Utah Association of Legal Administrators

March Chapter Meeting

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Our panel speakers for March have requested a date change for our March meeting to accommodate their schedules. Please mark Tuesday, March 23rd as our meeting date replacing March 16th. The meeting will now be held at Durham Jones & Pinegar.

2010 Annual Educational Conference and Exposition

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January Chapter Meeting

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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.

December 2009 Chapter Member Survey

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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

Two UALA members quoted in article in Legal Management magazine

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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.

December Chapter Meeting

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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.

ALA Board of Directors meet in Salt Lake City

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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.

November Utah ALA Events

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The Board of Directors of the international Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) will hold its thrice-yearly board meeting on November 6 – 8, 2009, at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City. The location city for the board meeting was selected by Susan French Koran, current president of ALA. The Utah Association of Legal Administrators (UALA) will be privileged to hear from her and Thomas Ivey, ALA Region 4 Director, at its chapter lunch meeting on Thursday, November 5, at 12:30 p.m., at Snell & Wilmer’s office located at 15 West South Temple, suite 1200. The following evening, Friday, November 6, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., UALA will host an hors d’ oeuvres reception for chapter members to meet and mingle with the ALA Board of Directors at the Grand America Hotel Garden Cafe’ located at 555 South Main Street in Salt Lake City.

2009 Community Challege

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On Friday, October 16, 2009, several members of the Utah Association of Legal Administrators (UALA) participated in ALA’s Community Challenge Weekend by serving lunch to those in need at the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room near downtown Salt Lake City. It was a gratifying way to provide charitable service and to work shoulder to shoulder with fellow chapter members and those who operate this exceptional facility. Special thanks to Mark Hall, UALA past president, for coordinating this service activity.

Utah ALA Community Challenge

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Join us on Friday October 16th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as we serve lunch at the St. Vincent DePaul Dining Room (437 West 200 South). Please arrive by 11:00 a.m. so that at 11:15 a.m. we will be ready to start serving lunch. Parking is available on-site, just drive past the gates. PLEASE NOTE: Long hair should be tied back and no open toed shoes.

This is a worthy cause and meets the needs of over 25,000 individuals each year. Please consider making a personal donation of $25 (roughly the cost of 3 lunches) to support Catholic Community Services in providing this important service. Funds are tight right now for each of us and our law firms are also feeling the pinch. The low-income and homeless individuals and families served by this group are feeling the current recession harder than many of us are. You can make a donation even if you are unable to attend the event. As appropriate, you may also wish to invite your firm to participate with a small donation.

Please make your checks payable to UALA and mail your checks to:

Matt Fankhauser
Strong and Hanni
3 Triad Center, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84180
801-532-7080

The UALA Board members will present our donations to CCS on the day of the event.