NELA

Empowering Workers' Rights Attorneys

Thank you to the 600 plaintiffs’ employment lawyers who joined us in Philadelphia as we forged the future of workers’ rights. Your dedication and camaraderie inspire and make NELA a stronger voice for workers. We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore, MD as we celebrate 40 years of empowering workers’ rights advocates!

Designed by plaintiffs’ employment lawyers for plaintiffs’ employment lawyers, NELA’s Annual Convention provides top-notch continuing legal education for the plaintiffs’ bar. Our signature event of the year draws attorneys, paraprofessionals, law students, and other workers’ rights advocates from across the country to raise the bar for workers’ rights.

Network with Workers’ Rights Advocates
from Across the Country

Take advantage of countless networking opportunities
and foster relationships with attorneys from law firms,
legal services organizations, public interest firms, and solo practitioners.

Convention Sponsors

Exhibiting and Sponsorship Opportunities

NELA’s signature event of the year is an outstanding opportunity to interact with potential and established customers and deepen those relationships. The Exhibitor area is open to Convention attendees and speakers, and is host to all breakfasts and breaks.

Contact Alicia Battle, Events Coordinator for details.

“From the Convention’s first substantive plenary session to the closing plenary session, Annual Convention continues the tradition of sharing, learning, and camaraderie that makes NELA unique and our family of employee rights advocates strong.”

“I was blown away by my first experience at an annual NELA Convention.
The warmth and welcoming of the members was touching.”

“The substance, networking, and rejuvenation that are characteristic of the NELA Annual Convention
were present again this year.”

“This was my first NELA Convention. It was all new and an amazing, satisfying, relevant, and in-depth amount of information and resources!”

“After decades of Conventions, this meeting is still the one where I learn the most.”

“Across the spectrum—for first-timers as well as veteran attendees—the Annual Convention upheld the NELA tradition of excellence.”