Remote Position
[Remote] Legal (Market Contracts)
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kalshi is seeking a Legal Associate (Market Contracts) to design, draft, and safeguard the contracts that govern its markets. The role develops market agreements and rulebooks, aligns contracts with regulatory requirements, partners with cross-functional teams, and builds scalable contract processes.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- J.D. and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 2–4+ years of legal experience
- Practicing commercial law
- Practicing law related to financial markets and/or regulatory affairs
- 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
- Applicants with experience in the prediction market industry are especially encouraged to apply
Benefits
- Equity
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