Diversity At ALA: We're All Connected

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A presentation on ALA and the ALA Diversity Initiative - prepared for the 11/11/10 meeting of the American Bar Association's Diversity Coordinating Group. Copyright 2010 Association of Legal Administrators. All rights reserved.

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| Diversity at ALA - we’re all connected |

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Mission

The Association of Legal Administrators mission is to:

• Promote and enhance the competence and professionalism of all members of the legal management team;

• Improve the quality of management in law firms and other legal service organizations; and

• Represent professional legal management and managers to the legal community and to the community at large.

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About Us

Our MembersYour connection to knowledge, resources and networking.

Firm administrators of small-, medium- and large-sized law firms.

They are the business managers of the firm’s day-to-day operations.

Like you, they are committed to better workplaces, and a better profession.

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Activities

The ALA Diversity InitiativeDiversity at ALA – We're all connected.

An organizational imperative.

Nine member standing committee on diversity.

Resource & education development, action and advocacy.

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Projects

The ALA Diversity ToolkitDiversity at ALA – We're all connected.

A guide to assist

in implementing and

maintaining diversity

initiatives in legal

organizations.

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Projects

Free, on-demand

audio programs that

answer the firm

administrator’s hardest

diversity questions.

ALA Diversity PodcastsDiversity at ALA – We're all connected.

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The Future

‘Next Steps’’Diversity at ALA – We're all connected.

Resource Sharing.

Partnering.

Dialogue.

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Contact

We're all connected.

Resource Sharing.

Partnering.

Dialogue.

Vic MaurerProfessional Development Program Coordinator

Staff Liaison, ALA Committee on Diversity75 Tri-State International

Suite 222

Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4435

847267.1252 TEL

847.267.1329 FAX

847.267.1399 DIRECT

vmaurer@alanet.org

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