SCALA Calendar

SCALA Membership Meeting

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:43:28 EST

The November meeting will be a joint program with the SC Bar. The Vendor Appreciation Reception will be immediately following.

Business Partner Appreciation Event

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:46:00 EST

The Business Partner Appreciation reception will be at location TBD beginning at 5:30 pm. (Immediately following the SCALA membership meeting).

ALA Region 2 Conference

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:01:52 EST

REGIONS 2
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Region 2 Educational Conference & Exposition

October 22-23, 2010
The Eden Roc, A Renaissance Beach Resort
Miami Beach, FL

ALA Community Challenge Weekend (CCW)

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:13:07 EST

One weekend. One global effort.

ALA's 12th Annual Community Challenge Weekend

For ALA Headquarters and for those chapters that prefer a designated weekend, the dates for 2010 will be October 8-10. Partner with your friends, family, peers and vendors, and donate your time to a worthy cause. Just imagine the good you could do.

What is the purpose/mission of the program?

Various organizations and communities are challenged on a daily basis - trying to obtain the resources they need to help people and further their cause. As we know, the unfortunate are also challenged - they often lead a life that not many can relate to and it's a challenge for them to receive the emotional, physical and financial help they need to get through the day.

To help those in need tackle their every day challenges, the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) created its Community Challenge Weekend (CCW) program in 1999 where it encourages ALA chapters, its members, firms, vendors, relatives and friends to come together to contribute time, energy and resources toward improving their own communities. Join us in 2010 on October 8-10 and touch the lives of people in your area.

Why did we designate a weekend?

We chose a Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekend event to try and make a collaborative and significant impact in our communities. This ALA effort brings the professional community together at the same time to do something in their neighborhoods on behalf of the profession and the organization.

This particular weekend (October 8-10) was also chosen to better accommodate members' schedules. A chapter may prefer to organize a weekday effort (and possibly receive some law firm/vendor involvement), while others may decide that a Saturday or Sunday works better for their membership.

Each chapter can choose its own cause or organization to support, or its own activity to plan (i.e., cleaning up a local park or lakefront) and each event can last a few hours, an afternoon, a full day or the entire weekend - whatever works best for the chapter and its membership.

How was the month of October chosen?

ALA's goal was to find a time of year when members and their families were less likely to vacation, when the weather in a large part of our members' communities wasn't too extreme and a weekend that didn't conflict with other ALA commitments.

Even though ALA has designated a preferred weekend again for 2010, the entire month of October is available for community service activities. Instead of three days, all chapters now have 31 days to choose from!

SCALA Business Partner Appreciation - Spirit of Lake Murray Boat Cruise

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:55:37 EST

Certified Legal Manager exam (CLM)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:50:04 EST

The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) has announced that a Certified Legal Manager exam (CLM) has been scheduled for September 30, 2010, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Atlanta, Georgia. GREAT opportunity for those of us in South Carolina since travel expenses will be low!

The CLM exam is open to all who are eligible, not only ALA members. For more information, please visit the ALA website at www.alanet.org and click on the Certification link to the left to learn everything you need to know about this important opportunity.

SCALA Board Retreat

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:47:32 EST

SCALA Annual Vendor Fair

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:57:50 EST

Your are invited to join us at our 10th Annual Vendor Fair. Don't miss this opportunity to meet with more than 50 vendors representing the legal and accounting communities and to learn what is new in world of office supplies, insurance, payroll services, human resources, records management, process servers, air taxi services, furniture and coffee services, just to name a few.

A one hour educational session will once again precede the vendor hall event. The topic of this year's session will be: "Where is the Tipping Point When Cutting Expenses to Increase Profits?" ably presented by Richard J. Nigon, CLM, CFO of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. in Minneapolis and Past President of ALA. The educational session will be open to both administrators and vendors as well!

Vendor hall attendees will be treated to complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages.

Event schedule:

Registration for Educational Session – 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Educational Session – 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Vendor Fair – 4:00 to 6:30 p.m.

No charge to attendees but registration will be required.

ALA Chapter Leadership Institute

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:54:29 EST

The Chapter Leadership Institute ("CLI") is a unique chapter management training event for chapter officers and leaders in the Association of Legal Administrators. You will:

learn how to avoid legal, tax, incorporation and antitrust problems
acquire tips for educational programming, public relations, special events, surveys, activating members, etc.
hear more about ALA's special initiatives
share ideas and experiences with other chapter leaders
expand your chapter management network
enhance your presentation skills

Participants will include chapter officers from all six regions of the Association as well as ALA's Board of Directors, Regional Officers, Executive Director and key staff members.

SCALA Chapter Meeting

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:47:52 EST

PROGRAM Details

Date: June 10, 2010

Registration: $50 members, $65 non-members

Time:

10:00 Registration

10:30—12:00 Program

12:00 Lunch

Place: Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, 1320 Main Street, Meridian, 17th Floor, Columbia, SC 29201

Send registration form and check payable to: SCALA, Attn: Teresa Powers, Baker Ravenel & Bender, LLP, PO Box 8057, Columbia, SC 29202

PROGRAM Speakers & Topics

Jane Todd: “PDAs, Blackberries and iPhones: How to Manage Their Use to Avoid Employment Law Problems and Other Headaches”

Margaret Glassman: “What Drives the Bottom Line?”

Shawn Payment: “Wikis and Internal E-Collaboration: Using Online Tools to Transfer Knowledge”

Tommy Little: “Is Partnership Still a Goal?”

Jane Todd: “Developing an Ethics Program for Staff”

Shawn Payment: “The Adventure of Change: Timeless Certainties for Uncertain Times”

Questions? Contact Teresa Powers at (803) 799-9091 or tpowers@brblegal.com

ALA Annual Educational Conference

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:00:14 EST

ALA Annual Educational Conference and Exposition, Boston, MA

SCALA Chapter Meeting

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:45:09 EST

2:30 - 3:00 registration

3:00 - 5:00 program (including swearing in of new officers)

5:00 - 7:00 reception

Barbara Seymour, SC Bar Office of Disciplinary Counsel, will speak on ethical considerations in marketing your law firm. Brenda Stewart, Executive Director, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, will follow her presentation with some suggestions for marketing your firm - what works and what doesn't etc.

SCALA Chapter Meeting

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:37:54 EST

Registration: $50 members, $65 non-members
Time 10:00—10:30 Registration
10:30—12:00 Program
12:00 Luncheon
Place: The Clarion Hotel, Salon A
1615 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

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SC Bar Convention - Law Practice Management Seminar

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:57:48 EST

2010 SC Bar Convention to be held at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Speaker: TBD

SCALA Board Meeting/Dinner

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:59:38 EST

Board Meeting location: TBD

Board dinner with speaker for SC Bar Law Practice Management Seminar.