Our Chapter

The Atlanta Chapter has been an active member of ALA since 1977. 

 
The Chapter was organized by a small group of pioneering legal administrators who had been meeting since 1975 to help each other conquer the challenges of the fledgling profession and to better serve the firms for which they worked.  When they learned about ALA they knew immediately that being part of the organization would help them achieve their goals.

 

Today, the Chapter has over 225 members representing private law firms and the legal departments of corporations and government entities.  The Chapter promotes the exchange of information regarding administrative and management problems peculiar to legal organizations, develops and promotes continuing education programs and makes available members who specialize in specific areas of administration for consulting purposes to the membership. 

 

Members adhere to the ALA Code of Professional Ethics and the ALA Antitrust Rules and Guidelines.

1975	Chapter Organized
1977	Chapter Officially formed (6/13/1977)
1986	Established Human Resources Section
1988	First Vendor Luncheon
1988	Membership Exceeds 100 Members
1989	Established Small Firm Management Committee Section
1994	First Newsletter Published by the Fulton County Daily Report
1996	Established Membership Committee
1996	Introduced Teleseminars to the Chapter
1996	First Toy for Tots at Holiday Luncheon
1999	www.atlanta-ala.org Launched
1999	Established Past Presidents' Council
1999	Established Information Technology Committee
1999	Chapter Wins First ALA Award - Best Website
1999	First Community Challenge Weekend
2000	First Service Juris Day
2000	Email Exchange Established
2001	First Newsletter Published Separate from Daily Report
2001	Established Branch Office Section
2002	Chapter Celebrated 25th Anniversary
2002	Chapter Awarded First Platinum President's Award of Excellence
2002	Membership Tops 200 Members
2003	Electronic Newsletter Introduced to the Chapter
2003	First Summer Social Held
2003	Established Knowledge Management Section
2004	Established Finance Section
2004	Established Gene Henson Scholarship
2005	Vendor Sponsorship Program Exceeds $150,000
2005	First Gene Henson Scholarship Awarded
2006	First Chapter Manager is Hired
2007	Chapter Celebrated 30th Anniversary
2007	Established New Member Knowledge Share Section
2007	Established Member Mentor Program
2007	Chapter hosted landmark fundraising event raising $37,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure
2008	Business Partnership Program exceeds $190,000 with 62 Business Partners
2008	AALA gets updated look & www.atlanta-ala.com is launched
2009	AALA hosts first "Career Day" Half-Day Seminar
2010	AALA hosts 2nd Casino Royale fundraising event raising $35,500 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
2010	AALA updates quarterly newsletter, creates two new weekly newsletters and freshens up the website
2010	AALA attends first scholarship fair to promote Gene Henson Scholarship