Corporate Counsel

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 Corporate Counsel you’ll work to: 

• Partner with our EU business teams on localised product and service offerings (such as equity management, equity transactions, fund administration, and SPV administration), special projects, and complex strategic initiatives.
• Support go-to-market activities for our EU teams, including sales and marketing activities across Fund Administration and Corporations, review and negotiation of sales contracts, and legal and regulatory work due to expansion into specific EU countries. 
• Partner with cross-functional legal experts and internal stakeholders to advise on the product and customer experience, including go-to-market, marketing, sales, and customer service .
• Review, negotiate and draft a wide range of commercial agreements, including partnership agreements, and joint venture agreements.

You’ll be joining our Legal team. 

Our Legal team works cross-functionally to help achieve Carta’s overall mission of building the future of equity ownership.  Like the rest of Carta, we are committed to working collaboratively, transparently, and efficiently.  We are committed to excellence in our work, a growth mindset and continuous improvement, and developing a deep understanding of our products and services as well as the broader business context in which our clients operate so that we can deliver innovative and creative legal solutions.  We require a strong bias to action and for driving results, and are responsible for supporting all teams across the organization to ensure they have the resources they need to be successful while protecting Carta’s core values and interests.  

We are looking for a Corporate Counsel who can help the Carta legal team provide cutting edge legal advice to cross-functional teams on our corporate cap table management and fund administration businesses.  This attorney will partner with other groups to help them navigate through challenging issues, and bring a business-oriented, pragmatic mindset to solving legal, regulatory and commercial problems in a fast-scaling company.  You must be able to manage complex and sensitive cross-functional projects and help business leaders make smart decisions by utilising your legal experience and expertise to bear on the complicated problems we are trying to solve.

• A local LL.B. degree, and membership in the UK Bar 
• 4+ years of experience as a practicing attorney at a leading law firm and as in-house counsel recommended.
• Strong understanding of software technology and cloud services, associated business models, and technology industry trends.
• Knowledge of venture capital and/or private equity law, securities regulation, and/or fund administration, and related trends and business practices.  
• Must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy working hard, have a solution mindset and being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet tight deadlines.
• A commitment to provide high quality client service and a strong desire to build trusted advisor relationships with key clients and executives.
• Ability to distill complex legal concepts into simple, actionable recommendations.
• Ability to manage and handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest levels of integrity, ethical standards, discretion and sound judgment.
• High level of integrity, attention to detail and excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Team player, able to collaborate across various teams and levels and form strong working relationships with colleagues and counterparties in a fast-paced work environment.