NLADA Annual Conference

Legal aid and public defense attorneys.

Dates
Nov 4 to Nov 7, 2026
Where
St. Louis, MO
Cost
Ticket $650 to $995. Early bird $650 member/$850 nonmember; regular $800/$995; late fee $75.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Fee waivers (closed).

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Courts and public interest law

Roles: public defender, legal aid attorney

The field it serves: Legal Services

Verified open jobs
about 1,515

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$119,000 a year (middle half $79,000 to $199,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 591 of the newest 1,515 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
43% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 1,515 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.6% in professional and business services, the closest BLS sector

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.

  • Deaconess Foundation Speaking 2026

Read from the event’s own pages: www.nlada.org.

Speakers and sessions

Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.

Keynotes

  • Reverend Bethany Johnson-Javois

    President and CEO, Deaconess Foundation

Read from the event’s own pages: nlada.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

  • 2026: November 4, 2026 to November 7, 2026, St. Louis, MO
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