ALA News

October/November 2007
Volume 26, Issue 5

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

COVER STORY
Raise the Bar
ALA’s newest educational conference – debuting in January 2008 – will teach you the best practices that will transform your law firm to an extraordinary place in which to work.

Value in Partnership
ALA’s Value In Partnership (VIP)^SM Program provides tremendous benefits from world-class organizations for you and your law office. In this second part of an ongoing series, learn more about offerings from one of your Association’s VIP Program participants, American Bar Insurance Plans Consultants Inc.

Celebrating Certification
Ten years later, members of ALA’s “Class of ’97” reflect on being the first individuals to earn the Certified Legal Manager (CLM)^SM designation and what the accomplishment means to them today.
BY SUE POWERS

Columns and Departments

At Your Service
Picture This
BY PATRICIA L. “PATTI” GROFF, CLM, ALA PRESIDENT

Executive Directions
In a Volatile Market, ALA Continues to Deliver Shareholder Value
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 2 and 6

Welcome To ALA
ALA welcomes members who joined the Association in July and August 2007.

Member Profile
“Manny” on a Mission
FEATURED MEMBER: MANUEL “MANNY” MOLINA
Legal Administrator – United States Army Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan

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