Sr. Paralegal

Skills

About the Role

You'll take ownership of critical legal processes, manage complex legal projects, and partner closely with internal stakeholders and outside counsel to help drive operational excellence across the legal department. Working at the intersection of technology, financial services, and regulation, you'll support litigation, regulatory, corporate, and compliance matters for a group of affiliated FinTech entities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or Paralegal Certificate preferred
• 7+ years of paralegal experience, preferably supporting in-house legal departments, financial services organizations, or FinTech companies
• Strong experience supporting litigation matters, discovery processes, subpoena responses, and document management
• Demonstrated experience managing contract administration and corporate governance records
• Ability to independently manage multiple legal projects and competing priorities with minimal supervision
• Strong knowledge of legal documentation, corporate records management, and legal operations best practices
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and project management capabilities
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive and confidential matters
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and legal document management systems
• Experience working with regulated entities, including broker-dealers, futures commission merchants (FCMs), or other financial institutions
• Familiarity with futures industry regulations, including CFTC and NFA requirements
• Experience managing e-discovery platforms, legal hold software, and litigation support tools
• Experience with legal billing, matter management, and contract lifecycle management systems
• Exposure to corporate governance frameworks and entity management

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all phases of litigation support, including coordinating document preservation, collection, review, production, and discovery responses
• Manage subpoena responses, regulatory inquiries, and third-party information requests, partnering with business stakeholders and outside counsel as needed
• Own the legal hold program, including implementation, tracking, monitoring compliance, and maintaining document preservation protocols
• Serve as the primary administrator for contract lifecycle management processes, including tracking, maintaining, organizing, and reporting on legal agreements and obligations
• Prepare, review, and coordinate corporate, regulatory, and governance filings across multiple affiliated entities
• Maintain and oversee corporate records, minute books, governance documentation, and entity management activities, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Manage legal department calendaring, including litigation deadlines, regulatory filings, corporate obligations, and key compliance milestones
• Coordinate and oversee outside counsel engagement and billing processes, including invoice review, budget tracking, accrual support, and legal spend management
• Partner directly with internal business teams, compliance, finance, operations, and executive leadership on legal and regulatory matters
• Conduct legal, regulatory, and industry research and prepare summaries, analyses, and recommendations for attorneys and business stakeholders
• Support compliance initiatives, policy development, regulatory examinations, audits, and internal governance programs
• Identify opportunities to improve legal operations, implement process enhancements, and help develop scalable legal workflows and best practices
• Assist attorneys with corporate transactions, strategic initiatives, and special projects as needed

Benefits

• 401K plan through ADP with company match up to 3.5% of employee contributions
• Annual paid time off allowance accrues at a rate of 18 days per year plus seven paid holidays
• 20 additional flex remote days annually
• 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays
• Generous PTO
• 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
• 1 Service Day Annually
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave
• Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
• Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader
• Hybrid work schedule with remote work on Mondays and Fridays