Chapter Notices

The library in the members' portion of this site continues to grow. All white papers are now available for browsing online, as are the logs of online chapter meetings. The members' portion of this site includes an experiment in online collaborative document assembly, whereby members help "build" certain basic templates or documents of general interest to legal administrators. Additional projects (documents) will be added whenever individual members submit prototype or draft templates.

The Chapter offers a discussion forum for members only, and encourages all chapter members to visit and participate in the discussions there.

Cyber Chapter members who are unable to access the members' (private) portion of this site should contact the webmaster for assistance.

In 1998, the Cyber Chapter introduced an annual dues requirement. Membership lapses on February 1 of each year unless annual dues ($65 for calendar year 2008 if paid after January 31, $50 if paid before February 1) have been paid. Contact the membership chair, Thereza Morris for details or assistance.

Cyber Chapter members continue to make themselves available as speakers for other groups, especially non-profit groups such as ALA chapters and law-related professionals. Contact any of the chapter officers for speaker leads.

As part of its mission, the Cyber Chapter is prepared to assist other ALA chapters by promoting special events and providing interim or special online publication of chapter news. ALA chapters which would like to be profiled or which would like to take advantage of this web site should contact the webmaster for details.

Region/State Notices

The annual schedule for ALA Regional Conferences is published by ALA HQ at www.alanet.org. Click here or on the image at left for details.

Association Notices

Annual Educational Conference and Vendor Exposition

The Association of Legal Administrators held its 36th Annual Educational Conference and Vendor Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 30-May 3, 2007. More than 1,800 ALA members attended the four-day conference at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Looking forward, ALA has announced the following dates and cities for planning purposes related to future annual conferences:

• May 5-May 8, 2008 • Seattle, Washington [Click here or on the image above for details published by ALA HQ.]
• May 18-May 21, 2009 • New Orleans, Louisiana
• May 3-May 6, 2010 • Boston, Massachusetts (The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center)
• May 23-May 26, 2011 • Orlando, Florida (The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort).
• April 23-May 26, 2012 • Honolulu, Hawaii (Hawaii Convention Center/Hilton Hawaii Village).
• April 15-April 18, 2013 • National Harbor, Maryland (Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center).

Certified Legal Manager (CLM)^SM

The CLM^SM examination will be administered next on May 4, 2008 in Seattle, Washington, in conjunction with ALA's 37th Annual Educational Conference and Vendor Exposition.  The registration deadline for the May 4, 2008 examination is March 14, 2008. 

Additional information is available and updated periodically at the Association's web site. Click here or on the image at left for more information regarding certification.

The Cyber Chapter sponsors an online CLM study group to help ALA members prepare for the examination. More information on the chapter online study group is available by clicking here.

Specialized Progams and Retreats

The Association plans Specialized Progams and Retreats in 2008 as shown in the following table. Click on the event name or the image to the left of the name for more information.