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  • CLM e-Learning Package and Study Guide
    Product not yet rated Contains 5 Product(s)

    Study for the CLM exam using these interactive exercises, covering the most requested topics from all four subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations.

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    The Study Guide for the CLM Exam Practice Questions, Preparation and Reviews was designed to help you prepare effectively to earn the prestigious Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® credential. The study guide presents comprehensive information relating to the four functional areas covered in the exam, along with review questions and a 100-item practice exam. This package includes the CLM e-Learning supplement for an interactive way to study!

    We surveyed CLMs to find the most challenging topics in each of the subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations. Each component of the e-Learning supplement focuses on the topic(s) your peers could have used more assistance with. 

    The e-learning material is a supplement to the Study Guide for the CLM Exam, included in this package for a discount. For the best experience, first read the material in the Study Guide. Then, come here to practice using the information.

    Features of the Study Guide include:

    • A focus on real-world issues faced by legal managers
    • The CLM Content Outline of the Body of Knowledge (also known as the test blueprint)
    • Review questions and answers for each subject area
    • A practice exam that follows the test blueprint
    • A comprehensive list of terms and definitions
    • Tips for creating a personalized study plan
    • Tips for preparing for an online exam                                                  

    Use the Study Guide for the CLM Exam Practice Questions, Preparation and Reviews as a complement and guide to your individual preparation or as a resource for your study group.

    $409 for members and $509 for nonmembers

  • CLM e-Learning Package
    Product not yet rated Contains 4 Product(s)

    Study for the CLM exam using these interactive exercises, covering the most requested topics from all four subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations.

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    Are you falling asleep reading while studying for the Certified Legal Manager exam? Turn to the CLM e-Learning supplement for an interactive way to study!

    We surveyed CLMs to find the most challenging topics in each of the subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations. Each component of the e-Learning supplement focuses on the topic(s) your peers could have used more assistance with. 

    This material is a supplement to the Study Guide for the CLM Exam, available in ALA's bookstore. For the best experience, first read the material in the Study Guide. Then, come here to practice using the information.

    $329 for members and $429 for nonmembers

  • CLM e-Learning Financial Management
    Contains 10 Component(s), Includes Credits

    While studying for the CLM exam, use these interactive online exercises to deepen your understanding of and practice applying finance content like accounting equations, the decision to lease or buy and budgeting.

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    Are you falling asleep reading while studying for the Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® exam? Turn to the CLM e-Learning supplement for an interactive way to study!

    We surveyed CLMs to find the most challenging topics in each of the subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations. Each component of the e-Learning supplement focuses on the topic(s) your peers could have used more assistance with. 

    Finance was the most commonly cited topic overall. Within this subject, the most requested topic is understanding, calculating and interpreting accounting equations. Understanding leasing vs. buying and budgeting also ranked high. Here you will find six components: 

    • Finance vocabulary memorization flashcards
    • Short videos introducing and explaining the accounting concepts and equations
    • Jigsaws to recreate the accounting equations
    • A tool to explore what factors affect whether to buy or lease an asset
    • An exercise to create your own budget and conduct a break even analysis
    • An extended scenario to apply and draw conclusions from financial information across time

    This material is a supplement to the Study Guide for the CLM Exam, available in ALA's bookstore. For the best experience, first read the material in the Finance section of the Study Guide. Then, come here to practice using the information.

    $119 for members and $149 for nonmembers

    Learning Objectives

    1. People studying for the CLM exam recall vocabulary terms related to financial management.
    2. Learners recall the finance equations and ratios appearing in the Study Guide.
    3. Learners distinguish situations in which it is advantageous to lease from those in which it is better to buy an asset.
    4. Learners create an original expense budget.
    5. Learners solve an equation to determine law firm billing hour targets for varying expenses.
    6. Learners apply the correct finance equation or ratio in appropriate real world scenarios.
    7. Learners synthesize a conclusion about financial health from multiple data points in financial reports.

