Legal Industry / Business Management

 

Policies and Procedures Presented by the FirstFive Community

Jennifer Trippett and Valerie Williams discuss some of the resources available if you are just starting to compile documents.

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Peek Around the Corner with PDAC Presented by the Professional Development Advisory Committee

 

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Firm Management: What’s On Your Calendar? Presented by the FirstFive Community

At this Roundtable, we reviewed timelines and checklists that firm administrators should have on their radar. This discussion covered all aspects of firm management, including human resources, operations, business/financial management and marketing.

Slides

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ALA Education Overview

Learn about all of the educational opportunities provided by ALA as part of your membership. Plus, Lianne Gaunt and Val Williams will discuss some tips for justifying the cost of attending conferences.

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Transitioning from a Support Role to Management

This roundtable was facilitated by Suzy Klepac and Suzette Welling, CLM, members of ALA's First Five Online Community. You can learn more about this shared interest group (SIG) here, where they host discussions and resources for legal management professionals in the first five-ish years of their careers.

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Hybrid Working Lessons Learned

This roundtable was facilitated by Sarah E. Cramer of Lathrop GPM LLP, Megan A. Pluviose of Murphy & King, PC, Sarah Spry, SHRM-CP, of BraunHagey & Borden LLP and Jessica VanTroost of McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC.

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Hybrid Working Lessons Learned: Continue the Conversation

This roundtable was facilitated by Sarah E. Cramer of Lathrop GPM LLP, Megan A. Pluviose of Murphy & King, PC, Sarah Spry, SHRM-CP, of BraunHagey & Borden LLP and Jessica VanTroost of McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC.

Note: The previous Roundtable also focused on this topic. The discussion was so good that the organizers decided to host another session to continue the conversation.

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A Staff University for Cross-Training

The roundtable was facilitated by Nakia A. Bradley-Lawson of the Oregon Chapter and Monique N. Mahler, CLM, Vice President of the Houston Chapter. It addressed how to develop an in-house skills “university” — on your own or with the help of an outside vendor — for law firm staff, especially to cross-train legal secretaries in different practice areas.

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Changes Your Firm May Be Experiencing Due to the Pandemic

The roundtable was facilitated by Chicago Chapter members Lisa Wallace and Laura T. Sears, CLM, who also serves on ALA’s Business Partner Relations Project Team. Here are some topics that were explored:

  • Current ratios of legal support staff to attorneys
  • Firm expectations leading to changes in staff roles

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The SALI Standard and its Impact on Successful Firms

This roundtable was presented by Damien Riehl, a technology lawyer with experience in software design, data privacy and cybersecurity. View the slide deck here.

  • Overcome the challenges of pricing legal services in client proposals
  • Create, track and update client budgets
  • Analyze what areas your attorneys are actually practicing in, how long certain matters typically take and what resources they require

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