Our client, a top national law firm, is seeking an employment attorney for their growing employment and higher education practice in either Minneapolis or Kansas Cityoffices.

Job Description: This position can be either an Associate or Counsel role. It is a unique opportunity for an experienced lawyer who is looking for a Counsel role and wants to do sophisticated legal work with direct client involvement. Responsibilities will include providing legal support and advice to the firm's business, higher education, and nonprofit clients on employment and traditional labor law matters. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of employment law experience (in both advising and litigation roles) including: research, brief writing, preparation of pleadings, policy drafting, investigation of misconduct complaints, preparation of charge responses, and client advising. In addition, the ideal candidate will also have a minimum of 4 to 6 years of traditional labor law experience including: client counseling on labor relations and law, research and writing projects, grievance arbitration, collective bargaining and union campaigns, and matters before state agencies and the National Labor Relations Board.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. To the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.