Labor Relations Attorney - Management

Management Guidance, LLP; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Discretionary year-end profit-sharing

Job summary

Management Guidance, LLP (MGLLP) is a boutique labor relations law firm with offices in Minnesota and Wisconsin, representing employers and associations. We seek an attorney with 1–5 years of traditional labor-law experience to handle bargaining, grievances, NLRB matters, and association management.

The role offers hands-on negotiation opportunities and client-facing responsibilities starting spring 2027. MGLLP focuses on providing strategic guidance to employers and employer associations across

Qualifications

• J.D. and admission to practice in Minnesota, or eligible for prompt admission.
• Approximately 1–5 years of relevant traditional labor-law or labor-relations experience.
• Excellent judgment, writing, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide practical advice, manage multiple priorities, and work independently.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% as client needs require.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of collective bargaining.
• Advise employers and employer associations on CBAs and day-to-day labor relations.
• Serve as a management trustee on Taft-Hartley benefit plans (training available).
• Handle grievance, arbitration, and NLRB matters.
• Participate in labor-management committees and joint processes.
• Work with associations on governance, meetings, communications, and industry initiatives.
• Develop strong client relationships and industry knowledge.

Skills

Judgment

Writing

Communication

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Education

J.D. degree

Minnesota bar admission or eligibility

Job description

Management Guidance, LLP (MGLLP) is a boutique management-side labor relations law firm with offices in Minnesota and Wisconsin and a national practice representing employer associations and individual employers.

The firm is seeking an attorney with approximately 1–5 years of experience who wants to build a career in traditional labor relations. The work includes collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration matters, NLRB proceedings, labor-management relations, Taft-Hartley benefit matters, and strategic counseling of unionized employers.

The attorney hired will be at the bargaining table no later than spring 2027. Candidates with relevant experience—or who quickly demonstrate strong judgment, negotiation ability, and client skills—will have opportunities to take substantial and potentially leading roles in negotiations relatively quickly.

MGLLP also manages employer and trade associations. Association management is an important part of the position and includes working directly with association boards and industry leaders on governance, meeting planning and execution, communications, strategy, and industry initiatives.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Participate in all phases of collective bargaining.
• Advise employers and employer associations on CBAs and day-to-day labor relations.
• Serve, or prepare to serve with training and support, as a management trustee on Taft-Hartley benefit plans.
• Handle grievance, arbitration, and NLRB matters
• Participate in labor-management committees and other joint processes.
• Work with employer and trade associations on governance, meetings, communications, and industry initiatives.
• Develop strong client relationships and a deep understanding of the industries we serve - including but not limited to construction, janitorial, and manufacturing.

Our attorneys work directly with business owners, executives, association leaders, union representatives, trustees, and other industry participants. Success depends on judgment, credibility, persuasion, negotiation, and relationships in addition to technical legal knowledge.

Qualifications

• J.D. and admission to practice in Minnesota, or eligibility for prompt admission
• Approximately 1–5 years of relevant experience (traditional labor-law or labor-relations experience is strongly preferred)
• Excellent judgment, writing, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to provide practical advice, manage multiple priorities, and work independently
• Willingness to travel as client needs require (Up to 30%)

Compensation

• Salary: $125,000-$175,000, depending on experience and qualifications
• Employer-funded health benefits for eligible health insurance premiums and medical expenses
• 401(k) with a 6% employer match
• Eligible for discretionary year-end 401(k) profit-sharing contributions and/or performance bonus beginning in 2027

Start Date

We are targeting a start date of not later than January 1, 2027.