The San Diego Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators was recently recognized with the 2019 Presidents’ Award of Excellence by the Association of Legal Administrators. This award was presented to the Chapter’s outgoing President, Karen Lemmon and the Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 term for their efforts in effective chapter leadership. To qualify for this award, chapters are encouraged to take effective and collaborative action in support of ALA’s mission to promote and enhance the competence and professionalism of legal administrators and all members of the legal management team, improve the quality of management in law firms and other legal service organizations; and represent professional legal management and managers to the legal community and to the community at large.