Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)

Certified Legal Manager (CLM)

Credential: Certified Legal Manager (CLM)
Credentialing Agency: Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), Certified Legal Manager (CLM) credential is an intermediate level certification for professional legal office managers. CLMs provide office management support; they supervise work in legal offices. CLMs are expected to have competence in financial management and accounting, human resources management and development, office services management, information systems management, and an awareness of trends in the legal industry. Candidates for the CLM are required to meet educational, experiential, and ethical qualifications and they must pass an exam.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Certified Legal Manager (CLM)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

  • Credential Prerequisite
  • Experience: 3 years
  • Education: Semester/Course Hours
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

  • Exam
  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
  • Fee
  • Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)

8700 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Suite 110S
Chicago, IL  60631-3512

Phone: (847) 267-1252

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Candidates are required to have at least 2 hours of coursework in the following areas:

  • Writing Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Self-Management Skills
  • Information Technology
  • Organizational Development

Coursework may be completed in any of the competencies or combination of competencies that comprise the category. The CLM Certification Program Information and Application Packet provides details about competencies and categories. A maximum of four (4) hours can be obtained in an interactive technology-based self-study program.

Candidates who have functional specialties (HR, Finance, Facilities, etc.) must complete an additional 15 hours of coursework in designated areas other than their field of specialty.

Candidates must be currently involved in the full-time work of managing a legal organization, such as a private law firm, legal clinic, governmental agency, corporate legal department or court system, or have been working in such full-time employment within 24 months of the date of application.

Candidates who are principal administrators must have at least three years of experience as an exempt-level principal administrator or as a branch office manager of a law firm or law office.

Candidates who are functional specialists, such as the manager of Human Resources, Finance, Facilities, Information Systems or Marketing, must have at least five years of experience, three of which must be in a supervisory position.

The Certified Legal Manager (CLM) credential has the following other requirements:

  • Candidates must endorse the Association of Legal Administrators' Code of Ethics in writing.

Written Exam

  • Financial Management (31%)
    • General Accounting
    • Financial Information and Analysis
  • Human Resources Management (33%)
    • Employee Selection and Promotion
    • Performance Management and Compensation
    • Organization Development
  • Legal Industry/Business Management (19%)
    • Legal Industry
    • Business Management
  • Operations Management (17%)
    • Technology/Automation Management
    • Operations

RECERTIFICATION

Certified Legal Manager (CLM)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Certified Legal Manager (CLM) credential has the following recertification information:

To maintain certification, candidates must provide evidence of having completed a total of 36 hours of coursework during the prior three years, including a minimum of three (3) hours in each of the following subject areas:
  • Communication and Organizational Management
  • Financial Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Operations Management
  • Legal Industry/Business Management
As part of the total 36 hours, candidates must complete:
  • A minimum of 1 hour in business ethics
  • A minimum of 1 hour in substance abuse

In Demand

This certification is considered in demand

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Some

Credential is related to some tasks associated with the duties of the military occupation (at least one critical task but less than 80%)

Most

Credential is directly related to most of the major duties associated with the military occupation (at least 80%)

Other

Credential is related to this military occupation, but is more advanced or specialized and therefore will likely require additional education, training, or experience

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Star

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Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted E1 through E4

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E5 through E6

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E7 and Above

Early Career

1-3 years experience; Enlisted “A” School through E5

Mid Career

4-10 years experience; Enlisted E6 through E7

Late Career

10+ years experience; Enlisted E8 and Above

LaDR

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ANSI

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ICAC

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ABSNC

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Low

May be difficult to attain: minimum education requirement is a Bachelor's degree, and/or minimum experience is 10 or more years.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

Medium

Moderate ease of attainment: minimum education requirement = Associate's and/or prerequisite and/or minimum experience = more than 2 years and less than 10 years of experience.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

High

Highly attainable: mimum education requirement = HS or less and/or minimum experience = 2 years or less experience and no additional requirements.

Note: In some cases “years of experience” refers to time actively on duty or while holding a certain occupation or prior certification and not always in consecutive calendar years. Additional years required for certain preliminary stages may not be included in this classification. For requirements measured in hours, 1080 hours was considered a year. For days, 365 days was considered a year. Please review all prerequisites and requirements for eligibility, and additional information for details.

MOS is Military Occupational Specialty
ASI is Additional Skill Identifier
WOMOS is Warrant Officer Military Occupational Specialty

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Updated: October 16, 2019
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