Post-COVID-19 Remote Working is Key to Law Firm Recruitment and Retention
The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) released its latest white paper from author Zuzana Geremes, MSLA. Through her analysis of various studies and her extensive research, she asserts that a strong recruitment and retention tool for law firms is allowing employees the potential to work remotely. - April 28, 2021
SALI Litigation Extension and Innovative LMSS Viewer
SALI Efforts Accelerate During Pandemic to Provide More Depth for Litigation Attributes While Facilitating Code Viewing with a New LMSS Viewer - October 15, 2020
Association of Legal Administrators Hires First Female Executive Director
April Campbell, JD, will join the Association’s professional staff as ALA’s next Executive Director. - August 26, 2020
SALI Alliance Announces LMSS 1.0 of Legal Matter Standard
Matter standard version 1 release provides a foundation for driving efficiency and enabling change for the legal industry. - February 04, 2020
ALA Announces Appointment of Interim Executive Director
The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) today announced that April Campbell, JD, will join the Association’s professional staff as Interim Executive Director, effective February 1. This follows the news that ALA’s Board of Directors has initiated a formal search for its next Executive Director after the resignation of Oliver Yandle, JD, CAE. Yandle’s last day with ALA will be January 31. - January 24, 2020
ALA Announces Resignation of Executive Director
The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) announced today that Oliver P. Yandle, JD, CAE, has resigned as Executive Director. The ALA Board of Directors accepted Yandle’s resignation effective January 31, 2020, and the Board will commence discussions to appoint new... - December 14, 2019
ALA Makes Significant Advances for Legal Operations Standards
ALA is opening the public comment period for the UPBMS v. 2.0 ― the next generation of the common language for legal support operations. - April 11, 2019
ALA Executive Director Among Chicago’s Notable LGBTQ Executives
In its first-ever list of the kind, Crain’s Chicago Business identified 88 LGBTQ leaders from a wide range of sectors: finance, tech, nonprofits, media, the arts and more. The Association of Legal Administrators’ Executive Director, Oliver Yandle, JD, CAE, was one of the individuals... - September 11, 2018
The Association of Legal Administrators Joins the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium
The Association of Legal Administrators is the first membership association to become part of the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), joining more than 30 large companies, law firms, software companies and universities. The GLBC exists to develop standards that govern the use of blockchain... - July 17, 2018
Association of Legal Administrators’ Annual Conference Draws Nearly 1,000 Attendees to National Harbor’s Gaylord Convention Center
The Association of Legal Administrators’ (ALA) 2018 Annual Conference & Expo in National Harbor, Maryland hosted nearly 1,000 attendees, more than 160 business partners, and speakers and legal industry experts covering every aspect of the business of law. - May 09, 2018
Association of Legal Administrators Announces 2018-19 Board of Directors
At its Annual Conference & Expo in National Harbor, Maryland this week, the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) inducted its Board of Directors for 2018-19. Leading the Association and serving as President for 2018-19 is April Campbell, JD, Director of Administration for McCullough Hill... - May 05, 2018
Association of Legal Administrators Using Innovation to Elevate the Legal Industry
The Association of Legal Administrators’ (ALA) 2018 Annual Conference & Expo is taking place in National Harbor, Maryland, from Thursday, May 3, to Sunday, May 6. This year’s event delivers some big firsts for the Association and also brings back several popular offerings from the... - May 04, 2018