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The Company
PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.
We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.
We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.
Job Summary:
This job participates in complex problem resolution and leads complex projects of diverse scope requiring an understanding of current business trends. They determine methods and procedures for new or special assignments, and their initiatives often result in global process improvements.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provide clear, pragmatic, and solution-oriented legal advice to enable business strategy while managing legal risk.
- Participate in complex problem resolution, providing expert legal advice on high-stakes issues and disputes.
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Partner with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.
- Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing comprehensive risk management frameworks.
- Escalate complex issues to senior legal leadership where appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications:
8+ years relevant experience and a Juris doctorate degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Responsibilities
- Serve as product and regulatory counsel for new and existing PayPal and Venmo consumer credit products, including BNPL and other emerging credit offerings, both closed and open-end, partnering with Product, Credit Risk, Compliance, Marketing, and Finance from concept through launch and ongoing operation, to include complaints and issue management.
- Advise on product design, disclosures, underwriting and adverse action, servicing, collections, marketing, and customer communications to ensure compliance with federal and state consumer credit laws, including TILA/Reg. Z, ECOA/Reg. B, FCRA/Reg. V, EFTA/Reg. E, UDAAP, GLBA, SCRA/MLA, TCPA, and state lending, licensing, and other emerging product-specific laws.
- Support BNPL expansion through new merchant integrations, platform partnerships, and agentic commerce, including review of sales materials and related commercial and program agreements.
- Support government relations and policy efforts by analyzing newly enacted and proposed laws and regulations, assessing their impact on PayPal and Venmo products, and helping to prepare comment letters, legislative advocacy, and implementation plans.
- Support regulatory exams, inquiries, and audits by federal and state regulators (e.g., CFPB, FTC, and state agencies), and help manage outside counsel.
- Monitor and communicate emerging legal and regulatory developments in consumer credit and fintech, and develop practical guidance, templates, and training for business partners.
- Identify opportunities to use AI-enabled tools to improve legal workflows and speed reviews.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as in-house counsel at a fintech, bank, or lender, or at a law firm with a consumer financial services regulatory practice, advising on consumer credit products from design through launch.
- Deep working knowledge of TILA/Reg. Z, FCRA/Reg. V, ECOA/Reg. B, and UDAAP, and state law equivalents, with direct experience in BNPL, installment lending, or other short-term and small-dollar credit products.
- Substantial FCRA expertise, particularly in credit reporting, furnishing, or consumer report use cases.
- Familiarity with state consumer lending and licensing regimes and the evolving state BNPL legislative and regulatory landscape, as well as landscapes governing other emerging consumer credit products; experience with legislative or regulatory advocacy is a plus.
- Experience supporting bank partnership or program-manager models and with regulatory exams and agency engagement (CFPB, FTC, state regulators).
- Experience with commercial partnership and technology agreements, and an interest in emerging areas such as agentic commerce.
- Strong business judgment, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical advice for senior business leaders and to balance risk with opportunity.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable managing multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- Collaborative, proactive, and curious, with high standards of integrity and discretion.
Subsidiary:
PayPal
Travel Percent:
0
The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:
Primary Location | Pay Range:
Washington DC, District of Columbia; ($169,000.00 - $250,800.00 Annually)
Additional Location(s) | Pay Range:
Chicago, Illinois: ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)
Austin, Texas: ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)
Scottsdale, Arizona: ($152,500.00 - $226,600.00 Annually)
Omaha, Nebraska: ($152,500.00 - $226,600.00 Annually)
Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable. PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.
For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset - you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.
Who We Are:
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.
Belonging at PayPal:
Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.
Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.
We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Legal Assistant
Match your credentials to the right EB category
EB-3 covers legal assistants with a bachelor's degree or at least two years of specialized experience. If you hold an advanced degree in law or a related field, document it carefully because it can support an EB-2 filing and reduce your priority date wait.
Target law firms with established PERM pipelines
Large litigation firms, BigLaw offices, and corporate legal departments sponsor foreign legal staff more often than solo practitioners. Check DOL PERM disclosure data to confirm a firm has filed labor certifications before you apply, not after you receive an offer.
Use the OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for Legal Assistant roles in your specific metro area. Pull the OFLC Wage Search figure yourself so you can verify the offer meets DOL requirements and avoid a PERM audit triggered by a below-threshold salary.
Find green-card-sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Search Legal Assistant roles filtered by EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history on Migrate Mate. The platform surfaces employers whose PERM and I-140 filing records confirm they've navigated the full green card process for this job category before.
Prepare a detailed work-history record early
PERM requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker applied. Your certified translations, foreign degree equivalency letters, and a precise employment chronology should be ready before the recruitment period opens, not assembled after an RFE arrives.
Understand concurrent filing once your I-140 is approved
Once your employer files an approved I-140, you may be eligible to file Form I-485 concurrently if a visa number is available for your country. Confirm your priority date against the monthly USCIS Visa Bulletin before submitting adjustment of status paperwork.
Green Card Legal Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Legal Assistant jobs typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Legal Assistant positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers requiring at least two years of training or a bachelor's degree. EB-2 sponsorship is possible if the role requires an advanced degree and the employer can justify that requirement in the PERM job description. Your specific credentials and the employer's documented minimum requirements determine which category applies.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Legal Assistants?
Green card sponsorship through EB-3 has no annual lottery and no cap that blocks approval the way the H-1B visa cap does for most employers. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status can take two to four years or longer depending on your country of birth. The result is permanent residency rather than a temporary status requiring renewal every few years.
What is the PERM process and how does it affect my Legal Assistant job search?
PERM is the DOL labor certification that proves no qualified U.S. worker was available for your role. Your employer runs a supervised recruitment period, documents results, and files ETA Form 9089 with DOL. The process can take six to twelve months before an I-140 petition is even filed, so targeting employers already familiar with PERM for legal support staff shortens your overall timeline significantly.
How can I find Legal Assistant jobs where employers are ready to sponsor a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to search Legal Assistant openings filtered by employers with confirmed EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history. Many job listings describe themselves as open to sponsorship without specifying whether the employer has ever completed a PERM filing. Migrate Mate surfaces employers whose DOL records show they've successfully navigated the full process for this role category.
Can a foreign credential in law or paralegal studies count toward EB-3 eligibility?
Yes, but the credential must be evaluated by a USCIS-recognized credential evaluation service to establish U.S. equivalency. A three-year foreign law degree may satisfy the bachelor's degree requirement depending on the evaluator's assessment. Your employer's PERM job description must also list the degree as a minimum requirement, not merely preferred, for the certification to hold up to DOL scrutiny.