About the Company
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
The Litigation team at Stripe works on complex technical and legal matters involving disputes, insolvency, litigation, arbitration, regulatory investigations, and other escalated issues. The team supports products and services that help businesses around the world grow.
As a Litigation Paralegal, you'll support the team on pre-litigation, litigation, investigations, and insolvency matters across a range of issues.
Key Responsibilities
You'll support the Litigation team in managing disputes, insolvency, litigation, arbitration, and other escalated matters. You'll prioritize competing requests, build effective relationships with internal partners, and help the team respond to matters in a fast-paced environment.
- Manage bankruptcy and insolvency matters involving Stripe merchants in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, including filing proofs of claim, responding to requests from insolvency practitioners, and escalating matters that require attorney support
- Provide paralegal support for litigation and regulatory investigations, including fact investigations, issue analysis, discovery, and matter management
- Assist with all aspects of discovery, including implementing legal holds and collecting and producing documents
- Handle and respond to small claims matters globally
- Support overall matter management for the Litigation team
- Organize and maintain knowledge-management resources
- Contribute to special projects and adapt to changing priorities
Candidate Profile & Mindset
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
- Paralegal certificate or bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- 5+ years of relevant litigation paralegal experience
- Demonstrated judgment and ability to drive matters to resolution in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize work, and meet deadlines independently
- Ability to collaborate effectively with individuals across organizational levels and contribute to a supportive team environment
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Prior in-house experience as a litigation paralegal
About Stripe
Stripe, founded in 2010 by Patrick and John Collison in South San Francisco and Dublin, builds financial infrastructure for the internet. Its APIs let millions of businesses accept payments, manage subscriptions, prevent fraud with Radar, and move money with Connect and Treasury. Valued at $65B+ after its 2024 rounds and processing over $1T annually, Stripe is the default for marketplaces, SaaS and AI startups. In Web3, Stripe's crypto on-ramps and USDC payouts bridge traditional checkout with on-chain treasury. Teams emphasize written clarity, rigorous productcraft and owning money movement that must work every time. In addition to global payments infrastructure, Stripe invests heavily in crypto developer tools, USDC stablecoin settlement rails, and automated merchant payouts.