Senior Paralegal

Temp-to-Perm or Direct Hire | $40–$45/hr | $90K+ /year

A fast-growing, globally active fintech company is expanding its Legal team and seeking a Senior Paralegal to support regulatory, governance, and legal operations work in a dynamic, high-growth environment. This is a priority opening with the goal of bringing someone on ASAP, with strong potential for long-term conversion.

This role is ideal for a paralegal who enjoys owning process, managing complex documentation, and working cross-functionally in a regulated industry.

You’ll play a key role in keeping legal and regulatory workstreams organized, accurate, and moving forward—supporting filings, maintaining audit-ready records, and acting as a connective tissue between Legal and internal stakeholders.

• Support regulatory filings, licensing materials, and submissions, including first-pass completion, tracking, version control, and internal approvals
• Own document management and maintain clean, audit-ready repositories
• Coordinate information gathering across Legal, Compliance, Finance, and other teams; follow up to meet deadlines
• Act as a liaison between Legal and cross-functional partners to keep workflows on track
• Support governance activities, including board or committee materials, as needed
• Maintain and improve legal operations processes, templates, and filing systems
• Manage contract workflows and assist with contract lifecycle tracking
• Provide general paralegal and legal support during peak periods

• Bachelor’s degree required; Paralegal certification preferred
• 3–5+ years of experience as a paralegal, legal operations professional, or legal support specialist (law firm or in-house)
• Strong attention to detail and discretion with confidential information
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Proficient with Excel or Google Sheets for trackers, logs, and version control
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills

• Experience in fintech, payments, financial services, crypto, or other regulated industries
• Exposure to regulatory filings or licensing applications
• Experience building or maintaining document repositories or contract workflows
• Familiarity with corporate records, governance materials, or entity documentation

• New York City (Manhattan)
• Hybrid schedule – 3+ days onsite

• $40–$45/hour (depending on experience/alignment) during temp period
• $90K+ base salary upon conversion (flexible/open to Direct Hire for candidates with strong regulatory or fintech experience)
• Opportunity for long-term growth within a collaborative, execution-oriented legal team
• Exposure to global, cutting-edge financial services initiatives
  
  We are an equal-opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), marital or familial status, age, physical or mental disability, perceived disability, citizenship status, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, height, weight, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Applications from members of minority groups and women are encouraged.