Fintech Legal & Compliance Ops Specialist

Current; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Bonus program

Flexible time off

Commuter benefits

Office in NYC

Job summary

Current in New York seeks a Legal/Compliance Operations Specialist to own day-to-day processing of legal processes served on Current, including garnishments, subpoenas, and bankruptcy notices.

You will build and maintain systems, trackers, and workflows to keep a small, high-volume legal team running and partner with Compliance, Risk Operations, Finance, and bank partners to ensure timely and accurate compliance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in legal operations, paralegal, or legal administrative roles, with direct experience processing garnishments, levies, subpoenas, and/or bankruptcy notices at a bank, fintech, lender, or law firm serving financial institutions.
• Working knowledge of the legal process lifecycle for a deposit and consumer credit business, including account holds and remittance timing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary intake point for legal processes served on Current, including garnishments, levies, subpoenas, and bankruptcy notices.
• Review incoming processes for facial validity, proper service, and jurisdiction; coordinate holds, releases, and remittances with Risk Operations, Finance, and bank partners
• Maintain audit-ready records of every item of legal process and produce periodic reporting on volume and exceptions
• Draft and maintain written procedures for legal process handling
• Manage the Legal team’s document management system, contracts repository, and matter tracker; support litigation and regulatory inquiries
• Identify repetitive tasks and design AI/automation workflows to reduce manual effort while preserving attorney oversight
• Collaborate with Compliance, InfoSec, and Engineering to evaluate new legal tech and AI vendors

Skills

Garnishments processing

Legal operations

AI tooling usage

Attention to detail

Confidentiality handling

Job description

Current in New York seeks a Legal/Compliance Operations Specialist to own day-to-day processing of legal processes served on Current, including garnishments, subpoenas, and bankruptcy notices.

You will build and maintain systems, trackers, and workflows to keep a small, high-volume legal team running and partner with Compliance, Risk Operations, Finance, and bank partners to ensure timely and accurate compliance.