We now have a Legal Management magazine (digital edition) link in our "Chapter News" section. Come check it out!

To reserve your spot, make your reservation by November 30th.

Copy this link into your browser:
http://www.paperlesspost.com/events/1088339-ccbd03a9/replies

This program will explore how successful administrators manage stress in times of change. Discover tools to identify the factors that cause stress and effective coping mechanisms.

October 20–22, 2011
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Managing your firm’s risk management, including liability coverage and the mechanics of reporting requirements, is intertwined with creating and strengthening your firm’s ethical culture. Knowing the in’s and out’s of your professional liability policies will help you reduce exposure to claims

Just a reminder that the District Attorney of Santa Clara County, Jeff Rosen, will be speaking to the Silicon Valley Chapter. We will also enjoy a fabulous lunch at the beautiful Rosewood Sand Hill.

As part of our Professional Legal Management Week activities, ALA SVC is hosting our annual legal management event with a presentation by Jeff Rosen, District Attorney of Santa Clara County. Mr. Rosen will speak about challenges faced during his first year in office and his role as CEO at one of the largest law offices in the State. Chapter members are encouraged to bring their managing partner, favorite lawyer or anyone else interested in legal management to hear the District Attorney.

Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park
Registration 11:00
Program 11:30 Sharp
Lunch 12:30

Internet communications have opened up an effective and efficient channel for communications – with clients, other attorneys, staff and friends. But with this efficiency come significant risks, including inadvertent breaches of confidentiality, lost e-mail devices, unethical website advertising, social networking and more. Learn to identify the risks and the steps you need to take to protect your firm, and take away ideas for developing your own ethics programs.

HUGE REMINDER - Power Points Contest (runs from June 1st through September 30th) - Get more from your membership by taking advantage of your chapter’s excellent education, networking, community involvement, social activities, sharing of information and ideas with the best professionals out in today's workforce, and YOU MAY WIN a $500 scholarship to the regional conference in Las Vegas to use for registration, hotel, or airfare. All you have to do is PARTICIPATE to accumulate the most points by September 30th.

Your firm budget is most effective when it is directly tied to business goals, yet fewer than 41% of the organizations surveyed indicated their budgets were tightly aligned. In this program, the speaker will cover a range of advanced budgeting techniques and analytical tools for the experienced legal administrator.

The ALA 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition will take place April 22-24 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Happy New Year! Here's to a fabulous 2012.