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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:10:22 GMT

Chapter membership benefits include: View our Membership Brochure Participation in the Gold Nugget Program, click here for details. Speakers on a variety of topics essential to the daily management of law firms. An award winning monthly newsletter that contains articles on current topics as well as meeting notices and event coverage. ALA teleseminars at no cost to members. Eligibility to participate in passports to regional and national conferences. Opportunities to network with colleagues and to enhance your career. A job bank available to all members who are seeking administrative or management positions within the legal industry. Chapter leadership opportunities. The ALA Golden Gate Chapter's membership runs from January 1 through December 31. Annual membership dues paid before January 31 are $150.00 for new members. To request a New Member Package, please contact the Membership Committee or join the Golden Gate Chapter...

Newsletter - 2011

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:02:00 GMT

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Leadership

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:44:59 GMT

OFFICERS President Diane L. Camacho, CLM, SPHR Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell 415-984-9633 Vice President/President-Elect Suzanne Lawler Stein & Lubin LLP 415-981-0550 Secretary Maryann Millia Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP 415-371-8500 Treasurer Karen Nelson Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP 415-772-5777 Director at Large Jason Santiago Jackson Lewis LLP 415-536-6324 SECTIONS Finance The Finance...

Region 6 Information

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:32:22 GMT

Region 6 is comprised of the following Chapters from Arizona, California, Nevada and New Zealand: Valley of the Sun (Arizona) Tucson-Old Pueblo (Arizona) Central Valley (California) East Bay (California) Golden Gate (California) Greater Los Angeles (California) Orange County (California) Sacramento Valley (California) San Diego (California) Silicon Valley (California) Las Vegas (Nevada) The Region 6 Management Team is dedicated to helping you get what you need to successfully manage your chapter and your firm. Please feel free to contact any of the following persons. They welcome your inquiries. Steven M. Morris, CLM Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP 12th Flr. Three Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 273-7452 Fax: (415) 837-1516 smorris@allenmatkins.com Director Cindy A. Snook, PHR Kronick...

Remembering Ken Nelson - Co-founder of the Golden Gate Chapter

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:21:06 GMT

KENNETH RAYMOND NELSON
1921 – 2012

Ken Nelson, co-founder of the Golden Gate Chapter, and the Chapter’s first president, passed away January 12, 2012, in Davis, California, with his family by his side.

Ken was the first non-legal officer in large law firms in the Los Angeles and San Francisco area, working in the legal field until he retired over 11 years ago.

In 2000, he and his wife, Betty, became one of the original couples at Davis’ University Retirement Community (URC). There, they started the Betty Nelson Med-Van Fund, URC Foundation and the Bizarre Bazaar.

In his last correspondence with the Chapter, Ken said that he was looking forward to the next issue of The Bridge, and he wanted to maintain his membership as a way of supporting the Chapter.

His daughter, Cher Bartlett, said of her father: “He was a pretty special guy in our family, as well as the Legal Administrator Family. He was very proud of starting that chapter, and he loved nothing more than to help others succeed.”

Business Partner Packages

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:33:26 GMT

Business Partners are key to the success of the Chapter. Whether they are providing educational opportunities or sponsoring events, Business Partners play an important role in the benefits members receive. The Business Partners and sponsors listed have made a commitment to the members of the Golden Gate Chapter. Use the links listed below to reach them and to learn more about the services they offer. Business Partners who are interested in increasing their participation in the Chapter should contact the Business Partners Committee. To download a list of Business Sponsor Packages, click the document link. If you are interested in learning more about the current year's program, please contact a committee member. As a Business Partner, you will be able to use one of the following logos to desginate your partnership level with the Golden Gate Chapter. The logo will be issued by a committee member, these are only samples. ...

Our Featured Business Partner

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:50:44 GMT

www.kaplanandpartners.com

Kaplan & Partners is an independently owned full service legal staffing firm located in the heart of San Francisco. Our experience includes everything from litigation secretary placements to partner placements – and we pride ourselves on taking the same exceptional level of care with each placement we make. Our services include temporary staffing, project staffing and direct hire placements. Our network includes legal professionals throughout the Bay Area with whom we’ve developed strong relationships over years in the industry. We take the time to sit down with all of our candidates and clients so that we can truly understand your needs – and accurately identify your ideal solution.

Contact Naomi Kaplan at naomi@kaplanandpartners.com or (415) 400-4662 for more information.

Diversity

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:33 GMT

A special thank you to The People Connection, Davidson Legal and Swiss Post for their generous sponsorship of the Chapter's Diversity program and Diversity Scholarship. The primary objective of the Golden Gate Chapter's Diversity Committee is to increase the diversity amongst non-lawyer professionals within law firms and legal departments. Our goal is to raise the awareness of students and young professionals on the various career paths available today. Through a combination of outreach, education and partnership, we strive to meet our diversity goals. OUTREACH In collaboration with the City College of San Francisco's College of Business, we introduce our Diversity Initiative specifically to students enrolled in Legal Studies, Accounting, Business Management or Office Technology programs. EDUCATION Part of ALA's Diversity Initiative is to increase awareness of and sensitivity to the differences among our workforce, and to advance the concepts of...

