Events

Seminar: Race And National Origin Discrimination

2020 has placed the fight for racial equality in the spotlight with the Black Lives Matter movement and the tragedy of COVID-19. These events have surfaced the harsh realities people of color face every day, including in the workplace. As advocates, we must be equipped to recognize and respond to the nuances of our clients’ situations and the power of this moment. Join our experts to learn about cutting-edge issues in race and national origin discrimination cases, how to respond to common defenses, discrimination and intersectionality, how to combat implicit and explicit bias, and much more.

2021 Annual Convention

Join us for our annual gathering of workers' rights attorneys from around the country for three days of CLE, networking, and fun.

2022 Annual Convention

San Francisco Marriott Marquis San Francisco, CA, United States

We are thrilled to announce we will be back in person for the 2022 NELA Annual Convention, We Rise. We Lead. It’s been a long time coming, and we can’t wait to see everyone after three years. NELA’s Annual Convention draws attorneys, paraprofessionals, law students, and other workers’ rights advocates from across the country for three days of CLE, networking events, and a chance to gather as a community. Please note CLE sessions begin on Friday, July 1, and continue through Sunday, July 3. Details at www.nela.org/convention.

Trial Boot Camp

Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University Washington, DC, United States

Trial Boot Camp is an intensive three-day skills-based program is specifically designed for plaintiffs’ employment lawyers at all levels of trial experience. Details

NELA Wage & Hour Seminar

Hilton San Diego Bayfront San Diego, CA

Details coming soon. For information on speaking opportunities, exhibiting, or sponsoring a NELA continuing legal education program, please contact us at nelahq@nelahq.org.

2023 Annual Convention

Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Chicago, IL

Join us in Chicago, IL. for Elevating Justice, NELA's 2023 Annual Convention, for three days education, inspiration, and fun. Learn from some of the best workers' rights advocates in the field and take home valuable strategies and tips to elevate your practice. Don’t miss the largest gathering of plaintiffs’ employment lawyers in the country. www.nela.org/elevating-justice

Defeating Summary Judgment in the Face of Evolving Defense Tactics

Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center 3405 Lenox Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

Join us for this essential CLE for workers’ rights advocates. Our summary judgment seminar will examine how plaintiffs’ lawyers can curtail the abuse of summary judgment by defendants and unwarranted dismissals by judges. Topics include: Framing Your Case to Defeat Summary Judgment; Procedural Pitfalls; Discovery Techniques & Strategies; and Cutting Edge Issues. Registration now open.