Paralegal

About the Position

We are seeking a Paralegal to provide critical administrative support to our fast and growing Legal & Compliance team. In this role, you will help manage contracts (including financial and vendor contracts and leases), workflows, and databases, as well as support daily tasks related to legal operations and ad hoc projects as needed. 

Working alongside experienced colleagues, you will maintain, organize, and develop databases while managing the systems and processes that keep our operations running smoothly. You will also serve as a key liaison between Legal & Compliance and the rest of the firm, often acting as the first point of contact with various Jane Street stakeholders, including traders, technologists, procurement, market data, and engineering teams. 

Additional responsibilities of the role may include:

• Collecting signatures, drafting, blacklining, proofreading, scanning, and completing forms
• Organizing and maintaining centralized directories, contract templates, and support materials
• Reviewing and preparing documentation, including onboarding documents, Powers of Attorney, Non-Disclosure Agreements, service and vendor agreements, leases, and other contracts arising in the course of Jane Street’s business (and taking responsibility for filing and maintaining these documents in the database) 
• Preparing and maintaining lease abstracts for offices, data centers, and co-locations 
• Facilitating the collection and provision of data to various stakeholders in connection with their projects, and proposing and implementing process improvements that increase efficiency and scalability across our legal operations and contracts workflows

About You

• Have an undergraduate degree with 3+ years of administrative/paralegal experience
• Experienced with corporate or financial transactions at a trading firm, hedge fund, law firm, or private equity firm—OR—experienced with vendor/procurement and/or leasing in financial services or tech
• Self-motivated with a strong independent work ethic
• Organized and able to handle competing priorities
• Strong communicator with great people skills 
• Experienced with databases, project management, and AI tools
• Reliable, courteous, and flexible team player
• Have excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Google Workspace, and web-based portals)
• Licensed notary, or willing to become one

If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to agency-partnerships@janestreet.com.