NELA Annual Convention

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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.

How to apply to speak

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 1,122

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

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Typical posted salary
$90,000 a year (middle half $70,000 to $128,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 347 of the newest 1,122 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
52% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 1,122 verified open jobs.

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Employment, year over year
+1.2% in professional and business services, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.

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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.

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  • 2027: June 23, 2027 to June 26, 2027, St. Louis, MO
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