NELA Annual Convention
Plaintiff-side employment lawyers.
- Dates
- Jun 23 to Jun 26, 2027
- Where
- St. Louis, MO
- Cost
- Ticket $725 to $915. 2026 early-bird member range; 2027 rates not posted; law students about $375-$400.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Suits
- Growing in role, Going for promotion
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Need-based scholarships; law student rates.
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers
Session proposals invited; no deadline posted.
Call for speakers
Session proposals invited; no deadline posted.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Employment and immigration, Employment law and labor relations
Roles: employment lawyer, employee relations lead
The field it serves: Legal Services
- Verified open jobs
- about 1,408
- Typical posted salary
- $105,000 a year (middle half $79,000 to $161,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 37% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.6% in professional and business services, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 507 of the newest 1,408 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 1,408 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Legal Services snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- American Humanist Association Exhibiting 2026
- Apex Class Action Exhibiting 2026
- Employstats Exhibiting 2026
- Eve Legal Exhibiting 2026
- ILYM Group Exhibiting 2026
- J.S. Held Exhibiting 2026
- Knool Exhibiting 2026
- Miles Mediation & Arbitration Exhibiting 2026
- Readback Exhibiting 2026
- Recourse Exhibiting 2026
- RizeUp Media Exhibiting 2026
- Rust Consulting Exhibiting 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: www.nela.org.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in St. Louis, MO. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: June 23, 2027 to June 26, 2027, St. Louis, MO
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