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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Attorney, Product Legal

PayPal Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$176,500 - $262,350 Annually

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Description

PayPal is seeking a high-caliber, experienced, and energetic attorney to join our Product Legal team. The successful candidate will have 8+ years of relevant experience and a Juris Doctorate degree. You will work closely with leaders in our consumer checkout products groups and regional legal and business partners throughout North, Central, and South America.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide clear, pragmatic, and solution-oriented legal advice to enable business strategy while managing legal risk.
  • Participate in complex problem resolution, providing expert legal advice on high-stakes issues and disputes.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Partner with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.
  • Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing comprehensive risk management frameworks.
  • Escalate complex issues to senior legal leadership where appropriate.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years relevant experience and a Juris Doctorate degree.
  • 8-10 or more years of experience practicing either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with at least 5 of those years focused on product or regulatory counseling in the Finance or FinTech space.
  • Ability to collaborate with international colleagues in product, sales, and legal to evaluate products in international markets and drive decision-making at a global legal level.
  • Ability to provide timely, concise, and business-focused legal advice on federal and state consumer financial laws and regulations and consumer protection laws.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing.
  • Generous paid time off.
  • Healthcare coverage for you and your family.
  • Resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

Salary:

  • The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring.
  • Expected range of pay for this role by location:
  • San Jose, California: ($176,500.00 - $262,350.00 Annually)
  • Chicago, Illinois: ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)
  • Austin, Texas: ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)
  • New York City, New York: ($176,500.00 - $262,350.00 Annually)
  • Scottsdale, Arizona: ($152,500.00 - $226,600.00 Annually)
  • Omaha, Nebraska: ($152,500.00 - $226,600.00 Annually)

Skills

Required

  • Juris Doctorate degree
  • 8+ years relevant experience
  • product or regulatory counseling in Finance or FinTech

Nice to have

  • experience advising on financial legal issues in Canada, Mexico, Central, and/or Latin America
  • familiarity with PayPal, creating novel shopping experiences for international audiences, mobile and alternative payments, emerging payments technology and the payments industry
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