Senior Paralegal (6 month contract)

At Shakepay, we’re on a mission to usher in the Bitcoin golden age. We’re reimagining financial services to give every Canadian their fair shake.

Our culture is built around doing work that matters, winning as a team, and celebrating success. If you're the kind of person who values growth, shipping fast, and sharing your ideas openly with a group of like-minded people, come and build with us!

Since 2015, we've been on a mission to help Canadians build long-term wealth through bitcoin. Over the past few years, we've expanded beyond buying and selling bitcoin to offer a growing suite of everyday financial products - including the Shakepay Card, direct deposit, bill payments and Interac e-Transfer - making it easier to earn, save and use bitcoin every day. Today, more than 1.5 million Canadians use Shakepay to grow their bitcoin savings and take control of their financial future as we continue to push the boundaries of what modern financial services can look like.

We’re regulated as an investment dealer across all Canadian provinces and territories, and backed by renowned venture capitalists with a funding of $44M. We have a passionate, loyal, and growing community, and we’re looking for people who want to help us build something truly special.

The Legal team is small but highly leveraged. We partner closely with Product, Compliance, Finance, Operations, People, and leadership to help Shakepay move quickly in a highly regulated environment.

We're building a modern legal function where legal operations, automation and AI are part of how we work, not side projects. If you enjoy improving systems, taking ownership, and finding better ways of working, you'll have a meaningful impact from day one.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Paralegal to join us on a contract through late March or early April.

This is much more than a traditional corporate paralegal role. You'll own core legal operations, corporate administration, contract workflows and regulatory documentation while helping us build a more scalable Legal function. You'll work directly with the General Counsel and leadership team and have significant autonomy to improve processes, introduce efficiencies and leverage AI wherever it creates value.

We're looking for someone who enjoys figuring things out, brings strong judgment and can quickly become a trusted partner to the business.

• →Own day-to-day legal operations and corporate administration.
• →Maintain corporate records, minute books, governance documents, annual filings, and entity records.
• →Prepare, review, organize, and coordinate execution of contracts, NDAs, signature packages, templates, and other legal documentation.
• →Support regulatory and compliance initiatives through document management, evidence collection, licensing and registration work, and regulatory responses.
• →Manage legal intake, priorities, deadlines, and matter tracking.
• →Improve how Legal operates by building better templates, playbooks, workflows, knowledge management, and AI-enabled processes.
• →Partner with teams across the company to help legal work move efficiently.

• Certified paralegal or equivalent Canadian corporate law clerk/paralegal qualification.
• 5+ years of experience supporting an in-house legal team or law firm.
• Strong experience with corporate governance, corporate records, commercial contracts, and legal administration.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities, and bringing structure to ambiguous problems.
• Curious about technology and excited to use AI and automation to improve the way legal work gets done.
• Excellent written communication, judgment, and discretion.

• Experience in fintech, payments, financial services, crypto, banking, or another regulated industry.
• Experience building legal operations, improving workflows, or implementing legal technology.
• Experience supporting a fast-growing startup or scaling company.
• Familiarity with procurement, vendor contracts, external counsel management and regulatory work.