Paralegal (Litigation/Arbitration)

Join SoFi's Legal Department as a Paralegal supporting the Litigation and Arbitration group. This role involves end-to-end matter management, document collections and reviews, legal invoice and vendor tracking, legal hold implementations, and providing support to in-house counsel. The ideal candidate has a strong background in litigation and arbitration, excellent collaboration skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background supporting litigation and arbitration in both law firm and in-house settings, alongside hands-on experience in matter management and legal support workflows

Experience e-filing via PACER and state court online filing systems. Experience with Atlassian/Jira or other workflow management software

Responsibilities

• Assisting with end-to-end matter management, document collections, and legal hold implementations.
• Overseeing daily process management for the paralegal team and streamlining legal support workflows.
• Collaborating effectively with attorneys, outside counsel, and cross-functional teams to navigate complex legal disputes.
• Detail-oriented and proactive, you excel at partnering with attorneys, outside counsel, and cross-functional teams to navigate complex legal disputes
• Direct experience assisting with document collections, review, and legal hold implementations
• Solid background supporting litigation and arbitration matters across various stages
• Ability to oversee daily process management and streamline legal support workflows for the paralegal team
• Experienced and highly organized paralegal to support SoFi’s Litigation and Arbitration group
• Proven hands-on experience with end-to-end matter management in law firm and in-house settings
• Strong background in managing legal invoices, tracking, and maintaining vendor relationships
• Excellent collaboration skills for partnering effectively with attorneys, outside counsel, and cross-functional teams

Requirements

• Proven track record of supporting in-house counsel with responding to complex legal requests
• Detail-oriented and proactive mindset suited for navigating complex legal disputes

Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while meeting multiple, and often short, deadlines
• Comfort working cross-functionally with attorneys, cross-functional partners, and external service providers
• 4+ years of experience as a paralegal, in either a law firm or in-house legal department. At least 2 years experience as a paralegal in a law firm is strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of the subpoena and litigation and arbitration processes
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; paralegal certification is a plus
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and operate in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Proficiency with Legal Tracker, LexisNexis, and Relativity/other e-discovery platforms

Preferred

• Experience in fintech, financial services, or a regulated environment is a plus
• Strong experience with litigation tracking and case management platforms (e.g., Legal Tracker, CounselLink, or similar)
• Experience working for a financial services company and/or in-house legal department

Pay

USD 99,200 - 186,000