Webinars

• Wednesday, September 15  — Electronic Records Management: How to Manage your ESI in the 21st Century
  There has been an explosion of electronic communications. How do you manage it all? Join this 90-minute interactive ALA Webinar, and get some new ideas about how you can start to build some processes to more effectively manage ESI in your firm. Learn more and register.
• Wednesday, October 20  — An 'EKG' from Your Document Management Provider
  Get the cardiologist. Use the EKG on your law firm's outsourced processes that manage documents — print/copy/mail operations, eDiscovery and more. Join this newly scheduled ALA Webinar in which the speakers will review case history examples to bring these concepts to life. Learn more and register.

ALA Cosponsored Programs
Mark your calendar for upcoming ALA co-sponsored programs including:

• Money-Saving Ways to Boost Employee Productivity and Health
  Tuesday, September 21
• 21 Tips for Successfully Managing Telecommuters
  Tuesday, September 28
• Conducting Hassle-Free Performance Evaluations
  Tuesday, October 12
• Smart Policies for Workplace Technologies
  Thursday, October 14
• 7 Hidden Productivity Traps and How to Avoid Them
  Tuesday, November 9

Introducing Retreat Planning Plus

Looking to create an energizing and invigorating retreat experience? Let the professionals at ALA help make your law firm retreat a success. Retreat Planning Plus, a new ALA service, can manage every aspect of your next retreat. Review the services we offer and contact us to get started.

Gain the knowledge and resources you need to run your business more successfully. Choose from any of three Back to School courses: Leadership, Conflict Resolution or Strategic Planning — each with a specific self-study syllabus, ALA Management Encyclopedia articles, books from the ALA Bookstore and an ALA Webinar — save over $100 on each course! Learn more.

Visit the ALA Bookstore and purchase your copy of the 2010 Annual Compensation and Benefits Survey for reference in your firm.

This year's Annual Conference had some of the highest rated sessions ever. Bring these top presenters into your home, office, car or portable music device through educational sessions on audio CD-ROMs or MP3 CD-ROMs. And, new this year  — synchronized audio with PowerPoint. Purchase today.

Mark your calendar for Professional Legal Management Week^SM (PLMW). PLMW will provide a week-long forum of educational development seminars, networking opportunities and public awareness events all over the globe. Visit www.plmw.org for more information.

ALA's 2010 Community Challenge Weekend (CCW) is scheduled for October 8-10. Throughout the month, ALA chapters will be conducting various projects, fundraising efforts and other volunteerism to help those in need in their communities. To participate in CCW, contact a member of your chapter's leadership.

The ALA Intellectual Property Retreat will be held October 13-14, at The Drake Hotel in Chicago prior to the Region 3 Conference & Expo. Attend both conferences on the same travel dollar and save!

Don't miss out  — two-day conferences packed with the education and networking you crave at a great value. Register and start making your plans today!

Region 1: October 29-30  — Long Branch, New Jersey
Region 2: October 22-23  — Miami Beach, Florida
Region 3: October 15-16  — Chicago, Illinois
Region 4: October 1-2  — Irving, Texas
Regions 5 & 6: September 30-October 2 — San Diego, California

ALA is partnering with International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and ARMA International November 6-7, in San Francisco, at the Legal Information Technology Conference (LIT-Con). Learn more and register by September 24 to save on conference fees.

ALA has partnered with West Legal Ed Center (WLEC), the College of Law Firm Management and the Chicago Bar Association for the Midwestern Law Firm Management Conference, September 21 at the Chicago Bar Association. ALA members receive a 20 percent discount by entering promo code MWLF20! Register online.

Need a handle on encouraging diversity in your firm? Having a diverse workforce isn't just a nicety  — these days, clients demand that their law firms be inclusive. Do you have the resources to guide you in both hiring and retaining a diverse staff? For help getting your firm's diversity program up and running, review the ALA Research Study "Diversity in Law Firms". Don't forget  — ALA members now have immediate, direct access to over 60 free Research Studies! Learn more, and download this Human Resources Management study plus any others you choose. Need help on other issues? Send your questions to infocentral@alanet.org for a prompt, personalized response.

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Visit ALA's job bank today to find your next career opportunity or that new hire. ALA has made it easier and more affordable to connect prospective employees and employers. Learn more.

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