Investment Paralegal - Ownership & Impact (Hybrid)

Origin Staffing; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to 125k

Bonus 20% target

Employer retirement plan

Hybrid schedule (3/2) Boston

Tuition assistance

Ownership & growth runway

High visibility

Job summary

Origin Staffing seeks a Paralegal to join the Legal & Compliance team of a private investment firm in Boston. This newly created role offers broad exposure, ownership of processes, and a chance to improve how the team operates within a lean, high-performing function.

You'll support senior Legal and Compliance leaders on fund documentation, entity management, investor matters, and recurring compliance activities. Strong in-house or law firm parity with ownership mindset preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant paralegal or legal/compliance experience.
• In-house or strong law firm experience; investment management, private equity, credit, or alt investments is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree; paralegal certificate is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Help manage fund documentation, amendments, consents, side letters, and other key legal records.
• Maintain and improve fund, entity, and investor tracking systems.
• Monitor investor-specific obligations including side letter requirements, investment restrictions, excuse rights, and reporting deliverables.
• Manage entity lifecycle matters including formations, dissolutions, name changes, good standing requests, and related documentation.
• Support recurring compliance activities including NDA conflict clearance, trade pre-clearance, and expert network reviews.
• Coordinate AML/KYC requests from investors, banks, counterparties, and other external parties.
• Work closely with outside counsel and internal teams including Finance and Investor Relations.
• Develop SOPs, documentation, and better processes across the Legal & Compliance function.
• Take ownership of projects and help identify ways to make the team more organized, efficient, and scalable.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Legal/compliance

Independent contributor

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Paralegal certificate (plus)

Job description

Origin Staffing seeks a Paralegal to join the Legal & Compliance team of a private investment firm in Boston. This newly created role offers broad exposure, ownership of processes, and a chance to improve how the team operates within a lean, high-performing function.

You'll support senior Legal and Compliance leaders on fund documentation, entity management, investor matters, and recurring compliance activities. Strong in-house or law firm parity with ownership mindset preferred.