Paralegal

What You’ll Do

Legal Support

• Prepare, review, edit, proofread, and manage legal documents, including NDAs, vendor agreements, and partnership agreements.
• Organize and maintain corporate records, ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate governance requirements, and assist in managing corporate and financial licensing/regulatory filings across multiple domestic and international jurisdictions.
• Assist with gathering and organizing documents for transaction and partnership diligence.
• Set up, organize, and maintain secure data rooms for various diligence projects.
• Assist with updates and coordination of employee-facing legal materials (e.g., employee handbook).
• Prepare signature packets, create and manage timelines and project checklists, coordinate legalization processes for regulatory filings.

Legal Operations & Process Improvement

• Issue-spot bottlenecks in legal workflows, recommend solutions, and implement scalable processes, including for CLM, corporate records, and matter tracking.
• Support contract lifecycle oversight by tracking renewals, expirations, obligations, and milestones, and managing reporting through contract lifecycle management (CLM) software.
• Build and maintain internal legal knowledge repositories (e.g., contract playbooks, clause libraries, FAQs).
• Triage and manage legal requests from internal teams via intake forms, Slack bots, or ticketing systems.
• Manage vendor performance for the legal team.

Risk Management

• Gather documentation and prepare response materials for audits and regulatory filings.
• Manage domestic and international lending and money transmitter licensing, registration, and renewal workflows.
• Support compliance team as needed with the rollout of compliance policies.

What We're Looking For

• At least 4 years of experience as a corporate or commercial paralegal in an AmLaw 200 law firm or a mature in-house legal department.
• Demonstrated ability to take full ownership of complex projects, including making independent decisions and managing ambiguity.
• Exceptional organization, a detail-oriented approach, and strong judgment and prioritization skills.
• Proven comfort with confidentiality and discretion.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives and legal professionals.
• Creative problem-solving skills and a solutions-first mindset.
• Comfort in navigating a rapidly changing environment with multiple moving parts and priorities.
• Proficiency with tools like GSuite or Office365, Adobe Acrobat Pro, DocuSign, data rooms, and contract management software (e.g., SpotDraft or Ironclad).
• Based in NYC or willingness to travel to our NYC headquarters up to 25% of the time.

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech, blockchain, startup, or financial services environments.
• Background in state licensing requirements, corporate formation, and financial onboarding.
• Exposure to startup legal operations and cross-functional collaboration.
• Active New York Notary Public commission.