As a member of the Association of Legal Administrators, you have access to the resources provided by the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), as well as the local chapter, Sacramento Valley Association of Legal Administrators (SVALA).

      On the ALA Headquarters website, www.alanet.org, you have access to the Legal Management Resource Center (LMRC),  http://thesource.alanet.org, where you can get answers to your questions on topics such as facilities and operations management, financial, human resources, marketing, technology and information systems management. If you don't find the answer you need there, post your question on one of the forums, and get answers from other Law Firm Managers, local and .   Other sources are the ALA Management EncyclopediaSM (ALAME), http://alaencyclopedia.org, and the ALA Management Solutions Center, a full-time information and reference desk service available free to all ALA members.

      There are and regional conferences to attend that give you a great opportunity to enhance your career with educational seminars. You can get the training you need to take the Certified Legal Manager's exam, http://www.alanet.org/education/cert.html.

      SVALA has monthly educational luncheons on topics that concern you, as well as the opportunity to network with other local and regional Law Firm Managers. This website has a calendar of upcoming events to keep you informed of what's coming up.

      One way to become involved with your Local Chapter is by serving on the Board of Directors in one of many positions. POSITION DESCRIPTIONS for the Sacramento Valley Chapter Board are available HERE. Click on the "DIRECTORS" button on the left side of this web page to see those who are serving on your current Board.

     The Mission and Goals of the Association of Legal Administrators are available for your review by clicking on this link to go to to the ALA website. http://www.alanet.org/about/mission.aspx.

     ALA has a Code of Professional Ethics, first published in 1991. The code is available online.

     The Bylaws of the Sacramento Valley Chapter are available online.

     The ALA Antitrust Guide is available online.

     All members of the Sacramento Valley Chapter must be members in good standing of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA). The eligibility criteria for ALA membership are established by ALA, and can be read here.

     Download our Membership Brochure here.

     The Application form of the Sacramento Valley Chapter is available online in PDF or editable Word DOC format. If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click on the image at right to download a free copy of the current version of this software application, which is required in order to read a PDF file.