Legal – Market Contracts

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September 16

🗽 New York – Remote

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💵 $100k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

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Kalshi

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Finance • Fintech

Kalshi is an online platform that allows users to trade directly on the outcome of events. As a financial exchange, Kalshi enables individuals to trade on events such as political elections, weather predictions, and economic indicators. The platform offers a unique way for individuals to hedge risks or speculate on future events, following regulations to ensure a safe and legal trading environment.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 $30M Series A on 2021-02

📋 Description

• We are seeking a detail-oriented and business-savvy Legal Associate (Market Contracts) to help design, draft, and safeguard the contracts that power our markets. • You’ll own the legal frameworks that govern trading on Kalshi, from rulebooks and market terms to clearing agreements and regulatory filings. • Ensure every market contract is clear, compliant, and scalable. • Partner across teams to translate regulatory requirements into practical agreements that let our markets expand quickly while maintaining full regulatory confidence. • Draft, review, and refine contracts that govern how our markets operate, including event contract specifications, trading terms, clearing documentation, and participant agreements. • Collaborate with Product and Risk to ensure market structures meet both business needs and regulatory standards. • Build standardized templates and rulebooks to streamline how new markets are launched and maintained. • Ensure all market contracts comply with CFTC regulations and other applicable laws. • Work closely with compliance to incorporate rule changes, disclosure requirements, and governance standards into contracts. • Stay ahead of regulatory developments affecting event contracts and derivatives markets. • Partner with Growth and Partnerships teams on agreements with institutional traders, liquidity providers, and vendors. • Translate complex regulatory and legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders. • Act as a business-minded partner during negotiations, balancing legal precision with market growth. • Develop scalable systems for contract lifecycle management, including drafting, negotiation, and archiving. • Identify opportunities for automation and streamlined review processes across market and trading agreements. • Support broader legal operations, including governance, risk, and reporting.

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. • 2–4+ years of legal experience, ideally: at a mid- or large-sized law firm practicing commercial law, or practicing law related to financial markets and/or regulatory affairs. • Applicants with experience in the prediction market industry are especially encouraged to apply. • Strong foundation in drafting and negotiating contracts that govern markets, trading, or financial products. • Familiarity with CFTC regulations and the legal framework for event contracts, derivatives, or exchange-traded products. • Detail-obsessed, pragmatic, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where law, markets, and innovation intersect.

🏖️ Benefits

• Salary Range: $100,000 to $250,000 annually plus equity and benefits.