ALA San Diego

January BOD Meeting (Virtual)
2023-01-10 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)

Holiday Luncheon
2022-12-06 11:45 - 13:15 | The Westgate Hotel, 1055 2nd Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101
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SD ALA Casino Night Gala! Business Partner Appreciation & 50th Anniversary Celebration
2022-11-17 17:30 - 20:00 | The Westgate Hotel, 1055 2nd Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101

November BOD Meeting (Virtual)
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:30

Morning Roundtable Meeting (Virtual)
2022-11-03 10:00 - 11:00
RSVP to receive Zoom link

Managing Partner Luncheon
2022-10-18 11:45 - 13:15 | The Westgate Hotel, 1055 2nd Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101
Measuring Client and Lawyer Profitability – Run, Don’t Walk!
Presented by Dan Safran, President and CEO of Unbiased Consulting
What is profitability, how do you measure it, and how do you implement that change in lawyer measurement.
The SD ALA Chapter invites you and your firm’s managing partner/s to attend our annual Managing Partner Luncheon. This event will also include complimentary headshots, courtesy of our in-kind photography sponsor: Bauman Photographers
ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dan Safran is president and CEO of Unbiased Consulting, the leading independent consulting firm that focuses on driving productivity and efficiency in law firms and law departments. Dan focuses on working with law firm leadership and operations teams to drive operational improvement, lower costs and improve law firm profit margins. Dan has worked with over 700 legal clients spanning more than 35 years. While Dan is not a lawyer, he moonlights as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Illinois, College of Law, teaching a practical, “business of law” class for soon-to-be graduating lawyers. Dan is well known as a hands-on, industry thought leader, frequently writing, and speaking on operational and financial improvement opportunities.
This event is free to SD Chapter members and their law firm guest. The SD ALA in-kind photography sponsor, will also be providing complementary headshots for guests in attendance!
Meeting Room: Versailles Ballroom on the 2nd floor
Non-members: $65 for in person attendance
RSVP
PLATINUM BUSINESS PARTNER SPONSOR FOR THIS EVENT:

IN-KIND PHOTOGRAPHY SPONSOR FOR THIS EVENT:

CLM CREDITS AVAILABLE:
1 hour(s) of Organizational Development; 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Financial Management (FM) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application; 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Financial Management (FM)
MCLE CREDITS AVAILABLE: 1 HOUR general/law firm management

October BOD Meeting (Virtual)
2022-10-11 12:00 - 13:30

Members Social
2022-10-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Hilton Gaslamp Hotel

September Membership Meeting
2022-09-20 11:45 - 13:15 | DoubleTree Hotel, Mission Valley, CA, United States
CLM® Application Credit: 1 hour(s) of CLM Application Organizational Development
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) toward the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour(s) in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)

September BOD Meeting (Virtual)
2022-09-13 12:00 - 13:30

Couture for a Cause
2022-09-08 17:30 - 21:00

August Monthly Wellness Hike
2022-08-19 06:30 - 07:30
August Monthly wellness hike (easy/moderate – about 3 miles)
Friday, August 19, 6:30 am-7:30 am
Lake Poway Loop Trail
Coordinator: Lauren Bloodworth

August Membership Meeting - ROUNDTABLES
2022-08-16 12:00 - 13:30 | DoubleTree Hotel, Mission Valley, CA, United States
Join us this month for an open forum roundtable discussion where we can share ideas and topics, reconnect and build relationships with our peers and colleagues, and to answer questions and address any concerns for us to share solutions.
We encourage everyone to bring a subject matter or talking point.
A virtual roundtable will be available for those unable to attend in person.
Doubletree Hotel Mission Valley
Brickstones Room
7450 Hazard Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92108
11:45 am – 1:15 pm Networking Lunch
11:45 am – 1:15pm Roundtable
RSVP by August 11th at:
RSVP
We would like to thank our sponsor:

Members: Free
Guests: $65
Please note, if you RSVP and do not attend, you will incur a $50 no-show fee.
Thank you for your understanding.

August BOD Meeting (Virtual)
2022-08-09 12:00 - 13:30

LAW FIRM STRATEGY SURVEY DEADLINE
2022-08-09
2022 Law Firm Workplace Strategy Survey

August Monthly Wellness Walk
2022-08-08 17:30 - 18:30
August Monthly wellness walk (approx. 3 miles)
Monday, August 8, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Meet up at Bea Evenson fountain by Ruben H. Fleet Space Theater

