ALA News

December 2007/January 2008
Volume 26, Issue 6

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

COVER STORY
56 and Counting
BY SUE POWERS
ALA asked its members, and they delivered. What knowledge, skills, and abilities do ALA members need to succeed as legal professionals? View the survey results and learn about their implications for ALA’s educational offerings.

It’s Extraordinary!
BY ROSEMARY SHIELS
ALA provides a plethora of resources to help you make your law firm or legal department an extraordinary place to work. Take a closer look.

FALA Salutes Its Contributors
The Trustees of the Foundation of the Association of Legal Administrators recognize the individuals, firms, ALA chapters, and others who made contributions to FALA in 2007.

Meet Your Leaders
ALA announces the members of its 2008-2009 Board of Directors.

Value in Partnership
ALA’s Value In Partnership (VIP) Program provides tremendous benefits from world-class organizations for you and your law office. In this third part of an ongoing series, learn more about offerings from one of your Association’s VIP Program participants, Garry L. Johnson & Associates.

Columns and Departments

At Your Service
An Amazing Journey
BY PATRICIA L. “PATTI” GROFF, CLM, ALA PRESIDENT

Executive Directions
Well, I Was Standin’ on a Corner in Winslow, Arizona
BY JOHN J. MICHALIK, ALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Newswire
Important updates from your professional Association
Brought to you by Omega Legal

Regional News
Featured: Updates from ALA Chapters in Regions 1 and 3

Welcome To ALA
ALA welcomes members who joined the Association in September and October 2007.

Member Profile
Life in the Fast Lane
FEATURED MEMBER: GEORGIA A. WALKER-JOHNSON, CLM
Administrator – Burch & Cracchiolo, PA
Phoenix, Arizona

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