    Successful completion of this course provides 2 hours of credit for the CLM. It can be applied in any of the following ways:

    2-hour CLM application credit in Organizational Development
    2-hour CLM application credit for functional specialists in FM
    2-hour CLM recertification credit for FM

    Dan McCormack, MBA, CLM, ACC

    Dan is a seasoned leader andexecutive coach with experience that includes twenty-one years as the leadadministrator at Skadden Arps Boson Office with operating results consistentlyat the forefront of the firm’s standards. Achievements include successfullymentoring staff into effective managers while motivating others to achievetheir career goals.  Dan’s leadership andcommunication skills coupled with his operational knowledge, were instrumentalin overseeing a three year, $75 million relocation to smaller and modern officespace. At the time, the relocation was viewed as the firm’s most successfuloffice relocation including design concepts with improvements in employeemorale and engagement.

    Stacey Ransleben, CLM

    Stacey Ransleben is the Director of Office Operations atThompson & Horton LLP and manages all three of the firm’s offices. She has worked in the legal field for 36 years in small and mid-sized law firm.

    Stacey has been a member of ALA since 2000 and is affiliatedwith the Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Cyber Chapters. She has held variouspositions on the Houston board and is a past president of the HoustonChapter.  Stacey has also held various committee positions in Houston andon the State level.  She served on the Association Nominating Committeeand the Chapter Resource Team (CRT).  Stacey is currently a member of theMembership and Development Committee (MDC).

    Viktor P. Kaufmann, CLM

    Viktor P. Kaufmann joined HMB Legal Counsel in July 2019.  As the Manager of Analytics, he is responsible for analytics, forecasting, and pricing. He has held management positions in IT and finance in multiple industries including legal, manufacturing, telecommunications, and medical research. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

  • CLM e-Learning OM: Leases
    Product not yet rated Contains 9 Component(s), Includes Credits

    While studying for the CLM exam, use these interactive online exercises to deepen your understanding of and practice applying office leasing and blueprints.

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    Are you falling asleep reading while studying for the Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® exam? Turn to the CLM e-learning supplement for an interactive way to study!

    We surveyed CLMs to find the most challenging topics in each of the subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations. Each component of the e-learning supplement focuses on the topic(s) your peers could have used more assistance with. 

    For Operations, the most requested topic is understanding and applying office leasing concepts. Here you will find five interactive, online activities: 

    • Lease vocabulary memorization flashcards
    • Read and interpret two sample leases
    • Read and interpret sample blueprints, including calculating usable, non-usable, rentable and gross areas
    • Brainstorm your own ideal lease
    • Choose the best lease for an imagined firm in an extended scenario 

    This material is a supplement to the Study Guide for the CLM Exam, available in ALA's bookstore. For the best experience, first read the material in the Operations Management section of the Study Guide. Then, come here to practice using the information.

    $109 for members and $139 for nonmembers

    Learning Objectives

    1. People studying for the CLM exam will recall vocabulary terms related to leasing when presented with their definition. 
    2. Learners will interpret, understand and compare full leases and blueprints.
    3. Learners will apply their knowledge to perform a leasing needs analysis for a firm.

    Successful completion of this course provides 2 hours of credit for the CLM. It can be applied in any of the following ways:

    2-hour CLM application credit in Organizational Development
    2-hour CLM application credit for functional specialists in OM
    2-hour CLM recertification credit for OM

    Frank A. Macharoni Jr., CLM

    Pickrel Schaeffer & Ebeling Co., LPA

    Macharoni, a Certified Legal Administrator (CLM) for over 15 years, has been a member of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) for almost 25 years while working at three different law firms in the Dayton Ohio area.  He is currently the Legal Administrator at Pickrel Schaeffer & Ebeling Co., LPA.  Active in ALA matters, Frank spent six years as a member of the CLM Certification Committee, helping to write some of the questions that appear on the CLM examination.  Macharoni is currently the Treasurer of the Dayton ALA chapter.

  • CLM e-Learning LI/BM: Insurance
    Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits

    While studying for the CLM exam, use these interactive online exercises to deepen your understanding of and practice applying insurance concepts.

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    Are you falling asleep reading while studying for the Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® exam? Turn to the CLM e-Learning supplement for an interactive way to study!

    We surveyed CLMs to find the most challenging topics in each of the subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations. Each component of the e-Learning supplement focuses on the topic(s) your peers could have used more assistance with. 

