About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Legal & Compliance Assistant to support our legal, regulatory, and compliance functions. This role is ideal for a recent law graduate, articling student, junior lawyer, or legal professional beginning their career in financial services and fintech. The successful candidate will work closely with management, compliance officers, regulators, banking partners, and external counsel to help ensure the company maintains compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Key ResponsibilitiesLegal Support
- Assist in drafting, reviewing, and maintaining commercial agreements, service agreements, NDAs, partnership agreements, and customer-facing legal documents.
- Support the preparation and review of policies, procedures, and internal governance documentation.
- Conduct legal research on fintech, payments, banking, privacy, consumer protection, and corporate law matters.
- Monitor regulatory developments and prepare summaries for management.
- Coordinate with external legal counsel on corporate, regulatory, and commercial matters.
- Maintain legal records, contracts, and corporate documentation.
Compliance & Regulatory Support
- Assist with AML/ATF, KYC, sanctions screening, and financial crime compliance initiatives.
- Support regulatory filings, registrations, audits, and examinations.
- Help develop and maintain compliance policies and procedures.
- Conduct compliance reviews and internal monitoring activities.
- Assist in preparing reports for regulators, banking partners, and senior management.
- Support vendor and partner due diligence processes.
- Monitor changes in financial regulations and assess potential impacts on the business.
Risk Management
- Assist in identifying legal, regulatory, and operational risks.
- Support compliance testing and control assessments.
- Help investigate compliance incidents and prepare documentation and corrective action plans.
- Maintain records related to compliance training, audits, and risk assessments.
Qualifications
- Law degree (LL.B., J.D., or equivalent) or currently completing legal studies.
- Recent graduate, articling student, legal intern, or junior lawyer with 0–3 years of experience.
- Strong interest in fintech, payments, banking, financial services, and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent legal research, drafting, and analytical skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities.
- Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous internship, co-op, or work experience with a bank, financial institution, payment processor, fintech company, regulator, or compliance consulting firm.
- Familiarity with AML/ATF, KYC, sanctions compliance, FINTRAC, PCI DSS, privacy regulations, or similar financial compliance frameworks.
- Experience reviewing regulatory requirements related to payment services, money services businesses (MSBs), digital wallets, or cross-border payments.
- Understanding of risk management and compliance monitoring programs.
- Experience working with compliance software, case management systems, or regulatory reporting tools.
What Will Make You Successful
- Strong curiosity about financial regulation and emerging fintech trends.
- Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical business guidance.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to take ownership of projects.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with legal, compliance, product, operations, and executive teams.
Areas of Exposure
The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience in:
- Fintech regulation
- Payments and money movement
- AML/KYC compliance
- Banking partnerships
- Regulatory examinations
- Contract drafting and negotiations
- Corporate governance
- Risk management and financial crime prevention
This position offers an excellent opportunity for an aspiring legal professional to build expertise at the intersection of law, compliance, banking, and financial technology.
Pay: $56,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
