Paralegal

Rain makes the next generation of payments possible across the globe. We’re a lean and mighty team of passionate builders and veteran founders. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real-world by powering card transactions cross-border payments B2B purchases remittances and more. We partner with fintechs neobanks and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global inclusive and efficient. You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company that is funded by some of the top investors in fintech crypto and SaaS including Sapphire Ventures Norwest Galaxy Ventures Lightspeed Khosla and several more. If you’re curious bold and excited to help shape a borderless financial future we’d love to talk.

We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.

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. Success in this role requires self-reliance resourcefulness and organization. You’ll love this position if you thrive in ambiguity enjoy taking initiative and are eager to wear many hats. As a member of our legal team you’ll be entrusted with sensitive information complex projects and direct interactions with key internal and external stakeholders. Ideal candidates would be based in DC or NYC; we will consider remote candidates for the right fit.

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

• Assist with updates and coordination of employee-facing legal materials (e.g. employee handbook)

• 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

• 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)

• Based in NYC or willingness to travel to our NYC headquarters up to 25% of the time

• 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

• Unlimited time off 🌴 Unlimited vacation can be daunting so we require Rainmakers to take at least 10 days off.

• Flexible working ☕ We support a flexible workplace. If you feel comfortable at home please work from home. If you’d like to work with others in an office feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will receive a stipend to create a comfortable home environment.

• Easy to access benefits 🧠For US Rainmakers we offer comprehensive health dental and vision plans for you and your dependents as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan.

• Retirement goals💡Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.

• Equity plan 📦 We offer every Rainmaker an equity option plan so we can all benefit from our success.

• Rain Cards 🌧️ We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission we issue a card for our team to use for testing.

• Health and Wellness 📚 High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes massages acupuncture - whatever recharges you!

• Team summits ✨ Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other strengthen our relationships and build a common destiny. Expect team and company off-sites both domestically and internationally.

What We Do

Our technology makes it easy for companies—from fast-growing startups to global fintechs—to integrate stablecoins into their products platforms and payment flows. Whether they’re launching a credit card program enabling cross-border payments or embedding wallets Rain builds the tools to do it fast flexibly and compliantly. We’re built for the next generation of global finance. Our infrastructure combines the stability of trusted payment networks with the power of Web3—multi-chain support 7-day-a-week settlement and seamless stablecoin interoperability. We help companies unlock real-world use cases for digital assets without the regulatory headaches or crypto complexity. Rain is a Visa Principal Member and is trusted by over 130 organizations worldwide. We’ve processed hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions across 150+ countries—and we’re just getting started. If you’re excited about building the future of payments we’re always looking for more Rainmakers to help us make money move—instantly globally and securely.

Why Work With Us

Rain is building frontier fintech at a moment of real regulatory clarity which has unlocked a massive new market for stablecoins. Backed by top institutional and crypto-native investors we’re a lean team with a big mission. All Rainmakers take on real ownership tackle complex problems and have fun doing it.

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