Sr Paralegal, Legal Financial Regulation

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly organized and collaborative paralegal to support PayPal’s Financial Regulatory Legal team. This role will function as a central project manager for regulatory inquiries, helping coordinate and execute responses to formal and informal requests from regulators, including subpoenas, civil investigative demands (CIDs), and supervisory inquiries. The ideal candidate will excel at managing complex, cross-functional projects, partnering closely with attorneys, outside counsel, and stakeholders across the company to locate, gather, analyze, and synthesize data, documents, and other information responsive to regulatory requests. This role requires strong judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively across a wide range of internal teams in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation and management of complex cases, including high-volume litigation and corporate transactions.
• Provide strategic input during case planning, research, and pre-trial preparations.
• Draft, review, and manage critical legal documents with minimal legal counsel oversight.
• Oversee and coordinate discovery processes, including document production and e-discovery management.
• Train, mentor, and review work of junior paralegals and support staff.
• Maintain direct client relationships, managing expectations and ensuring superior service quality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 years of relevant work experience
• Bachelors’ degree or paralegal certificate (ABA approved) is required.

Regulatory Response Project Management

•       Serve as a central coordinator for responses to regulatory inquiries, including subpoenas, civil investigative demands (CIDs), exams, and informal requests

•      Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and trackers to ensure timely and complete responses

•      Coordinate workflows across legal, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders to drive efficient execution

•      Monitor progress, identify risks or bottlenecks, and escalate issues as appropriate

Information & Document Collection

•       Partner with attorneys and business teams to identify relevant sources of data, documents, and information

•      Coordinate the collection of materials from across the company, including Risk, Compliance, Payments, Product, Customer Support, Regulatory Relations, and other functions

•     Work with internal teams to understand systems, data sources, and recordkeeping practices

•      Ensure defensible, consistent, and well-documented collection processes

Data Organization & Analysis

•     Organize and manage large volumes of documents and data in collaboration with outside counsel and eDiscovery vendors

•     Perform initial review, categorization, and summarization of materials to support legal analysis

•     Prepare chronologies, summaries, and issue-specific analyses for attorney review

•     Help identify gaps, inconsistencies, or follow-up questions in collected materials

 

Cross-Functional Collaboration

•     Build strong working relationships across a wide range of PayPal teams, including:

Risk and Compliance; Payments and product teams; Engineering, data, and analytics teams; customer support / customer experience teams; and licensing and regulatory relations teams

•    Serve as a key point of contact for information requests, helping translate legal requirements into actionable requests for business partners

Process Improvement & Knowledge Management

•    Help develop and refine repeatable processes for responding to regulatory inquiries

•    Maintain trackers, templates, and documentation to improve efficiency and consistency

•    Identify opportunities to streamline data collection and improve coordination across teams

•    Support development of internal playbooks and best practices

 

Outside Counsel Coordination

•     Work closely with outside counsel on document collection, review, and production workflows

•     Track deliverables, deadlines, and requests from external partners

•      Help ensure alignment between internal teams and outside counsel strategies

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

0

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The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:

Primary Location | Pay Range:

New York City, New York | ($42.54 - $60.81 Hourly)

Additional Location(s) | Pay Range:

San Jose, California | ($42.54 - $60.81 Hourly) Omaha, Nebraska | ($36.77 - $52.62 Hourly)

Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes.  Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately.  To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us. 

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

Who We Are:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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