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January Chapter Meeting

By admin | Published: January 13, 2010

Welcome to 2010. It is a new year and time to get back to some great education. This months meeting will be held at the offices of Dorsey & Whitney, located in the Kearns Building, 136 South Main Street, 9th Floor on Tuesday, January 19th at 12:30 p.m. Our meeting this month will provide an overview on the LEED certification process and some tips and resources for developing and implementing a “Green” initiative for your firm. Our presenters of this program are Aaron Jones of CBRE and Joe Smith and Kelly Morgan of Method Studio Architects.

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December 2009 Chapter Member Survey

By admin | Published: December 17, 2009

Does your firm use Mac computers for all the firm’s needs? If yes, this means you are using Macs exclusively, not just the occasional workstation.
- 18 said no. 1 said none in the office but some use them at home through Citrix. In that circumstance they experienced some challenges with Perfect Law.
If you use Macs, what time and billing software do you use?
- All said n/a
If you are using a Mac based time and billing software, would you recommend it to someone else? If no, why not?
- All said n/a

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Two UALA members quoted in article in Legal Management magazine

By admin | Published: December 4, 2009

Scott Mecham and Lorie Springer, UALA members with Durham Jones & Pinegar, are quoted in the cover story of the Association of Legal Administrator’s November/December 2009 issue of Legal Management. The article by Phillip M. Perry titled Creating a Great Law Firm, provides ideas and examples of things administrators are doing to make their law firms great. To see what Scott and Lorie had to say, pick up your copy that came in the mail or click on the link to view a pdf version of the article. Link to Creating a Great Law Firm article.

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December Chapter Meeting

By admin | Published: December 1, 2009

Well it is the first day of December and if your life is anything like mine the holidays are the furthest thing from your mind. With year end budgeting and partner comp we can all use a little break. So, let’s celebrate and have some fun.

Our UALA holiday party is scheduled for Tuesday, December 22nd at 12:30. We will enjoy a wonderful lunch at the Lion House and, don’t forget, our white elephant exchange. If you plan on attending the lunch, please bring a $10 gift for this wild and crazy group to tackle and steal from each other (not to violate any harassment laws, of course). We will also have some great gifts for the chapter prize drawing.

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ALA Board of Directors meet in Salt Lake City

By admin | Published: November 23, 2009

ALA President Susan French Koran and the rest of the ALA Board of Directors met in Salt Lake City, November 6 – 8, 2009 . The Utah Association of Legal Administrators (UALA) was privileged to host a Friday evening reception for them at the Grand America Hotel. Great weather, location, food, and ambiance facilitated an enjoyable occasion for board and chapter members to become acquainted or better acquainted. ALA Region 4 Director Thomas Ivey made an excellent presentation at UALA’s monthly chapter meeting on Thursday, November 5. Tom also showed the DVD introducing ALA’s new brand, logo and tagline – all of which have been well received.