SDPA Cares Committee – Group Hike
2022-07-31 08:00 - 09:00

Cocktails & Connection - Trivia Night
2022-07-28 17:30 | Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP, 4747 Executive Dr, San Diego, 92121, United States
by Sunset Trivia
Thursday, July 28, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
La Jolla Commons Park
(The park area by the parking garage)
4747 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Parking validation will be provided
Please join us for a spectacular night of trivia, cocktails and networking! Business Partners and ALA members will team up to put their infinite knowledge of useless facts to the test. If you have never attended a Trivia Night, no worries! Everyone will be put into groups to answer questions and the Business Partners will be rotated after each round. Details and instructions will be given before the game begins.
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Networking, beverages and hors d’oeuvres
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – TRIVIA
7:15 pm – 7:30 pm – Wrap up and prizes for winning teams
Click HERE for sample questions and general instructions
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE FOR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
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July Monthly Wellness Hike CANCELLED
2022-07-22 06:30 - 07:30
July Monthly wellness hike (easy – about 2 miles)
Friday, July 22, 6:30am-7:30 am
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve (Green Valley Truck Trail)
Coordinator: Lauren Bloodworth

July Membership Meeting - 2022 Employment Trends
2022-07-19 11:45 - 13:30 | DoubleTree Hotel, Mission Valley, CA, United States
The sheer magnitude of change unleashed by the pandemic has resulted in a seismic restructuring of our industry. Please join the San Diego Chapter for a conversation on the current state of the employment market, the changes that have occurred and how remote vs. in person work environments are impacting hiring.
Our panelists are:
Kristy Carbajal, Vice President
Kristy Carbajal joined Adams & Martin Group in August 2005 and currently serves as Vice President. In this role, she is responsible for project and temporary staffing, direct hire business growth, hiring and training new employees, and developing large national accounts. During her tenure with our organization, Kristy has held several roles including recruitment, sales, branch management and her current national management role. She specializes in placing quality legal staff for many of the nation’s top firms and corporate legal departments. Prior to joining Adams & Martin Group, Kristy served as a recruiter for the UCLA Athletics department and as a paralegal for a law firm in Southern California. Kristy holds a bachelor’s degree from UCLA.
Kathy Gershwind, Branch Manager
Kathy has 16 years of staffing experience, the last eight focused in legal staffing in major west coast markets; Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego. Currently she works with law firms and corporate legal departments throughout San Diego County to staff legal professionals on a temp, temp to hire, and direct-hire basis. Kathy is active in multiple associations, including the Association of Legal Administrators, San Diego Paralegal Association, Lawyers Club, and San Diego Legal Secretary Association. In addition she is a frequent guest speaker at UCSD paralegal program discussing job seekers career success. Kathy is an avid dog lover and has a thirteen-year-old English Bulldog, TuggieRoo.
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Networking Lunch
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Education Session
RSVP by Thursday, July 14th at: RSVP
We would like to thank our sponsor, Adams & Martin
Members: Free
Guests: $65
Please note, if you RSVP and do not attend, you will incur a $50 no-show fee.
The Chapter will validate parking in the hotel garage. However to save on Chapter costs, you may opt to park on the street or in the Hazard Center garage/lot (free)
Thank you for your understanding.
CLM®Application Credit: 1 hour of Organizational Development
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)

Chapter Leadership Institute, Las Vegas NV
2022-07-15 - 2022-07-16

July BOD Meeting (Virtual)
2022-07-12 12:00 - 13:30

July Monthly Wellness Walk
2022-07-11 17:30 - 18:30
July Monthly wellness walk (approx. 3 miles)
Monday, July 11, 5:30 pm -6:30 pm
Meet up at Bea Evenson fountain by Ruben H. Fleet Space Theater
Coordinator: Lauren Bloodworth

Happy 4th of July!
2022-07-04

2022 Diversity Event - BECOMING A MIGHTY LEADER
2022-06-21 17:00 - 19:00 | The Westgate Hotel, 1055 2nd Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101
The San Diego Chapter, Association of Legal Administrators, in partnership with Platinum Business Partner Eastridge, is hosting a diverse panel of our distinguished peers in the legal community who will share their stories, discuss different aspects of inclusivity, and ways we can learn from one another to be better, mighty leaders and advocates for inclusiveness in our organizations.
Our panelists will discuss how they broke stereotypes and barriers to become leaders and powerhouses in their current organizations. The program will also discuss the state of workplace issues surrounding diverse attorneys, business partners and ALA members in the post-pandemic era.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Event begins at 5pm with a hosted bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres
before and after presentation
The Westgate Hotel – Riviera Room and Terrace
1055 2nd Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
CLM®Application Credit: 1 hour of Organizational Development
CLM® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM® Recertification Credit: 1 hour in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR)

BUSINESS PARTNER PLATINUM SPONSOR

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June BOD Meeting (Virtual)
2022-06-14 12:00 - 13:30

Morning Roundtable Meeting - Conference Recap (Virtual)
2022-06-09 10:00 - 11:00

ALA National Conference
2022-05-15 08:00 - 2022-05-18 17:00

ALA National Conference, Kissimmee, Florida
2022-05-15 - 2022-05-18
