The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) was
formed in 1971 to provide support for managers of law
firms, corporate legal departments and government legal
agencies. Its mission is to improve the quality of
management in legal services organizations and to
enhance the professionalism of legal administrators and
all members of the management team. With 10,000 members representing 30 countries,
ALA is the world’s largest association of legal
management professionals. Its
headquarters are in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire,
Illinois.
http://www.alanet.org
The
Utah Association of Legal Administrators (UALA) received its charter from ALA in
February 1977 and is one of 100 ALA chapters. Chapter members
meet monthly in downtown Salt Lake City to network and receive
legal management education. The chapter also hosts a bi-annual vendor
fair and participates in ALA’s annual Community Challenge by
providing service to a local charity.
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Melissa Wood was elected Program Director and chapter board
member at UALA's Annual Meeting on April 21, 2009. Melissa is
Office Manager at Dorsey & Whitney and chaired the 2008 Managing
Partner Luncheon Committee. Scott Mecham, Chief Operating Officer at Durham Jones & Pinegar, was elected President
of UALA; Korey Lowder, Firm Administrator at Callister Nebeker &
McCullough, was elected Vice President; and Matt Fankhauser,
Marketing Director at Strong & Hanni, was elected
Secretary/Treasurer. The chapter acknowledged outgoing President
Mark Hall, Executive Director at Vancott, for his four years of
excellent service on the chapter board. Mark will coordinate the
chapter's Community Challenge this October. Thanks to Kevin
Pollei, Chief Operating Officer at Parsons Behle & Latimer, for
coordinating this event last October.
Mark your calendars and invite your administrative colleagues to
attend the bi-annual UALA Vendor Fair on Thursday, August 27,
noon to 3:00 p.m. at the Utah Law & Justice Center, 645 South
200 East. Nancy Herd, Human Resources Manager at Ray Quinney &
Nebeker, is chairing the Vendor Fair Committee.
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The
Utah Association of Legal Administrators
(UALA) is a separate legal entity from the Association of Legal
Administrators (ALA). ALA licenses the use of its name, mark,
logos and other protected properties to chapters which are in
good standing. ALA disclaims all liabilities of UALA, specifically those of any nature
whatsoever arising from or out of the content of other features
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