Member Benefits
Professional Networking
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Contact with Business Partners
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Telephonic Seminars on a variety of law firm topics
Virtual conference for members, business partners, and other legal management professionals.
Network Employment Needs
The Job Bank hosts ads for positions focused on legal administration and the management of legal organizations.
Peer Support
Networking and peer-to-peer learning are the top benefits of membership. Make connections and communicate with like-minded members around topics of special interest.
Scholarships to ALA Educational Conferences
ALA's educational opportunities include a wide range of retreats and specialized programs that will enhance your legal management intelligence or specialty track events.
Members Say
I’m proud to be a member of KYALA for over 25 years. Our association continues to thrive and offer some of the best educational meetings, conferences and retreats, not to mention making lifetime friendships. No where will you find a group more committed to their profession, law firm or each other than KYALA. We work hard in our jobs and bond with each other as we come together to share war stories and learn from each other, as well as learn from our many vetted business partners who associate with our members at educational and social events. Our business partners are fabulous resources for products and services unique to law firms but also bring knowledge of current trends in our industry. In addition to our local Kentucky Chapter, we connect with the Indiana and Ohio Chapters for an annual educational retreat and have made lasting friendships and connections.
There are so many wonderful resources at your fingertips – monthly meet ups, virtual and in-person; social and volunteer events to get to know one another better and help our community; Legal Management publications; podcasts; Compensation & Benefits survey; DEIA resources and much more.
Sometimes, life as a legal administrator can be isolating. You might find yourself the only administrator in your firm, making it hard to bounce ideas off colleagues who don’t fully understand the day-to-day challenges of running the business side of a law firm. Or maybe you work at a large firm, juggling multiple offices with mounting pressures. Join KYALA to connect to peers who understand your specific challenges. KYALA has been a lifeline professionally as well as personally. I rarely miss a meeting or an event. I’ve been a legal administrator for almost 40 years and I continue to learn and grow with this group.
I invite you to take the next step, and explore how KYALA membership can deliver the knowledge, networking and resources you need to help you succeed in your career.
Beth Mattingly, Director of Office Services
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Our firm strongly supports our Firm Administrator’s, Jaime Farabee, involvement in the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA). ALA fosters meaningful connections and the exchange of practical, real-world knowledge among law firm professionals. Through ALA, Jaime engages with a community that shares insights and best practices on the operational, financial, and human resource challenges facing today’s law firms. Jaime’s participation in ALA makes our firm better, and we are grateful for the resources and perspectives available among ALA members.
Katherine Lacy Crosby, Managing Partner
Tachau Meek PLC
I joined ALA as a new administrator two years ago. I could not imagine how much harder my job would be without the support of my peers in the ALA. Not only has the ALA helped me grow professionally through the monthly meetings, committee work, and membership on the board, but I have also made lifelong friends of my fellow colleagues in the organization. Our collaboration in the ALA creates a constant source of innovation to improve our firm's processes and to keep up with changes in the legal industry. We support each other personally and professionally to be the best administrators we can be. I cannot express strongly enough how much I love my ALA family.
Katherine Wilkerson, Office Manager
Blackburn, Domene & Burchett, PLLC
Interested in a membership?
If you are involved in law firm management and would like more information about membership in ALA and KYALA, you may complete a Membership Application.
For fees owed by members, please refer to the 2026 Dues Statement.
Note: You must be a member of National ALA to join KYALA.
