Submission and Selection Process

ALA's events fuel the development and advancement of legal management professionals by providing both proven solutions and innovative thinking in an inviting and exciting environment. Attendees connect with talented, diverse, and engaged presenters and colleagues who share their experience and expertise generously. We are seeking your creative participation in designing events that optimize learning by providing the very best, high-level, relevant, and thought-provoking content.

A legal administrator is the business manager of a law firm. In fact, 90% of the audience will be administrators of law firms, while 5% will be legal administrators of a corporate or government law department. Most ALA event attendees are NOT lawyers.

Proposals will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
  • Is the topic current, relevant and pragmatic?
  • Does the session intend to provide tips and/or tools that attendees can use immediately?
  • Is the content easily transferable across multiple settings (e.g. private law firm, government law offices, corporate law office, small firms, large firms, etc.)?
  • Is the session designed to meet the needs of the target audience identified in the proposal?
  • Are the program description and objectives provided clear and well-defined, and free of errors?


Volunteer Webinar Instructor Selection Process
We suggest that you first develop your submission proposal in Word and then copy and paste the information into the appropriate sections online. To help expedite the submission process, it will help to have the following information readily available:
  • The proposed session title and description
  • At least three measurable learning objectives written using Bloom's taxonomy
  • Your biography (short and long versions if longer than 2-3 sentences)
  • Your most recent professional headshot
  • Details regarding any interactive activities that will be incorporated into the session
  • The contact information, biography and professional headshot of your co-presenters, if any
  • Details related to at least two prior speaking experiences, if available: You will need the name of the event and hosting organization, the date of the event, and the name and contact information for your point of contact.
  • Links to video footage of your prior speaking engagements, if available
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