Labor Relations Attorney
About the role
Chicago-based law firm concentrates exclusively on the representation of employers in labor relations, employment litigation, employee benefits, and business immigration matters. Named to 2024 Best Law Firms List for Employment, Labor, Litigation, and Immigration law!
Why join us? Meaningful Work! Best in Class Firm! Competitive Compensation Package! Complete Benefits Package! Flexible Work Schedules! Accelerated Career Growth! Fun Company Activities! Many More!
This position offers the opportunity to build a sophisticated management-side labor and employment practice with meaningful client interaction and responsibility. The successful attorney will work on a broad mix of traditional labor and employment matters, including collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, grievance administration, labor-management relations, administrative agency defense, employment counseling, and dispute prevention/resolution.
Responsibilities
- Draft and respond to position statements, charges, and related submissions before agencies including the NLRB, EEOC, IDHR, and Illinois Department of Labor.
- Counsel employers on employee-relations issues, including discipline, termination, workplace investigations, policy development, and compliance matters.
- Provide practical guidance regarding FMLA, ADA, accommodations, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour, and other workplace-law issues.