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Legal Counsel, Commercial

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-09-30

Core

Provide specialized legal advice and support to enable business strategy while identifying and managing legal risk for PayPal's global merchant and partner deals.

Role type

Senior transactional legal counsel (commercial)

Builds

Strategic and complex multinational agreements with large global merchant organizations, marketplaces, and partners

Domain

Fintech / Payments / Financial Services

Required skills

Complex contract negotiation, multinational agreement drafting, regulatory compliance analysis, risk mitigation, cross-functional stakeholder management, deal strategy, legal research, policy implementation

Preferred skills

Technology and licensing expertise, financial services experience, creative legal document generation, proactive problem solving, global partnership building

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Draft and negotiate highly complex multinational agreements; advise on compliance with relevant laws and regulations; identify and analyze potential legal risks; manage assigned legal matters through resolution; research new laws and regulations affecting global operations; partner with global sales teams to craft deal strategies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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