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ALA Boston Newsletter

  

Spring/Summer 2009:

• "In renewing office lease, be on the lookout for hidden costs"
  By: Christopher O'Sullivan, CFO / Firm Administrator, Gesmer Updegrove LLP, reprinted with permission from Mass. Lawyers Weekly 
• As with medical checkup, annual review of firm’s insurance policies is necessary
  By: Stephanie A. Hood, Director of Administration, Hemenway & Barnes LLP, reprinted with permission from Mass. Lawyers Weekly 

Winter 2008-2009:

• How a well-mentored subordinate becomes a superior mentor
  By: Sheila Connors LeDuc, Human Resource Director, Wolf, Greenfield & Saks and Josepha Parente, Legal Hiring Manager, Wolf, Greenfield & Saks, reprinted with permission from Mass. Lawyers Weekly.
• To Dress for Success at the Office, motto should be: "In doubt? Don't
  By: Sally C. Stratman, Executive Director, Rubin & Rudman, reprinted with permission from Mass. Lawyers Weekly.
  
• Trip-Tik: A Guide from Yesteryear
  By: Paul Morton, Executive Director, Burns & Levinson, reprinted with permission from Mass. Lawyers Weekly.

Fall 2008 Issue:

• Looking Forward: The Super 401(K)
  By: Karen Paulson; Provided by Christian Coleman, Fiduciary Investment Advisors
  ALA Partner Sponsor
   
• Embracing Boomers; Workplace Design
  Provided by: Lynn Koerner, Creative Office Pavilion, ALA Boston Partner Sponsor
  reprinted with permission by HermanMiller
  
• New MA Regulations Impose Substantial Obligations on Human Resource Departments
  By: Philip L. Gordon, Littler Mendelson; reprinted with permission
  
• Boston Law Firms: Look Back to Move Forward
  By: David E. Fitzgerald, CB Richard Ellis, ALA  Boston Silver Sponsor
   
• Fraud is my Neighbor's Problem.  Really?
  By: Dima Berdiev, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, ALA Boston Supporter Sponsor

Summer 2008 Issue:

• Legal Administrators Worth Their Weight in Billable Hours
  By: Karen Glowacki, Reprinted with permission from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

• Renovation Article
  By: Stephanie Hood & Christoper O'Sullivan

Spring 2008 Issue:

• President's Message
• Top Ten Ways To Deal With Difficult People
• CAREER SPECIAL FEATURE: Speak the truth and nothing but the truth during job interviews
• How valuable is your employees’ health?

Winter 2008 Issue:

• Why participate in salary surveys
  By Brenda Curley, Olney Associates
• What the recruiting process can tell you about a firm
  By Stephen Seckler
• Employers Face New Compliance Challenges as Massachusetts Becomes the 39th State to Enact a Security Breach Notice Law

   

• Vendor Committee Update
• Member Committee Update
• Program Committee Update
• Community Relations Update

Fall 2007 Issue:

• President's Message
• MA Law Update
• Employees at the Top of the Pay Scale
• Measuring Firm Performance
• Five Factors That Influence Great Client Service
• De-Stressing Tips
• Holiday Party Planning

Spring 2007 Issue:

• President's Message
• VISTA: First Impressions
• E-Discovery: Three Major Challenges For Employers
• Be a Parent, Not a Pal
• Career Talk - Prepare an ‘Emergency Management Kit’ for Unforeseen Challenges
• Leadership Tips From General Douglas MacArthur
• NEW WORDS FOR 2007

Fall 2006 Issue:

• President's Message
• Two Fantastic Charities! One Common Goal! Helping!
• Law Firm Financial Reporting: Understanding Your CPA Firm Engagement
• Mistakes to Avoid When Executing Your Retirement Plan
• Career Talk - Managing the Legal Secretary Shortage
• Top 10 Tips To Effective Networking

Summer 2006 Issue:

• President's Message
• Is there a cure for rising health care costs?
• Member Spotlight
• My First ALA National Conference
• Some Windshield Thoughts
• 15 Ways to Prove You Aren’t Listening

Spring 2006 Issue:

• President's Message
• In This Issue: Remembering Diversity
• Responding to the Diversity Challenge
• Partnering with ALA Vendors… A Great Move!
• Business Interruption Insurance
• Member Spotlight: Paul Morton
• Membership Update: A Look Back
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• CLM Study Group Update
• Diversity Checklist
• Play Ball

Fall 2005 Issue:

• President's Message
• Rate-Raising Strategy, Increasing Your Fees
• Making the future happen – Law Firm Strategic Planning
• Member Spotlight: Jon Bashein
• Career Talk - Six Strategies for Effective Communication
• Budgeting Checklist
• CrackBerry Anonymous