    For Legal Industry/Business Management, the most requested topic is understanding and applying insurance concepts. Here you will find four interactive, online activities: 

    • Review insurance vocabulary memorization flashcards
    • Practice and then test your understanding of the limits of professional liability coverage by arranging timelines
    • Sort insurance types into first- and third-party coverages
    • Apply insurance concepts to real world situations with multiple-choice questions

    This material is a supplement to the Study Guide for the CLM Exam, available in ALA's bookstore. For the best experience, first read the material in the Legal Industry/Business Management section of the Study Guide. Then, come here to practice using the information.

    $99 for members and $129 for nonmembers

    Learning Objectives

    1. People studying for the CLM exam will recall vocabulary terms related to professional and business insurance.
    2. Learners will interpret incident and claim timelines to determine insurance coverage.
    3. Learners will identify types of insurance and scenarios as first- or third-party.
    4. Learners will apply insurance concepts in appropriate real-world scenarios.


    Successful completion of this course provides 1 hour of credit for the CLM. It can be applied in any of the following ways:

    1-hour CLM application credit in Organizational Development

    1-hour CLM application credit for functional specialists in LI/BM

    1-hour CLM recertification credit for LI/BM

    Tracey Nobis, CLM

    Manager, Legal Operations

    James Hardie

    Tracey Nobis began her career as a law firm administrator and, after nine years, made the transition to in-house legal operations.

    Tracey has been a member of ALA and ALA Chicago since 2006, and earned her Certified Legal Manager (CLM) credentials in 2011. Beginning in 2015, she served the Chapter in its communications activities, joining the Board in the capacity of Communications Director from 2017 – 2019 while also serving on the Professional Development Committee. Tracey has been the Chapter’s CLM Approved Provider since 2018. In 2020, she joined the Chapter’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, for which she now serves as Director of Diversity & Inclusion. She is the current Vice President Elect for ALA Chicago. Tracey served on the UPBMS Standards Committee for ALA National from 2016 – 2019, and was an e-Learning instructor for ALA’s Legal Industry course from 2015 – 2016. She was one of the authors of the CLM Study Guide and continues to assist ALA in supplemental study materials for CLM Applicants.

    In her free time, Tracey is a volunteer Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children for DeKalb County CASA, is the President of her local high school’s booster club, and is an active member of both the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium and Association of Corporate Counsel.

  • CLM e-Learning HR: Federal Employment Laws
    Product not yet rated Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    While studying for the CLM exam, use these interactive online exercises to memorize and practice applying the federal employment laws.

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    Are you falling asleep reading while studying for the Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® exam? Turn to the CLM e-learning supplement for an interactive way to study!

    We surveyed CLMs to find the most challenging topics in each of the subject areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Industry/Business Management and Operations. Each component of the e-Learning supplement focuses on the topic(s) your peers could have used more assistance with. 

    For Human Resources, the most requested topic is memorizing and applying federal employment laws. Here you will find three interactive, online activities: 

    • Law memorization flashcards
    • Exercises to match a law with its amendments, exceptions and characteristics
    • Multiple-choice questions to apply your understanding of the laws to real-world situations 

    This material is a supplement to the Study Guide for the CLM Exam, available in ALA's bookstore. For the best experience, first read the material in the Human Resources section of the Study Guide. Then, come here to practice using the information.

    $99 for members and $129 for nonmembers

    Learning Objectives

    1. People studying for the CLM exam recall the key components and impacts of the federal employment laws appearing in the Study Guide.
    2. Learners will apply the federal employment laws in appropriate real world scenarios.

    Successful completion of this course provides 2 hours of credit for the CLM. It can be applied in any of the following ways:

    2-hour CLM application credit in Organizational Development
    2-hour CLM application credit for functional specialists in HR
    2-hour CLM recertification credit for HR

    Monique Mahler, CLM

    Monique Mahler, CLM, SHRM-CP has 11 years of experience in legal management and is currently the HR Manager of Baker Hostetler LLP’s Houston office. She received her M.S. in Law Firm Administration from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in May of 2021 and her B.S. in Sociology from the University of Houston – Downtown. Monique’s passion is leading through change and inspiring people to take their careers – and themselves – to the next level. 

