About Poshmark
Poshmark is the leading fashion marketplace where style comes alive through discovery, self-expression, and human connection. Powered by a vibrant community of 165 million members, Poshmark brings real people and taste to shopping through a social experience shaped by shared discovery. Buying and selling fashion feels simple, joyful, and personal, while every item tells its own story. Poshmark empowers sellers to grow meaningful businesses, keeps fashion in circulation longer, and gives shoppers access to unique and trusted finds, from everyday pieces to one-of-a-kind vintage and luxury.
Job Description
Poshmark is seeking a Sr. Paralegal to join our Legal team as a key partner across litigation, regulatory compliance, and operational matters, with opportunity to expand scope over time. Reporting directly to the Head of Legal, you will organize and support pre-litigation and litigation matters, respond to requests for information, and streamline our legal operations. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and excited to operate across a range of issues in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
This role is based in Redwood City, CA, with a hybrid schedule of 3 days in the office per week.
Responsibilities:
Support pre-litigation and litigation matters, including legal holds, document collection and deadline tracking
Lead and coordinate responses to law enforcement requests, including third-party subpoenas, search warrants, and liens
Manage intake for the Legal team, including triaging the legal inbox, routing/escalating inquiries, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve open issues
Maintain legal records and matter management tools to ensure database accuracy and generate operational reports
Oversee vendor and outside counsel onboarding and fee arrangement tracking
Maintain and update legal playbooks and SOPs to ensure consistent handling of recurring legal issues, leveraging AI and automation tools that improve efficiency
Support regulatory compliance programs, including payments compliance and related initiatives
Support responses to governmental or regulatory authorities; conduct research and prepare initial drafts as appropriate, and maintain a system for tracking deadlines
Provide general support in other legal workstreams as needed, including subsidiary management, transactional matters, and other projects that align with Legal’s operational goals
6-Month Accomplishments:
Fully owning legal inbox triage and the law enforcement request workflow, with documented playbooks for the most common request types
Up to speed on the active litigation portfolio — running document collection, legal holds, and deadline tracking with minimal oversight
Independently managing the pre-litigation dispute pipeline from intake to resolution in partnership with internal stakeholders
Operating the matter management system as the day-to-day administrator, including matter intake, status updates, spend tracking, and recurring reporting
Established strong, collaborative professional relationships with internal business partners who interface with Legal
Identified workflow inefficiencies and proposed process improvements, using AI and automation where appropriate
12+ Month Accomplishments:
Recognized internally as the go-to resource for law enforcement, litigation, and regulatory operational questions
Operating with substantial autonomy across the litigation function — owning pre-litigation matters, supporting larger matters with minimal direction, and serving as the primary day-to-day liaison with external counsel as needed
Delivered measurable improvements to one or more legal workflows
Maintains a comprehensive playbook library, with capacity to take on additional scope, including transactional or corporate workstreams, as the company scales
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (paralegal certification is a plus)
4+ years of administrative and paralegal experience, at a law firm or in-house legal department (experience in a technology company, consumer e-commerce environment, or marketplace platform is a plus)
Experience supporting litigation, law enforcement requests, and/or regulatory compliance matters
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment
Comfort using or piloting AI-based tools to improve efficiency
A collaborative team player, willing to take on a broad range of matters as part of a lean legal team