[Hiring] Associate Counsel Offboarding & Litigation @Multiplier Technologies

Role Description

We are seeking an Associate Counsel to support offboarding, pre-litigation, and litigation matters mainly across the Americas, while developing as an in-house resource on regional employment law, statutory due process, and dispute resolution. You will help ensure that terminations and contentious matters are handled with legal rigor, commercial sensibility, and audit-ready documentation.

You will also assist in supporting the company across Americas offboardings, agency proceedings, pre-litigation matters, arbitrations, and labor board proceedings, while partnering with internal stakeholders and external counsel to strengthen offboarding frameworks. From time to time, you may also support termination matters in other regions of the world as part of a globally coordinated team.

Core Responsibilities

• Support offboarding, pre-litigation, and litigation matters across the Americas under the guidance of senior counsel.
• Assist with disciplinary and consultation processes, statutory filings, and the preparation of materials for agency proceedings.
• Ensure compliance with local labor and employment standards legislation and statutory due process.
• Support case intake, fact-finding, and compliance risk assessments across Americas employee relations matters.
• Guide internal teams and clients through statutory due process from notice through final settlement and clearance.
• Support disciplinary hearings, conciliation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation proceedings across the Americas.
• Draft and review termination notices, separation and release agreements, position statements, and supporting evidence.
• Liaise with external counsel across the Americas, supporting scope validation, fee tracking, and quality control on deliverables.
• Support offboarding and termination matters in other regions of the world (EMEA, APAC) as part of cross-regional projects.
• Partner with HR Advisory, Customer Success, Sales, Payroll, Onboarding, and Legal teams to strengthen offboarding processes.
• Support ad hoc legal and cross-functional projects, including escalations, Americas-wide compliance initiatives, and process automation efforts.

Qualifications

• Law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and active admission to the Bar (or equivalent qualifying body) in an Americas jurisdiction, in good standing.
• 2–5 years of post-qualification experience in Canadian employment law, with US experience as a plus.
• Exposure to agency proceedings, labor board complaints, arbitrations, human rights tribunals, and disciplinary or grievance hearings.
• Developing litigation track record, including drafting position statements, demand letter responses, and pleadings.
• Working knowledge of Americas labor and employment regulations on termination, due process, and wrongful or unjust dismissal.
• Familiarity with employment law and offboarding processes across multiple Americas jurisdictions.
• Experience supporting employee lifecycle matters, including PIPs, disciplinary actions, workplace investigations, and for-cause and without-cause terminations.
• Some experience working with external counsel, including supporting scoping, fee tracking, and quality review under senior supervision.
• Good stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations, HR, and commercial teams.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-facing global environment.