Job Description

Job ID: 382004

Practice area:- Employment Law - Traditional Labor Law (Unions)

Mid-Level Labor Law Associate – Management-Side Focus | Atlanta, GA

A leading Am Law firm is seeking a skilled mid-level labor law attorney to join its nationally recognized Labor Group in Atlanta. This opportunity focuses exclusively on traditional labor law (not employment law) and offers immediate, substantive involvement in grievance arbitrations, NLRB proceedings, and union-related matters for management-side clients.

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Join a Premier Labor Law Team in Atlanta

This top-tier law firm is expanding its Atlanta office and is actively hiring a labor attorney to support its dynamic labor practice. Known for representing major corporations in complex labor disputes, the firm offers excellent mentorship, national-level exposure, and long-term career advancement within a collaborative and professional environment.

A preeminent firm with excellent name recognition and clout, this firm has been involved in many high-stakes, high-profile suits over the last few decades. Defying easy categorizations, though, associates at this firm also praise its commitment to work-life balance and the respectful mentorship delivered from senior partners. Additionally, this firm makes a strong showing in the of-the-moment privacy and data security arena, making it an excellent destination for those interested in this in-demand field.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as first-chair counsel in grievance arbitration hearings

• Represent clients in unfair labor practice matters before the NLRB

• Advise management during union organizing efforts

• Support collective bargaining negotiations with major employers

• Provide client training on NLRA compliance and labor strategies

• Work closely with labor attorneys across the firm’s national platform

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Qualifications:

• 4–6 years of dedicated management-side labor law experience

• First-chair experience in grievance arbitration required

• Prior NLRB litigation experience strongly preferred

• JD from an accredited law school

• Georgia Bar admission required or eligibility to waive in

• Excellent legal writing and communication skills (writing samples may be requested)

• Spanish language skills preferred but not required

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Culture & Firm Appeal:

Associates at this firm benefit from a collegial and collaborative culture, strong mentorship from senior attorneys, and early client-facing responsibilities. Recognized for excellence in both litigation and advisory work, the firm balances sophistication with a healthy respect for work-life integration. It also stands out for its work in cutting-edge fields like privacy and cybersecurity, offering diverse long-term career pathways.

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Why This Role Is Unique:

• Direct involvement in high-profile national labor cases

• First-chair opportunities and leadership exposure from day one

• Join a nationally ranked labor law practice in a fast-growing Atlanta office

• Clear partnership track and professional development programs

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Ready to Elevate Your Labor Law Career?

• Apply now for a confidential discussion with a BCG Attorney Search recruiter.

• Explore this elite-level opportunity today.

• Submit your resume to learn more about this prestigious role.

BCG Attorney Search is the industry leader for placing candidates in permanent positions in law firms. Since 2000, our recruiters have placed several thousand attorneys and enjoyed extraordinarily high success rates with our candidates. As a BCG Attorney Search candidate, you have access to more opportunities than any legal placement firm in the United States. We are able to offer the most in-depth insight in the legal recruiting market thanks to our dedicated team of over 150 employees who mercilessly research, study and analyze the legal market. The depth and breadth of our research empowers us to place attorneys at rates that are unparalleled at any placement firm in the United States. Many of our recruiters make 30 to 40 placements per year, while recruiters at competitor firms are likely to make four or five. Unlike other placement firms that can only tell you about openings at major AmLaw firms, we place candidates of all backgrounds in firms of all sizes. While other legal recruiters only represent a narrow band of candidates from top law firms and top law schools, our research, firm contacts, and market insight allow us to place hundreds of candidates each year who do not fit this mold. It is rare that we do not get candidates we represent interviews and offers. No one in the world is better at legal recruiting and placement than BCG Attorney Search.

BCG Attorney Search will confidentially review your application and will not forward your materials to the firm without first discussing the opportunity with you.

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