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ALA’s 2023 Compensation and Benefits Survey Is Now Available
ALA is pleased to announce that its 2023 Compensation and Benefits Survey, along with the Large Firm Key Staff Compensation Survey, is now available to members and nonmembers. The comprehensive report that ALA puts together annually is filled with data from nearly 1,000 firms nationwide reporting for more than 60 different positions which serves as an essential tool for determining compensation and benefits for your law firm’s staff.Read more -
Association of Legal Administrators Announces 2023–2024 Board of Directors
(CHICAGO) — At its Annual Conference & Expo in Seattle earlier this month, the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) inducted its Board of Directors for 2023–2024.Read more -
Developing a Growth Mindset with The Successful Firm Project
A successful firm shares its strategy for growing business, staff and revenue.Read more -
Business Foundations with The Successful Firm Project
ALA partners with a new initiative to create a brighter future for law firms.Read more -
ALA to Commemorate Juneteenth
ALA has declared this Friday, June 19, an official holiday for staff. We will be commemorating Juneteenth, which celebrates when the enslaved Black people of Texas finally learned of their freedom after the Civil War.Read more -
An End-of-Year Poem from an ALA Member
An End-of-Year Poem from an Association of Legal Administrators MemberRead more -
Association of Legal Administrators Delivers Successful Regional Legal Management Conferences
Association of Legal Administrators Delivers Successful Regional Legal Management ConferencesRead more -
Association of Legal Administrators Successfully Delivers Three Specialty Conferences
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — The Association of Legal Administrators’ (ALA) 2017 Specialty Conferences were held October 5-7 in Chicago. The three-day event hosted nearly 400 attendees, speakers and legal industry experts discussing the challenges facing human resources, intellectual property and finance and law practice management legal professionals. In total, the conferences included nearly 72 hours of education and 34.25 opportunities for recertification credits for CLM, CLE, MCLE, CPE, HRCI and/or SHRM. The Exhibit Hall hosted more than 30 business partners who were on hand to discuss HR, IP and finance-related solutions.Read more -
And the EXCEL Goes To… Association of Legal Administrators a Finalist for Association Media & Publishing’s EXCEL Awards
The Association of Legal Administrators’ (ALA’s) Business Partner (BP) Portal was announced a finalist in Association Media & Publishing’s Annual EXCEL Awards, which recognizes the best, and the brightest in association media and publishing. ALA, in partnership with Hi-Fidelity Group, Inc., was recognized for its work created in 2016 in the media kit category for its ALA BP Portal website.Read more -
Kyle Weigand Elected President of Northwest Ohio Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators
Kyle Weigand, Firm Administrator of Thacker Robinson Zinz LPA, was elected President of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) for a two-year term commencing May 1, 2017.Read more -
ALA Diversity Toolkit Featured in the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession Review
The ALA Committee on Diversity and Inclusion’s Diversity Toolkit article has been published in the current issue of the IILP Review 2017: The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession.Read more -
Reassessing Qualifications for Membership
ALA Senior Manager of Member Services, Teena Austin, was recently interviewed for an article in Associations Now.Read more -
Raise Those Realization Rates Right Now
(FM) Financial Management: Raise Those Realization Rates Right NowRead more -
An Ode to the Legal Administrator
(LI) Legal Industry/Business Management: An Ode to the Legal AdministratorRead more -
American Association of Law Libraries’ Statement on Access to Government Information
As the Trump Administration and 115th Congress begin, the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) reasserts its commitment to advocating for access to government information, including legal information, as both an essential principle of a democratic society and a valuable public good.Read more -
Online and On-Demand Education
ALA has added a new member benefit that you can take advantage of right now. Select sessions from the 2015 Business of Law Conferences are now available to view online, on-demand, free for members! View the full list.Read more -
Resolution: Further Your Education in 2017
This is your year to get certified! ALA is now accepting applications for its May and November Certified Legal Manager (CLM)SM exams. Sign up today!Read more -
Regional Council Meetings at Annual Conference & Expo
Regional Council Meetings will take place during the Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, Colorado, April 2-5. Regions 1, 2 and 5 will meet on Monday, April 3; Regions 3, 4, and 6 will meet on Wednesday.Read more -
2017 Legal Cloud Forecast: Change Is Constant
Here’s to “Thinking Out Cloud” in 2017, year two of musings on all things legal cloud computing. Since it’s that time of year, let’s look at some 2017 legal cloud trends and predictions.Read more -
Getting in the Retirement Game
Big firms aren’t the only ones primed to provide a retirement plan. If you own a small firm and aren’t offering one, you may be missing out on valuable tax savings and other benefits.Read more -
Staying Afloat When Disaster Strikes
The following are some steps that law firms and their management can take to ensure that when disaster strikes, they are ready.Read more -
What is a 'Taxonomy of Legal Support Activities,' and How Do You Use It?
Law firm consultant Carl Altomare posted an article on LinkedIn titled, "UPBMS? What the heck is a 'taxonomy of legal support activities' and how can it help me manage my firm?"Read more -
Legal Management Magazine Unveils New, Responsive Design
The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) launched a redesigned, responsive website for their flagship magazine, Legal Management. The new website launch coincides with the Legal Management January 2017 issue, which published January 13, 2017.Read more -
Legal Management Association Release Results of Law Firm Salary and Benefits Research
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS —The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) has released the full data analyses of its 2016 Compensation and Benefits Survey and Large Firm Key Staff Compensation Survey.Read more -
Information Security Is a Business Imperative for Law Firms, According to New Report
Novitex and the Association of Legal Administrators study reveals 10 percent of respondents report not allocating funds for cybersecurity initiativesRead more