Managing the business affairs of today's law firm requires special
expertise. Among other things, the professional administrator must deal
with fast-paced technological changes, management trends that
contradict age-old practices, and fundamental changes in the way the
practice of law is structured and conducted. For immediate solutions to
the challenges you face day after day you need the Association of Legal
Administrators. Join ALA today!
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Who are ALA's members and prospective members?
Regular Membership:
Full-time
legal administrators or support managers employed in a private law
firm, legal service clinic, corporate legal department, university
legal department, governmental legal agency, court system, charitable
legal agency or some other organization engaged primarily in the
practice of law.
Practicing lawyers with principal management responsibility in their legal organization.
Associate Membership:
Individuals
who are interested in legal administration and management but do not
qualify for Regular Membership may apply for Associate Membership if
the are:
practicing lawyers with an interest in law firm administration and management;
individuals
engaged in an ongoing employment-type relationship which involves
providing continuing management services of the types defined in the
bylaws;
retired Regular Members of ALA who are not otherwise employed;
unemployed
legal administrators who have exhausted their eligibility for Regular
Membership who are not serving as consultants or vendors and are
actively seeking employment as a legal administrator;
full-time
teachers of business, organizational management, law or law-related
disciplines at institutions of higher learning, as well as deans with
administrative and management responsibilities at such institutions;
full-time students in business, management, law or law-related studies at institutions of higher learning;
bar association executives with management responsibilities; and
other
individuals not specifically excluded from membership who have and
demonstrate an interest in the management of law firms and other legal
organizations.
Policies
governing the participation and the benefits accruing to Associate
Members shall be determined from time to time by the Board or, as
delegated by the Board, the Executive Director.
ALA
encourages minority membership in the Association and in the
profession. Please note that membership is not open to vendors or
consultants. For further information on eligibility criteria, please
call ALA at (847) 267-1252 or by
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today!
If
you're interested in membership and want more information, you may
request a prospective member kit by contacting ALA's Membership
Department at (847) 267-1252 or by
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