Organizational Pricing FAQs
What is the Organizational Pricing Program?
ALA's Organizational Pricing Program allows eligible law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, educational institutions, legal service providers, and other qualifying organizations to provide ALA membership to an unlimited number of eligible legal management professionals through a single annual dues payment based on their firms' global attorney count. The program simplifies membership administration while expanding access to ALA's education, networking, benchmarking, and professional development resources across your organization.
Can an organization be a member of ALA?
No, the individual is still considered a member as outlined in ALA’s Bylaws. Nothing changes regarding the benefits and access that your current membership provides if participating. However, if you change employers prior to January 31, 2027 your membership will revert back to individual status and you will billed for the 2027 membership year. Otherwise your benefits and voting rights remain the same.
Why are Organizational Pricing Program dues increasing?
Beginning with the 2027 membership year, ALA’s Organizational Pricing dues are increasing to support continued investment in the education, professional development, networking opportunities, technology, and member resources that legal management professionals rely on throughout the year. Even with this adjustment, Organizational Pricing remains one of the most cost-effective ways for organizations to provide ALA membership benefits to multiple employees.
Is Organizational Pricing still a good value?
Yes. Organizational Pricing continues to offer exceptional value for organizations with multiple ALA members. Rather than purchasing individual memberships, eligible organizations pay one annual fee based on attorney count and may enroll an unlimited number of qualified legal management professionals. As participation grows, the value of the program increases, often resulting in significant savings compared to individual memberships.
What are the benefits of Organizational Pricing?
In addition to potential cost savings, Organizational Pricing offers:
- Unlimited enrollment of qualified legal management professionals.
- One annual payment with simplified membership administration.
- Continuous membership coverage despite staffing changes.
- Organization-wide access to education, professional development, benchmarking, and networking resources.
- Opportunities to develop future leaders and strengthen organizational knowledge.
- Flexibility to add or replace eligible participants throughout the membership year.
Who is eligible to participate?
Eligible organizations include:
- Law firms
- Corporate legal departments
- Government agencies
- Educational institutions
- Legal aid organizations
- Other organizations employing legal management professionals
Individual participants must meet ALA's membership eligibility requirements.
How are Organizational Pricing dues calculated?
Annual dues are based on your organization's worldwide full-time-equivalent (FTE) attorney count. Organizational pricing dues rates are not prorated if enrolled for a partial-year enrollment. Once your pricing tier is established, your organization may enroll an unlimited number of qualified legal management professionals under the Organizational Pricing Program.
Is there a limit to the number of members we can enroll?
No. Organizations participating in the Organizational Pricing Program may enroll an unlimited number of qualified employees covered under their organization's pricing tier. Firms must enroll a minimum number of members to be eligible for participation. Review the dues table on this page to confirm your eligibility.
Can we add employees after we enroll?
Yes. Eligible employees may be added at any time during your membership term.
What happens if an employee leaves our organization?
If a participating employee leaves your organization, you may replace that individual with another qualified employee at no additional cost during your membership term.
Does every employee have to participate?
No. Organizations decide which eligible employees receive ALA membership benefits. You may enroll participants based on your organization's needs and add additional eligible employees as participation grows.
Will our annual dues change if our attorney count changes?
Your attorney count is reviewed during the renewal process. If your organization moves into a different attorney-count tier, your Organizational Pricing dues will be adjusted accordingly at renewal. ALA reserves the right to audit the attorney count. Lawyer counts are full-time-equivalent (FTE) figures for the most recent calendar year. Temporary and contract attorneys are not included. Retired partners and of counsel are not counted unless they are earning revenue for the organization.
How do we renew our Organizational Pricing membership?
Organizations will receive renewal information before the start of their next membership term. Renewal includes confirming your attorney count, organizational information, and participating members.
Can organizations outside of the United States participate?
Yes. Organizations located outside the United States may participate if they meet ALA's eligibility requirements. Employees at all offices within the organization, regardless of location, are eligible to be ALA members under the organization.
Why choose Organizational Pricing instead of individual memberships?
Organizational Pricing is designed to make ALA membership easier to manage while extending its benefits across your organization.
For organizations with multiple legal management professionals, the program often costs less than maintaining individual memberships and provides:
- Simplified administration and billing.
- Greater access to education and professional development.
- Enhanced networking and benchmarking opportunities.
- Stronger succession planning and leadership development.
- Increased organizational engagement with ALA resources.
As your organization grows, the value of Organizational Pricing grows with it.
How does an organization manage its ALA membership roster?
Each organization will identify one person who will be responsible for serving as the organization’s primary contact, and may identify an additional person to manage the annual dues billing. The primary contact will be asked to update their attorney count and membership roster on a regular basis, and invite any eligible employees to join ALA. They will also be able to flag members of their organization who are no longer employed with the organization. This will allow ALA to make the necessary adjustments to the member profile. Eligible employees of an organization will not automatically become a member of the ALA.
How do I get started?
The Organizational Pricing Program enrollment opens annually on August 1 for the upcoming year. Members wishing to convert from individual billing to participate have to complete an enrollment form by September 30, letting ALA know that their organization will participate in the program. Upon enrollment, ALA converts membership type and links all current locations and members. A Primary Contact person is identified who will act as the administrator for the entire organization. They can add members at any time throughout the membership term. Participating organizations pay a single dues rate for an unlimited number of members. Organizational dues billing statements will be available to the Primary (or designated billing) Contact in the member’s ALA profile area. Payments are due by January 1 of the membership year. Initial organizational applicants with no current ALA members will be activated upon dues payment. The roster of members based on current membership data is visible to the Primary contact logged in through their ALA profile on alanet.org.
Have more questions?
Contact ALA's Membership Team at membership@alanet.org or +1 847-267-1252 to discuss your organization's eligibility, determine your pricing tier, and begin enrollment. We'll guide you through every step of the process and help ensure your organization gets the greatest value from Organizational Pricing.