  • Law Firm Management Essentials Package
    Contains 5 Product(s)

    This package includes all 5 Law Firm Management Essentials (LFME) courses: Financial Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Legal Industry, and Operations Management.

    Looking for a solid foundation in all the essentials of legal management? This package includes all 5 Law Firm Management Essentials (LFME) courses: Financial Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Legal Industry, and Operations Management. Each one is an e-Learning course, offering you interactive education delivered through text and graphic, animation, audio and video, quizzes, surveys and games. It presents the latest content on any topic set in a framework of self-directed/self-paced instruction.

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    e-Learning can help learners complete education and training objectives with greater ease and flexibility than they can with traditional classroom-based or web-based learning. When learning materials are online, users are able to access content from anywhere and at any time using desktop computers, laptops, mobile phones and tablets.

    $799 for members and $979 for nonmembers

  • LFME: Operations Management
    Contains 16 Component(s), Includes Credits

    This Law Firm Management Essentials (LFME) course provides an essential foundation of knowledge about managing operations at a law firm including technology, business continuity, facilities, leases, records, marketing, time management, and process improvement.

    Successful management is the bedrock of running a successful enterprise — and a huge task! This course will introduce, explain, and provide advice on nine key aspects of legal operations management. It includes advice and input from ALA member Lori Hughes, who is Lead Operations and Information Security Officer at her firm, to guide you with her real-world experience. Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to apply the content to your own legal management experience and current legal operations. Learners will explore, enhance and/or create technology management plans, business continuity plans, and records management plans. Learners will also identify which of their facility services are outsourced and answer key questions about their lease. To cap it all off, you will practice goal setting as you learn techniques for project and time management. At the conclusion of this course, there is a short quiz and a final certificate of completion to mark your accomplishment. 

    Topics:

    • Technology management
    • Business continuity
    • Facilities management
    • Leases
    • Records management
    • Time management 
    • Project management, matter management and process improvement

    Learning Objectives

    1. Legal Administrators rounding out their knowledge of Law Firm Management Essentials will identify whether their firm has adequate plans in place for operations management.
    2. Learners will create or modify firm plans to account for changing technology and more scenarios.
    3. Legal Administrators will name sub-components of operations management: technology, business continuity, facilities, leases, records, marketing, time management and process improvement.

    $249 for members and $299 for nonmembers

    Available at a discounted rate as a part of a package

    Successful completion of this course provides 1 hour of credit for the CLM. It can be applied in any of the following ways:

    1-hour CLM application credit in Self-Management Skills

    1-hour CLM application credit for functional specialists in Operations Management

    1-hour CLM recertification credit for Operations Management

  • ALA Today Package 12: Full Set
    Product not yet rated Contains 15 Product(s)

    This package includes all 26 inclusions from other ALA Today: The Virtual Conference Packages.

    This package includes all 26 inclusions from other ALA Today: The Virtual Conference Packages including conference recordings, webinars, Legal Management CE courses, and e-Learning.

    $569 for members and $969 for nonmembers

  • LFME: Financial Management
    Contains 14 Component(s), Includes Credits

    This Law Firm Management Essentials (LFME) course provides an essential foundation of knowledge about accounting & financial management of a law firm.

    Law firms are home to unique financial and budgeting considerations. Examine the fundamental accounting and financial management concepts essential to the legal professional, including firm business concepts and terminology applicable to professional service firms; the fundamentals of law firm financial statements, cash management, trust accounts and client costs; management and profit center reporting; alternative business entities; ownership compensation models; alternative/appropriate fee arrangements; and legal process/legal project management. 

    Learning Objectives

    1. Define the core concepts associated with accounting conventions and terminology
    2. Articulate financial statement information
    3. List the critical rules related to client trust account controls
    4. Analyze ways to improve revenue and control expenses in an effort to improve profitability 
    5. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of your business entity ownership type 
    6. Determine how to more effectively align value to price and how to adopt pricing options
    7. Implement legal project and process management improvements

    $209 for members and $259 for nonmembers

    Available at a discounted rate as a part of a package

    Successful completion of this course provides 1 hour of credit for the CLM. It can be applied in either of the following ways:

    1-hour CLM application credit for functional specialists in Financial Management
    1-hour CLM recertification credit for Financial Management