Senior Lawyer - Venture Financings

Carta
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 208,000 - 317,000 annuallyFunction: Entrepreneurship & Venture BuildingExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Client-focused","Commercially minded","Leadership","Mentorship","Execution-focused"]

Own end-to-end venture financing legal work for emerging companies and venture funds, serving as the primary contact for founders and investors. Review and negotiate financing documents including SAFEs, convertible notes, and priced equity agreements, advise on cap table and governance matters, and coordinate with outside counsel through diligence, signing, and post-closing. Supervise and mentor paralegals, evolve deal playbooks, support BD pitches, and partner with technology to improve AI-driven legal delivery workflows.

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Senior Lawyer - Venture Financings

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end venture financing legal work for emerging companies and venture funds, serving as the primary contact for founders and investors. Review and negotiate financing documents including SAFEs, convertible notes, and priced equity agreements, advise on cap table and governance matters, and coordinate with outside counsel through diligence, signing, and post-closing. Supervise and mentor paralegals, evolve deal playbooks, support BD pitches, and partner with technology to improve AI-driven legal delivery workflows.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Entrepreneurship & Venture Building
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as primary point of contact for founders, venture capital funds, and their outside counsel, coordinating term sheet negotiation, diligence, signing, and post-closing deliverables.
  • •Review and negotiate financing documents (SAFEs, convertible notes, and priced round agreements) and advise on cap table, governance, and corporate matters.
  • •Supervise and mentor paralegals through complex early-stage financing transactions to ensure documentation accuracy and timeliness.
  • •Develop and evolve deal playbooks and negotiation parameters with the MD across company- and fund-side engagements.
  • •Contribute to new client pitches with the Growth team and partner with the technology team to improve AI-driven legal delivery tools and workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 208,000 - 317,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Strong background in early-stage financings, including SAFEs, convertible notes, and priced equity rounds, able to manage complex, fast-moving deals independently.
  • •Licensed to practice in California (or a comparable jurisdiction).
  • •Experience reviewing and negotiating financing documents (including NVCA-form Stock Purchase Agreements, Investors' Rights Agreements, Voting Agreements, and ROFR/Co-Sale Agreements).
  • •Experience supervising and mentoring paralegals and managing output across multiple simultaneous transactions.
  • •Detail-driven execution with the ability to handle competing deadlines and maintain deal momentum under pressure.
Experience:7+ yearsVenture capitalEarly-stage financingsPrivate capitalLegalEquity financing
Skills:Client-focusedCommercially mindedLeadershipMentorshipExecution-focused
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AI-driven legal toolsAI-backed legal tools

Company Brief

Carta
Provides equity management, cap table software, and valuation services for private companies and investors. Carta streamlines ownership tracking, employee equity plans, and compliance for startups, venture-backed firms, and venture capital investors.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series G
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
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