Paralegal – Fintech / Financial Services

Job Description

Company: Fold
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Employment Type: Full-Time

About Fold

Fold is revolutionizing how consumers earn, buy, sell, and live off Bitcoin. With products like a Bitcoin-optimized checking account, Bitcoin exchange and wallet, and Bitcoin rewards cards, Fold is shaping the future of financial services. In 2025, Fold became the first publicly listed Bitcoin financial services company.

Fold is a fast-growing, fully remote, and highly collaborative team passionate about innovation, Bitcoin, and financial freedom.

Role Overview

The Paralegal will provide legal, compliance, and regulatory support across Fold’s operations. This role touches corporate governance, securities filings, regulatory compliance, commercial contracts, product review, and risk management. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll play a key part in keeping Fold’s legal and regulatory operations smooth, efficient, and audit-ready.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Governance & Securities Support

• Prepare and maintain Board and committee materials.
• Maintain corporate records, minute books, resolutions, and governance calendars.
• Assist with SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, Section 16 filings, Form 144.
• Support insider trading compliance activities.
• Maintain accurate equity and capitalization records (RSUs, options, cap table).
• Coordinate with transfer agents and support subsidiary governance matters.

Capital Markets & Financing Support

• Support legal/finance teams on financing transactions: equity issuances, convertible instruments, debt facilities.
• Maintain documentation and post-closing obligations.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders (Finance, Accounting, Counsel, Trustees, Custodians).

Contracting & Commercial Support

• Manage intake, review, redline, execution, and archiving of NDAs, vendor agreements, and commercial contracts.
• Ensure compliance with approval workflows and signature authority policies.

Product & Operational Support

• Document product requirements, regulatory controls, and policy updates.
• Support legal review of marketing content, disclosures, and financial promotions.

Litigation, Incident Response & Corporate Matters

• Assist with subpoenas, litigation holds, discovery, and incident response matters (data security, fraud, complaints).
• Maintain organized matter files, logs, and documentation.

Legal Operations & Internal Systems

• Maintain intake queues, trackers, dashboards, and SOPs.
• Support budgeting, outside counsel management, and invoice review.
• Build workflows to improve accuracy, reliability, and cross-functional clarity.

Regulatory, Compliance & Risk Operations

• Conduct research on fintech, Bitcoin, AML/BSA, privacy, and consumer protection regulations.
• Assist with licensing filings, audits, and compliance documentation.
• Support enterprise risk and compliance programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Paralegal certification preferred.
• 3–7+ years of paralegal experience, preferably in securities filings, corporate governance, equity administration, or fintech.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and confidentiality.
• Strong written communication and ability to summarize complex issues.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-velocity environment.
• Familiarity with legal operations tools, entity management software, contract lifecycle management, and equity platforms is a plus.
• Permanent U.S. work authorization required; visa sponsorship not available.

What You’ll Love About Fold

• Fully remote, collaborative team environment.
• Flexible work schedule, including flexible time off.
• Competitive salary + equity package.
• 401(k) with employer match up to 3%.
• Yearly vacation stipend, paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage (HSA & FSA).
• Regular in-person team meetups.
• Bitcoin starter pack for new hires.