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Salary: USD 100,000 - 110,000 / annual
Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm modernizing the brokerage ecosystem with a cloud-native clearing and custody system. The company is expanding its retail brokerage business and seeking a hands-on Commercial Paralegal / Legal Operations Specialist to manage the growing volume of commercial agreements supporting partnerships, marketing, distribution, and technology relationships.
You will own the day-to-day contracting process for the Retail division, working closely with Retail leadership, Legal, and Compliance teams. Your responsibilities include managing a high-volume pipeline of commercial agreements across partnerships, affiliates, creators, paid media, creative production, agencies, events, and technology vendors. You will prepare contracts, statements of work, amendments, and NDAs using approved templates; review incoming agreements and redlines under Legal supervision; gather complete commercial requirements from business owners; and coordinate reviews across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Procurement, Privacy, and Information Security.
Key responsibilities also include driving agreements through approval and signature while maintaining clear ownership and deadlines, maintaining a central contract repository with accurate status tracking, monitoring renewals and contractual obligations, coordinating documentation and compliance review workflows for advertising and campaigns, developing intake forms and templates to handle increasing volume, and leveraging contract management software and automation tools to improve turnaround time.
This role suits someone who enjoys building processes while handling details themselves, is comfortable managing competing priorities, follows up persistently, and brings structure to a fast-moving business. You will work in-office 4 days per week at Clear Street's New York location.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Approximately 4–7 years of relevant experience as a commercial paralegal, contracts specialist, or legal operations professional
- Experience supporting a fast-growing business, ideally within fintech, brokerage, consumer technology, digital media, or advertising
- Direct experience handling marketing, partnership, agency, and vendor agreements
- Strong drafting, document review, and version-control skills with close attention to commercial details
- Track record of managing a substantial contract queue and moving agreements through multiple stakeholders
- Sound judgment about what can be handled through approved processes versus what needs escalation to counsel
- Confidence working directly with business leaders, counterparties, and external counsel
- Comfort with contract management systems, e-signature platforms, and collaborative work tools
- Proactive working style: spotting missing information, chasing decisions, and taking responsibility for follow-through
VALUED ADDITIONALLY:
- Experience at a startup or business undergoing rapid expansion
- Familiarity with affiliate marketing, influencer agreements, media buying, and creative licensing
- Experience working alongside Legal and Compliance teams in financial services
- Experience establishing a contracting workflow or implementing a contract management system
- Paralegal qualification or equivalent practical experience
