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improve law practice management. Founded in 1994, the group conducts an annual Futures
Conference, which explores the future of law practice management and the profession. It also hosts
the InnovAction awards, honoring innovation and achievement in the legal profession.
Membership in the organization is by invitation only, and nominations are made by existing
members (who are called “fellows”).
The American Association of Law Libraries7 was founded in 1906 to illustrate the
importance of law libraries, to bolster law librarianship, and to offer leadership in the field of legal
information. Law firm librarians have emerged as strategic assets as they continually right-size
collections, budgets, and staffs, and align library strategies to those of their organizations.
In addition to supporting the professional growth of its members, AALL also engages in
advocacy efforts impacting the field of legal information and information policy, specifically on
issues related to access to government information, copyright protections, privacy protections, and
access to justice. With a membership of nearly 5,000, the Association represents law librarians and
related professionals who are affiliated with everything from law firms, law schools, and corporate
legal departments to courts and government agencies.
In addition to meetings and educational resources, the group publishes a quarterly scholarly
journal, Law Library Journal, which includes peer-reviewed articles on law, legal materials, and
librarianship. It also has a network of chapter organizations across the United States.
For more than three decades, the International Legal Technology Association8 has provided
a forum for sharing knowledge and experience for those managing technology challenges in their
firms and legal departments.
Information technology professionals in law firms have risen to strategically important
positions that affect client-facing services.
It is a professional association comprising almost 1,300 law firms and legal departments
from around the globe. The association’s purpose is to provide information to members to
maximize the value of technology in support of the legal profession. Through delivery of
educational content and peer-networking opportunities, ILTA provides members information
resources in order to make technology work for the legal profession.
Among its publications are Peer to Peer (published quarterly), and several white papers
and surveys; it also hosts online product briefings for emerging technologies as well as a number
of in-person meetings and symposia.
Established in 1984, the International Practice Management Association9 has also evolved
to meet the changing needs of the legal profession. It began as the Legal Assistant Management
Association and was renamed the International Paralegal Management Association on January 1,
2005. “As a reflection of its updated and expanded mission to serve managers of not only
paralegals but also other practice support professionals, the Association changed its name in April
2014 to the International Practice Management Association.”10
IPMA is a leading resource for information regarding the management of paralegals and
other practice support professionals in law firms. IPMA has more than 500 members who are
directors or managers of paralegal services in law firms or governmental agencies in North
America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.
It hosts an annual conference and expo, as well as a managerial skills seminar. Its quarterly
electronic magazine, Paralegal Management magazine, features articles on current trends and
7 THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES, http://www.aallnet.org.
8 THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION, http://www.iltanet.org.
9 THE INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, http://www.theipma.org.
10 THE INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, HISTORY, http://www.theipma.org/about-the-ipma/history.
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Conference, which explores the future of law practice management and the profession. It also hosts
the InnovAction awards, honoring innovation and achievement in the legal profession.
Membership in the organization is by invitation only, and nominations are made by existing
members (who are called “fellows”).
The American Association of Law Libraries7 was founded in 1906 to illustrate the
importance of law libraries, to bolster law librarianship, and to offer leadership in the field of legal
information. Law firm librarians have emerged as strategic assets as they continually right-size
collections, budgets, and staffs, and align library strategies to those of their organizations.
In addition to supporting the professional growth of its members, AALL also engages in
advocacy efforts impacting the field of legal information and information policy, specifically on
issues related to access to government information, copyright protections, privacy protections, and
access to justice. With a membership of nearly 5,000, the Association represents law librarians and
related professionals who are affiliated with everything from law firms, law schools, and corporate
legal departments to courts and government agencies.
In addition to meetings and educational resources, the group publishes a quarterly scholarly
journal, Law Library Journal, which includes peer-reviewed articles on law, legal materials, and
librarianship. It also has a network of chapter organizations across the United States.
For more than three decades, the International Legal Technology Association8 has provided
a forum for sharing knowledge and experience for those managing technology challenges in their
firms and legal departments.
Information technology professionals in law firms have risen to strategically important
positions that affect client-facing services.
It is a professional association comprising almost 1,300 law firms and legal departments
from around the globe. The association’s purpose is to provide information to members to
maximize the value of technology in support of the legal profession. Through delivery of
educational content and peer-networking opportunities, ILTA provides members information
resources in order to make technology work for the legal profession.
Among its publications are Peer to Peer (published quarterly), and several white papers
and surveys; it also hosts online product briefings for emerging technologies as well as a number
of in-person meetings and symposia.
Established in 1984, the International Practice Management Association9 has also evolved
to meet the changing needs of the legal profession. It began as the Legal Assistant Management
Association and was renamed the International Paralegal Management Association on January 1,
2005. “As a reflection of its updated and expanded mission to serve managers of not only
paralegals but also other practice support professionals, the Association changed its name in April
2014 to the International Practice Management Association.”10
IPMA is a leading resource for information regarding the management of paralegals and
other practice support professionals in law firms. IPMA has more than 500 members who are
directors or managers of paralegal services in law firms or governmental agencies in North
America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.
It hosts an annual conference and expo, as well as a managerial skills seminar. Its quarterly
electronic magazine, Paralegal Management magazine, features articles on current trends and
7 THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES, http://www.aallnet.org.
8 THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION, http://www.iltanet.org.
9 THE INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, http://www.theipma.org.
10 THE INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, HISTORY, http://www.theipma.org/about-the-ipma/history.
193
