Paralegal Senior

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in:
Sioux Falls, SD, Phoenix, AZ, Louisville, KY, Troy, MI, Franklin, TN, Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™. We area financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our
* HUMBLE*HUNGRY
* SMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

The Senior Paralegal serves as a key member of the Legal team, partnering closely with attorneys and business stakeholders to support commercial and consumer lending, payments, and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) initiatives. This role combines legal operations, contract management, project coordination, and regulatory support. The successful candidate is a proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, exercises sound judgment, manages multiple priorities simultaneously, and helps drive scalable legal processes across the organization.

• Draft, review, and negotiate financing documents and third-party contracts, consulting attorneys as needed.
• Review, redline, and manage template agreements, including, but not limited to NDAs, online banking agreements, ACH service agreements, wind-down letters.
• Review and approve loan closing packages for funding.
• Review marketing materials, disclosures, customer communications, and new product initiatives for legal and regulatory considerations
• Supporting attorneys with legal documentation and contract administration.
• Partner with business teams to gather information, identify issues, and facilitate efficient legal review.
• Manage and coordinate responses to subpoenas and other legal process requests.
• Provide litigation and bankruptcy support, including document collection, matter tracking and collections and records management.
• Assist with management of legal matters, including maintaining case files, tracking deadlines, and supporting reporting requirements.
• Supports the Legal and Compliance technology, processes, and tools, including procedures across the department.
• Assist with third-party risk management, vendor contracting, and related governance activities.
• Provides first-level end-user technical support of key legal department systems and introductory end-user training.
• Creates and collaborates with the Legal team on department presentations, focus meetings, and related requests.
• Assist with project management and process improvement efforts.
• Supports broader legal operations responsibilities including regulatory examinations, audits, and compliance initiatives.
• Plays an active role in advancing Legal Operations initiatives, including process optimization, technology enablement, knowledge management, and department scalability.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Paralegal certificate preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience supporting commercial and consumer lending, fintech, payments, sponsor bank, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), or other regulated financial services businesses strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting litigation, bankruptcy and subpoena management preferred.
• Integrity,…