ALA Legal Management Resource Center (LMRC)

Do you have a legal management problem, question or issue that you need to resolve? The Legal Management Resource Center (LMRC), created and hosted by the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), is designed to immediately provide the information you need or to quickly direct you to other resources, most on the Internet, where the knowledge you seek can be found. If you need quick personal assistance, use the LMRC to contact ALA's Management Solutions^SM Reference Desk, where our expert group of researchers will help you find the answer to your legal management question.

ALA Management Solutions: Reference Desk

Need answers to pressing management questions?  Help is just an e-mail (or phone call) away! By contacting the ALA Reference Desk, you are connected to researchers and industry veterans who can tap into an every-growing collection of industry information, including articles, statistics, surveys, Web links, forms and checklists.  The reference desk staff will provide clear, detailed responses to your question, often within one business day of your request, or they can put you in touch with a peer consultant who can provide the type of personal experience necessary when your decision must be right, right now.

ALA Management Encyclopedia

This ALA-published CD-ROM contains a number of comprehensive articles covering today's most pressing issues in the human resources, financial management, information technology, marketing, planning and facilities areas. It allows users to browse in-depth management articles or to search for key words and phrases. This resource has an easy-to-use print option, cut-and-paste capabilities, links to key Web sites and supplemental materials in PDF format. It also includes sample checklists, memos, policies, charts and spreadsheets that can be tailored to meet your needs.

ALA Management Connections

ALA's nationwide job bank program, ALA Management Connections^sm, was created for individuals seeking to secure or fill positions within the legal management profession. This program brings together prospective employers and employees from every aspect of the legal marketplace.

Every month, members may access a new edition of Career Talk in the Job Bank area.  Archives of these articles are reserved exclusively for ALA members.

ALA Essential Competencies for Legal Adminstrators

In 1995, and updated in 2000, ALA completed an extensive research project, a job analysis (role delineation) of legal administration, investigating the job tasks of legal administrators. In addition, the study identified the competencies these individuals need to perform the job successfully. View a full listing of job tasks, a full listing of knowledges or competencies and a description of survey results.  

ALA Value in Partnership (VIP)^SM Program 

Enhancing the services and benefits available to ALA members continues to be one of ALA's top priorities. The ALA offers its line of member benefits, providing an array of resources and services from nationally known companies.  ALA members, their employers and their families have the opportunity to enjoy the savings of special benefits these programs provide.  For more information on the VIP program and what organizations offer discounts, please visit the ALA VIP Program web page here.