Associate General Counsel – Litigation, Compliance & Risk Management

Leads legal matters involving litigation, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, risk management, employment-related legal issues, and dispute resolution. Provides strategic legal counsel to company leadership, oversees outside counsel, and helps protect the organization from legal and operational risk.

Responsibilities

• Manage company litigation, receivership disputes, subpoenas, government complaints, settlement negotiations, and related legal proceedings.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for litigation and dispute-related matters, including coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
• Direct litigation administration, including matter intake, budgeting, reporting, tracking, document management, and deadline oversight.
• Advise the company on legal compliance, corporate governance, permitting, licensing, entity management, and regulatory obligations.
• Maintain corporate records and organizational compliance documentation for all applicable entities.
• Partner with Human Resources on labor and employment matters, workplace investigations, employee relations concerns, and regulatory compliance issues.
• Lead Legal Department participation in risk management initiatives, including insurance claims, insurance strategy, incident response, crisis management, safety, and security matters.
• Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies, procedures, templates, playbooks, and contract management resources.
• Coordinate with courts, government agencies, insurers, clients, lenders, vendors, tenants, and other third parties as necessary.
• Provide practical, business-focused legal guidance to support operational and strategic objectives.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in the State of Michigan and membership in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience practicing law, including substantial experience in litigation, regulatory compliance, risk management, and corporate legal matters.
• Proven ability to manage complex litigation, disputes, government inquiries, settlements, and outside counsel relationships.
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance, business operations, regulatory compliance, licensing, permitting, and organizational risk management.
• Experience advising executive leadership and Human Resources on employment law, employee relations, workplace compliance, and other high-risk legal issues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.