Publications
Legal Management, the award-winning journal of the Association of Legal Administrators, features scholarly and “how-to” articles on issues of vital importance to law firm managers, principal administrators, and managing partners. With a circulation of nearly 20,000 legal professionals, including approximately 10,000 ALA members, the journal has themed issues covering hot topics in all areas of law firm management, including:
- technological innovations
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- marketing and client service
| - financial planning
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- leadership best practices
| - general legal business trends
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Legal Management, which features print and digital editions, is expanding to 10 issues per year in 2009.
ALA News -This bimonthly magazine features vital information about the Association’s programs, events, goals, and objectives. Provided exclusively to more than 10,000 active ALA members, ALA News includes regular articles from ALA’s President and Executive Director, ALA Chapter reports, and pre- and post-event coverage of the ALA Annual Educational Conference and Exposition and other Association events.
PLMW Magazine - In conjunction with Professional Legal Management WeekSM (PLMW), ALA and 11 other legal associations join forces to distribute this annual publication designed to promote awareness of the legal management profession. In its fifth year in 2008, PLMW provides a forum for recognizing those in legal management for what they do and the roles they play in their organizations’ successes.
ALA Management EncyclopediaSM -This online resource offers a wealth of comprehensive and timely articles on the topics you need to successfully manage your law firm, corporate legal department, or governmental agency.
ALA Membership Resource Directory - This printed directory of ALA members and other legal resources is released annually in the late spring. For more information, contact the
Director of Membership or call (847) 267-1388.
Expo Guide - ALA’s Expo Guide is the comprehensive source of information about the products and services offered by exhibitors participating in the Association’s Annual Educational Conference and Exposition. The Expo Guide features an exhibitor directory, complete with company contact information, product and service descriptions, and booth numbers; a Conference Day-at-a-Glance; a list and descriptions of vendor-hosted workshops; a company list indexed by product/service categories; the exhibit hall map; and much more. In addition to being distributed onsite to each Conference attendee, the Expo Guide is mailed to all ALA members in late April so they may use it as a legal vendor reference guide. For more information, contact the Manager, Exhibits & Sponsorships or call (847) 267-1374.
Compensation & Benefits Survey - ALA's annual Compensation and Benefits Survey provides salary and benefits information on more than 20 administrative positions. Survey participants are eligible to purchase the survey at 50 percent discount. For more information, contact the Director of Finance or call (847)267-1362.
ALA Currents -This newsletter about law firm management trends and innovations is provided exclusively to all ALA members via e-mail. Featuring a comprehensive redesign for 2009, ALA Currents is disseminated twice a month (24 times per year, on the first and third Thursdays of each month) as an HTML e-mail and is a “must-read” for principal administrators around the world.
Just the Facts - This newsletter is published exclusively for ALA chapter leaders and newsletter editors. (Note: ALA members must be logged into the Web site to view it.) To learn more about Just the Facts, contact the Editor or call (847) 267-1361.
ALA News International - This electronic newsletter is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December) exclusively for ALA members who live and work outside of the United States and Canada. ALA News International reflects ALA’s commitment to provide more networking, education, and support to legal management professionals worldwide.