with attention to detail.

Skills

Transactional legal work

High-volume drafting

Attention to detail

Strong communicat—ion

Job description

Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world‑class software, purpose‑built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.

Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.

Together, Carta is creating the end‑to‑end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Paralegal – Contracts, you’ll work to:

• Keep contracts moving. Own the prompt intake and first‑round markup of investment‑related NDAs and related documents, ensuring nothing sits in a queue longer than it should and tight client turnaround times are consistently met
• Make the process more effective. Support Carta’s UK lawyers with first‑round drafting and ad‑hoc legal work — handling the volume so attorneys can focus on the complexity
• Build workflows clients can rely on. Set up and coordinate client workflows, manage document portals, and drive contracts through to execution, giving clients a seamless, professional experience at every step.
• Hold the quality bar. Deliver crisp, commercially sound contract support that reflects Carta’s reputation for precision — balancing speed with the attention to detail that private capital clients expect

The Team You’ll Work With

You’ll be joining our UK Contracts team.

Reporting to a Supervising Attorney in EMEA, you’ll work alongside Carta’s UK lawyers and embedded AI agents to deliver high‑volume contract work with the speed and consistency that private capital clients demand. This team sits at the intersection of legal expertise and technology — processing investment‑related NDAs and transactional documents at a pace traditional law firms can’t match.

About You

• Experienced in transactional legal work. You have 2+ years of experience recommended working within a transactional or corporate practice group, or an in‑house commercial legal team — with hands‑on exposure to commercial contracts and investment‑related NDA drafting.
• Fast and precise under pressure. You thrive in high‑volume, deadline‑driven environments — you can context‑switch between competing demands without letting quality slip.
• Commercially and legally grounded. You have a strong grasp of relevant legal concepts and the commercial pragmatism to apply them — you know when to flag something and when to just get it done.
• A clear communicator. Your written and verbal communication is crisp and concise — clients and colleagues get what they need from you without having to ask twice.
• A self‑starter with a builder’s mindset. You take ownership, spot inefficiencies, and look for ways to improve how the team operates.
• Familiar with private markets. Exposure to private capital, fund structures, or investor onboarding workflows is a strong plus.

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.

Disclosures:

• 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.
• 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 [e-mail].