Neal Gerber & Eisenberg's Sonia Menon Appointed Chair of NALP Conference Committee

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP’s chief operating officer Sonia Menon has been named as chair of NALP’s Annual Education Conference Planning Committee. In this role, Menon will oversee NALP’s 2015 Annual Education Conference, which will be hosted in Chicago from April 22 to 25, 2015. The event, which is expected to draw close to 1,400 attendees, is the organization’s premier event bringing together law school and legal employer members for plenary and concurrent educational programs.

“We are delighted that Sonia has agreed to serve as the chair of our 2015 Annual Education Conference Planning Committee,” said James Leipold, NALP’s executive director. “Her strong leadership skills and her enthusiasm for Chicago, where the conference will be held next April, will help us jumpstart the planning process. This conference is routinely rated the number one conference for legal career professionals, and Sonia’s industry expertise will ensure the highest standard for our conference content. As the legal services sector continues to change very quickly, we look forward to working with Sonia to plan a conference that will provide up-to-the-minute programming of the highest quality for all of our members.”

As a longtime member and active volunteer in NALP, Menon is unique among recent NALP conference chairs, hailing from a mid-sized, single office law firm.

“With her superb organizational skills and wide experience in the recruitment, diversity and training and development of lawyers, I am sure Sonia will organize a conference that is path breaking and memorable,” said Jerry Biederman, managing partner of Neal Gerber Eisenberg. “Further, coming from a single office, mid-size law firm, she brings a fresh perspective to the crucial issues facing law firms today.”

Menon has previously served on NALP’s board of directors, chaired the Long Range Strategic Planning Committee, and chaired NALP’s Diversity Summit planning team, among other leadership roles. She is also a frequent speaker at NALP conferences. Menon is active in other professional organizations within the legal community, including the Professional Development Advisory Board of the Chicago Committee on Minorities, the Chicago Association of Legal Personnel Administrators, the Professional Development Consortium, the Association of Legal Administrators, and the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago.

NALP® is an association of over 2,500 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices, and law schools in North America and beyond. What brings NALP members together is a common belief in three fundamental things. First, all law students and lawyers should benefit from a fair and ethical hiring process. Second, law students and lawyers are more successful when supported by professional development and legal career professionals. Third, a diverse and inclusive legal profession best serves clients and our communities. That’s why NALP members work together every day to collect and publish accurate legal employment data and information, and champion education and standards for recruiting, professional and career development, and diversity and inclusion. For more than 40 years, NALP has played an essential role in the success of its members and the lawyers and law students they serve.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg is a Chicago-based law firm whose lawyers share a culture of teamwork and devotion to personalized client service to advance clients’ business interests throughout the U.S. and beyond. Our lawyers provide legal business solutions to public and private entities of all types in connection with domestic and global business transactions and litigation. Our client base reflects a number of Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, nonprofits and high net worth individuals. Although the firm has one office in Chicago, it represents clients throughout the world. A steadfast devotion to our single-office concept ensures that our clients will never get lost in a shuffle of thousands of lawyers or multiple worldwide offices. With 160 attorneys, the firm is suited to handle nearly any legal matter, yet small enough so clients personally know the lawyers accountable to their matters.
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