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The Role

You'll join Carta's Emerging Company Venture Capital (ECVC) function as a Senior Lawyer – Venture Financings. This role focuses on early-stage financing deals, managing client relationships, and serving as the primary point of contact for fundraising transactions.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for founders, venture capital funds, and their respective outside counsel, coordinating term sheet negotiation, diligence, signing, and post-closing deliverables
  • Review and negotiate financing documents , SAFEs, convertible notes, and NVCA-form Stock Purchase Agreements, Investors' Rights Agreements, Voting Agreements, and ROFR/Co-Sale Agreements for priced rounds , advising on cap table, governance, and corporate matters that arise from each transaction
  • Supervise and mentor paralegals through complex early-stage financing transactions , SAFEs, convertible notes, and a company's first priced equity round , ensuring documentation is accurate, timely, and aligned with client playbooks and market-standard terms
  • Develop and evolve deal playbooks and negotiation parameters, alongside the MD, across company- and fund-side client engagements
  • Build and deepen trusted relationships with founders, venture funds, accelerators, and outside counsel, positioning Carta Law as the go-to partner for early-stage financing work
  • Support business development by contributing to new client pitches alongside the Growth team
  • Partner with the technology team to continuously improve AI-driven legal delivery tools and workflows

Requirements

  • Experienced in ECVC law with a strong background in early-stage financings , SAFEs, convertible notes, and priced equity rounds
  • Client-focused and commercially minded with strong relationships with founders, venture capital funds, and their counsel
  • A natural leader and mentor with experience supervising paralegals
  • Detail-driven and execution-focused with ability to prioritize effectively and handle competing deadlines
  • Tech-savvy with comfort working with AI-backed legal tools
  • Licensed to practice in California or a comparable jurisdiction with 7+ years of relevant experience

Compensation

The minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is $208,000 – $317,000 in San Francisco.

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