The idea of the South Carolina Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators was conceived by two individuals while attending an educational conference at the Doral Country Club in Miami Beach in 1980. Those attendees were Bruce Beatty and Randy Hayslett. At that time, only 5 members were needed to start a chapter, and thus, SCALA was born consisting of members from Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston.

In 1980, the first President of SCALA was Bruce Beatty. Apparently, he did a GREAT job because he was president for 3 years. Rumor is that Bruce missed a few meetings, thus got nominated and elected. The moral of the story: Do not miss these meetings.

The current membership is extremely thankful to these fellows for an idea that has grown and developed into a first class organization. With educational meetings covering topics such as Financial Management, Human Resources, Facilities Maintenance, Information Technology, Marketing, as well as Law Firm Trends, this organization is the best source of knowledge for Legal Administrators in the state of South Carolina.

Take a moment and review the upcoming events, as well as membership information on this website. SCALA would love to have you as our guest at an upcoming meeting. Just contact one of our current officers.

And, one final note: A great BIG “Thank You” to the first 5 members of SCALA, but especially to Bruce Beatty and Randy Hayslett. Without the Miami Educational Conference in 1980, we could not say that we’ve been around for almost 30 years.