Salary Survey

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:31:09 GMT

Click here for the 2011 ORDER FORM for this year's Compensation Survey. Checks should be made payable to the ALA Golden Gate Chapter. Please send the completed order form and check to: McGladrey ALA Salary Survey Orders One South Wacker Drive Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606 Please note the firm/address change. If you have any questions, please email us at GGCALASurvey@mcgladrey.com. ************************************************* Since 1989, the Golden Gate chapter has annually produced a local salary and benefits survey. The survey includes associate and staff salary and benefit information including: Salaries for associate classes organized by year from current graduates to those with more than 10 years experience. Position descriptions for management and staff positions are included with salary data. Benefits information includes such things as, paid time off, percent of insurance benefits paid by firm and...

Board Minutes 2011

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:11:38 GMT

August 2011

RESOURCES

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:41:17 GMT

Below is a resource list of websites. Please e-mail the webmaster with recommendations of other websites to include. Government Sites All California State Courts www.courtinfo.ca.gov All U.S. Federal Courts www.uscourts.gov Securities and Exchange Commission www.sec.gov State of California www.ca.gov California Employment Development Department www.edd.ca.gov California Secretary of State www.ss.ca.gov Legal Sites American Bar Association www.abanet.org California Bar Association www.calbar.ca.gov San Francisco Bar Association www.sfbar.org California Minority Counsel Program www.cmcp.org Institute for Paralegal Education www.nbi-sems.com Law Library Martindale Hubbell www.martindale.com ...

BUSINESS PARTNERS

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:27:46 GMT

Business Partners are key to our success of the Chapter. Whether they are providing educational opportunities or sponsoring events, Business Partners play an important role in the benefits members receive.

The Business Partners and sponsors listed have made a commitment to the members of the Golden Gate Chapter. Use the links listed below to reach them and to learn more about the services they offer.

Business Partners who are interested in increasing their participation in the Chapter should contact the Business Partners Committee.

To download a list of Business Sponsor Packages, click the document link.

To download a list of Business Sponsor Packages that have been sold, click the document link.

Our Business Partners are encouraged to subscribe to ALA Means Business, a quarterly newsletter containing information about ALA conferences and publications, and other information specific to the legal vendor community.

K2L Conference Exhibitors

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:41:13 GMT

Click here to view the 2012 Knowledge to Leadership Exhibitors. If you are interested in participating at the conference, please click here or visit the Knowledge to Leadership pages on the home page.

Membership Outro Text

Fri, 13 May 2011 20:36:03 GMT

If you've chosen to pay by check, please, make check payable to “ALA Golden Gate Chapter”
and mail payment to:

ALA Golden Gate Chapter
Membership Committee
P.O. Box 19-2265
San Francisco, CA 94119

Let us know if you have any questions about your membership application.

Salary Survey

Fri, 13 May 2011 19:49:52 GMT

Since 1989, the Golden Gate Chapter has produced an annual Salary and Benefits Survey. Current attorney and staff salary information is now available whether or not you participated in the survey. Learn more about the Salary and Benefits Survey.

Purchase the 2011
Survey Today

Leadership

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:20:31 GMT

OFFICERS President Susan Bonner Liebert Cassidy Whitmore 415-512-3000 Fax: 415-856-0306 Vice President/President-Elect Diane L. Camacho, CLM Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 415-984-6400 Fax: 415-329-8268 Secretary Pamela Lentz Morrison & Foerster LLP 415-268-6316 Fax: 415-268-7522 Treasurer Suzanne Lawler Stein & Lubin LLP 415-955-5039 Fax: 415-981-4343 SECTIONS Finance The Finance Section provides educational opportunities and assistance to Chapter members by providing broad-based, industry-wide statistical information relating to...

About Us

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:50:46 GMT

The Golden Gate Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators was formed in 1977 to provide a forum for the growing number of professionals in the field of law office administration in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Chapter has members representing private law firms, corporations, government and other legal organizations. The primary purposes of the Association are to: Develop and deliver educational programs and collect information of value to members and their firms. Promote an exchange of information regarding the increasingly complex responsibilities of legal administration. Alert legal organizations to the value and availability of professional administrators, and to provide a forum for bringing them together. What We Do The Golden Gate Chapter provides over 20 development sessions each year. Monthly programs are divided into four sections: Finance, Human Resources, Leadership & Management, and Systems &Technology. We also offer quarterly...

Job Bank

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:56:58 GMT

The Golden Gate Chapter maintains a complimentary Job Bank clearinghouse as a service to our members. ALA Members can access Job Bank listings here. The Job Bank operates in the following manner: For Applicants: The Job Bank is available to all ALA members who are seeking administrative or management positions within the legal industry. This is a free service to ALA members. If you would like to be considered for positions posted in the Job Bank, please submit two copies of your resume for the positions you are applying for to the Job Bank Chair. One copy of the resume should be complete and should indicate in the upper left-hand corner the categories in which you would like your resume included, (e.g. Administrator, Office Manager, MIS Director, Human Resources, Marketing, Paralegal Administrator or Finance); the second copy should have your name and all other confidential information blanked out (which may also include the identity of your...