Paralegal

About The Role

A Corporate Paralegal to support legal, compliance, and operational workflows. In this position, you’ll not only handle traditional corporate paralegal responsibilities but also play a critical role in supporting our partnerships and strategic initiatives, helping keep us compliant and nimble in the fast-paced cryptocurrency regulatory environment.

What You’ll Do

• Legal Support
• Prepare, review, edit, proofread, and manage legal documents, including NDAs, vendor agreements, and partnership agreements
• Organize and maintain our 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
• Prepare signature packets, create and manage timelines and project checklists, coordinate legalization processes for regulatory filings
• Legal Operations & Process Improvement
• Issue-spot bottlenecks in our 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 our 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 our 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)

Nice to Have, But Not Mandatory

• 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