September 6
ALA International Events:
Office Closed-Labor Day
We will be closed today in observance of the holiday

September 15
ALA International Events:
ALA Webinar ~ Electronic Records Management: How to Manage Your ESI in the 21st Century
Chapter Headquarters 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036
With the explosion of electronic communications  social media sites, twitter, regular old e-mail  managing the law firms electronic records is becoming a significant challenge. While its true that a law firm cannot fully address electronic record management unless you manage your paper records well, join this Webinar to learn the important issues in managing electronically stored information (ESI). The issues involve electronic discovery, firm storage archives, retention, backup tapes and more. If you can begin to address the issues surrounding ESI, you can start to build some processes to more effectively manage ESI in your firm. Learning objectives: Examine the key issues and best practices of managing ESI Summarize some of the legal and ethical issues surrounding ESI Apply successful retention tools and implementation strategies Dana C. Moore is the National Records & Information Compliance Manager for Foley & Lardner LLP. She has more than 20 years of records management experience, developed records management systems solutions, works on RIM legal compliance issues such as electronic evidence discovery and document holds, and oversees protocols and processes associated with electronic record keeping and the migration of electronically stored information ("ESI"). She has particular expertise in records management systems conversions. This program meets the requirements of 1.5 hours of Legal Industry/Business Management (LI) credit towards CLMSM Recertification and the additional hours required for the initial CLM application of Functional Specialists.
Click here to register

The 2010 Capital Chapter Salary Survey is open for participation, and is vastly enhanced this year to include 31 intellectual property positions. We believe that this expanded number of intellectual property positions will allow participating members to receive even more valuable statistical support for salary levels and benefits in the DC legal market.

If you are not the individual in your firm responsible for completing the survey, please convey this information to them so that we can all benefit from this expanded and valuable survey.

To Participate in the survey click here.

CAPITAL CHAPTER GOES HOLLYWOOD

2010 Partner Appreciation Event was held Thursday, June 17th on the rooftop at Morgan Lewis.
To view pictures from the event click here.


Remember, you must be a member of ALA International to join the Capital Chapter.

ALA International 2010 membership renewal is now open.
Click here to renew your 2010 ALA International membership.

Click here to renew your 2010 Capital Chapter membership online or click here to access the membership application.

Each year the Chapter selects a local charity to be the beneficiary of our charitable efforts throughout the year. These efforts include the Community Challenge Weekend and our annual spring fundraiser. The Chapter is now soliciting nominations for a charity for the 2010/2011 year.

Although there are many worthwhile charities in the DC area, we are looking for charities that meet the following criteria:

Annual Budget – we are looking for a charity that is well-run and small enough so that our contribution (normally $25,000+) makes an impact
Purpose and Mission– the charity should have a positive impact on the community
Volunteer opportunities for all Capital Chapter members – because we support the charity during ALA’s Community Challenge Weekend, there need to be ways to assist the charity other than raising money – in the past we have collected supplies, planted gardens, painted (both rooms and murals), and organized closets to kitchens.
Located within Washington, D C .
For the Charity Partnering Application, click here.

Capital Chapter mans water station #2 at the Lawyers Have Heart 10k run and walk Saturday June 12.

The ALA Capital Chapter Foundation Announces the Recipient of the $15,000 Toni K. Allen Scholarship
Malaika Nicholas, a graduate of Benjamin Banneker High School will be attending Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Click here to learn more about Malaika.