1. Top Ten List of (free) Benefits of Membership in ALA
James L. Cornell, III – Region 4 Director, ALA Board of Directors

2. #WIIFM?

3. #10 – KNOWLEDGE BOLD Bites Weekly Email Legal Management Magazine
Industry News
Ahead of the Curve
Article of the Week
Legal Management Magazine
Legal Management Talk Podcasts -
Conference Recordings of Educational Sessions on Demand
Whitepapers

4. # 9 – LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Chapter Board and Committees
Conference Committees
Standing Committees
Regional Leadership and International Board of Directors

5. #8 – REFERENCE LIBRARY
Articles, documents and checklists (former encyclopedia and resource center)
Nearly 200 resources have been posted, with more added each week
Use the Online Community or for all your research needs

6. #7 – LEGAL MARKETPLACE http://legalmarketplace.alanet.org/
One stop resource for business solutions and services
Interactive features for Business Partner profiles, articles, and case studies
Intersection of Business Partners and Law Firm Success
Solution Series Webcasts

7. #6 – VALUE IN PARTNERSHIPS
Exclusive services and discounts from nationally known companies in areas like security, technology consulting, insurance, and office products
Some Examples: Affinity Consulting Group – 25% discount BreachPro – special pricing and $495 full compliance testing and risk assessment National Purchasing Partners – free savings and solutions provider Quill – 15% to 20% Teladoc – full family coverage for $5.50 per employee UPS – 34% to 75%

8. #5 – DIVERSITY TOOLS AND RESOURCES

9. #4 - NETWORKING Participation in the online communities
Each week in BOLD Bites highlights interesting conversation strings
More than 2,000 members have signed up to participate
More than 9,000 members across 95 chapters in 30 countries
Hundreds of Business Partners

10. #3 – UNIFORM PROCESS BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Common Processes include HR, LM, FN, BM, IT, TI, PS, and OS
Classifications, Substantive Areas, Categories and Processes

11. #2 – PEER SUPPORT Mentorship Career Success Job Bank Friendships
Therapy
The Power of the Pinky Swear
Linkedin – Association of Legal Administrators
Twitter
Facebook – Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)

12. #1 – LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE MADE UP ENTIRELY OF ACRONYMS
ALA, CLI, ALI, RLMC, UPBMS, ATOC, BOLD, VIP, CLM, SIGs, HQ, KSAs, LFA, FM, HR, OM, LI….
Speak the language of relevant and successful professional legal managers!

13. ELEVATE ALA 2017-2020 Strategic Plan Goal 1: Define our Identity
Goal 2: Increase Member and Business Partner Value
Goal 3: Enhance Industry Thought Leadership
Goal 4: Advance Legal Management Professional Development
Goal 5: Build Community and Engagement
Timeline: May 2019

14. Questions, Comments, Cocktail Recipes? Please contact me.
James L. Cornell, III Executive Director – Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C. Region 4 Director, ALA Board of Directors Phone: