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14 - 20 June 2026
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14 - 20 June 2026
San Francisco
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14 - 20 June 2026
San Francisco
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NELC Webinars
Expert Guidance. Real Insight.
Join seasoned National Employment Law Council (NELC) members from the legal community as they share practical strategies and perspectives on current labor and employment law issues.
*Available to members only.
NELC Local Receptions
Your NELC Family. In Your City.
A fun, low-pressure way to connect with attorneys in labor and employment, build relationships, and experience the #NELCfam in your city.
*NELC Local Receptions are open to members and non-members alike.
Comprised of highly proficient in-house and outside counsel experts, NELC members often collaborate in real-time to address the most challenging labor and employment law matters, and help each other stay current on legal updates across various jurisdictions.
NELC fosters robust networking and relationship building, provides advanced level CLEs, offers speaking engagements, and more, leading outside counsel to valuable business development and professional advancement opportunities.
Our programs for mid-career and junior attorneys, both in-house and outside counsel, provide advanced skills training, exposure to NELC’s network of seasoned labor & employment attorneys, foster mentoring relationships, and create a pipeline for future NELC leaders.
NELC offers unparalleled labor & employment law programming from leading legal experts from across the country, provides access to top diverse legal talent, and creates opportunities for members seeking leadership roles.
Build connections in the management-side labor and employment community, advance professionally, and foster dynamic mentorship.
It’s more than the high-level programming, the nationwide network, or the career-changing mentorship—it’s the sense of belonging.
An unparalled platform for innovative community and relationship-building, meaningful professional advancement, and dynamic mentoring.
Get timely updates on NELC’s events, programs, and community highlights—right in your inbox.
Established in memory of longtime NELC leader and McDonald’s Managing Counsel Rafael Medina, this scholarship provides financial assistance for in-house counsel to attend NELC’s Annual Conference.
Rafael was a tireless champion of diverse attorneys and a mentor to many. Your support helps continue his legacy by expanding access to the NELC community he helped shape—and ensuring the next generation of in-house counsel can learn, grow, and lead.
Rafael E. Medina
Shalanna L. Pirtle
Chief Talent, Diversity & Inclusion Officer/ Partner
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP.
“There are endless opportunities for business development. I have grown my book of business as a result of the referral sources and contacts I’ve made at NELC.”
Barbara A. Dunlap
Chief Employment Counsel
Accertify, Inc.
“NELC has people who substantively know the law, live the law, breathe the law, and can talk about the law in amazing ways!”
Vik Jaitly
Legal Counsel, Employment & Litigation
Wawa, Inc.
“The information sharing and benchmarking that I am able to do with other NELC members helps me address and solve, to some extent, the challenges I face as an in-house attorney.”
Janice Sued Agresti
Member
Cozen O’Connor
“The NELC Academy was a pivotal experience for me and changed the trajectory of my career. I also met lifelong mentors, colleagues, and friends I consider family. It is an investment in your professional growth.”
Lisa Hamasaki
Office Managing Shareholder
Ogletree Deakins
“The level of the sessions, of the instruction that you get, is second to none. It’s not meant for junior HR people. It’s meant for people that know what they’re doing, have done it, and can have very high-level discussions about strategic issues that impact us all.”
Kristina Pham
Senior Director, Employment
Shipt
“The most valuable aspect of NELC for me has been the mentorship I’ve received from this community… I could only learn from actually having relationships with people who are going to tell me the truth and help coach me through my career.”
Lovita Tandy
Partner
Krevolin Horst, LLC
“I got an email… and I was just thinking it’s really time for me to reengage. And I thought, well, this is a fabulous organization. I love this organization. So let me go to this event and step back in. I went to the conference in Chicago and now I’m back.”
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors
