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%)