PRO Unlimited develops contingent workforce management solutions for enterprise organizations and staffing partners. Its SaaS-based vendor management system and managed services support the procurement and oversight of external labor, including contractors, statement-of-work engagements, and staffing suppliers. The company’s platform and services bring together workforce visibility, compliance processes, payroll support, cost management, and analytics to help organizations manage their extended workforce more effectively.
Senior Associate General Counsel, Employment and Litigation
Lead employment law, litigation, governance, compliance, and legal operations for the company’s workforce across the Americas. Manage U.S. legal counsel and operations teams while advising global Legal leadership.
Description
- Advise on employment law matters in the U.S. and Canada, with particular attention to California law.
- Assess and manage compliance and legal risks by creating, reviewing, and updating policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
- Represent the company or direct outside counsel in employment and general litigation, agency matters, audits, investigations, demand letters, and claims.
- Enforce agreements with temporary staffing firms and other contingent labor providers.
- Lead U.S.-based corporate counsel and legal operations professionals.
- Direct legal operations across matter and knowledge management, technology, outside counsel, budgets, reporting, performance metrics, and workflow improvements.
- Manage Americas corporate governance, including entity records, board and committee support, delegated authority, signature policies, and regulatory filings.
- Work with cross-functional partners on company-wide initiatives, escalations, and risk governance.
- Handle other general legal matters as needed.
- Contribute as a senior member of the global Legal leadership team and undertake additional duties assigned by the General Counsel.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree.
- Active membership in good standing with a state bar or the District of Columbia bar.
- 10–15 or more years of employment and litigation experience, ideally combining in-house and law firm work.
- Experience with California wage and hour law and PAGA is required.
- Strong command of labor and employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and handle substantial responsibility.
- Experience managing and developing attorneys or other legal professionals.
- Experience overseeing or building legal operations, including matter management, legal technology, outside counsel and spend management, process improvement, and departmental reporting.
- Familiarity with corporate governance and entity management, including board and committee support, corporate records, and delegated authority, is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to manage outside counsel and litigation budgets for a distributed workforce across multiple states or countries.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Able to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-pressure setting.