Past Meetings
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
Business for Breakfast: Salary & Employment Trends for Legal Professionals
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Sponsored by Adams & Martin Group, Kristy Carbajal and Caroline Travis will lead a conversation on best practices for remote recruiting and walk us through the most current salary guide.
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
ALA 2020 Virtual Holiday Cheer Event!
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
Deliberate Diversity - Intentional Inclusion: A Marketer's Internal Role in Diversity & Inclusion
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be emailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Join us for our annual strategic alliance educational program, co-hosted by LMA and ALA-Gateway. Bridgefield Group's Founder, Chris W. Kirby, JD, and CEO, C. Dominica McGinnis, will discuss how legal management professionals can help firms address and ove
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
Diversity: Women in Transition Virtual Breakfast, WLA/Alaris/ALA
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be emailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Join us to learn about the services provided by The Center for Women in Transition and stories from the women who have benefited from the organization.
ALA Social Connection: Wine & Cheese Tasting (virtual event with limited space!)
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be emailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Wine a little, laugh a lot with your ALA peers and business partners! Join us for a virtual Wine & Cheese Tasting hosted by The Wine Merchant. Three bottles of wine and a variety of cheeses will be delivered to your door. This event is open to all membe
ALA Gateway Roundtable
Zoom Chat (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members discussion on issues regarding roundtable discussion of hot topics
Motion for Kids BOOK DRIVE
Charitable Donation
In lieu of an in-person holiday charitable collection this year, ALA Gateway is supporting BAMSL and the legal community by collecting books for the 2020 Motion for Kids Holiday Party on December 5, 2020.
Virtual Connection: Marvel-ous Costume Party and Halloween Game Show
Virtual
Dress in your best costume and be ready to attend our Halloween Game Show! All ALA Gateway members and Business Partners are encouraged to attend dressed in their finest Halloween costumes. Prizes will be awarded.
Virtual Connection: A Sandwiched Superhero!
Virtual
Adults in the “sandwich generation” are faced with the overwhelming task of raising children while caring for elderly parents. It requires a great deal of understanding to make decisions about services and options for our aging parents. In this educatio
Virtual Connection: Wham - Time for Lunch! Registration Deadline is October 14, 2020.
Forest Park - Picnic Pavilion #7 (subject to change)
5595 Grand Dr
St. Louis, MO 63112
Venue Website
A socially distanced lunch at Forest Park for those that crave social interaction, 6 feet apart. Attend this Thursday's socially distanced lunch in Forest Park and you could be the lucky winner of $300 or a charcuterie board.
Virtual Connection: Show Us Your Super Powers!
Virtual
Join your ALA colleagues with your Team for a virtual scavenger hunt! All members (as well as members of your household) are welcome to participate on your Team. Please review the rules before our session and get ready to scavenge!
Virtual Connection: The Wonder Woman's Guide to Supplier Diversity
Virtual
Learn how you can meet your supplier diversity goals and help your firm win more business. Plus, a chance to win $100 to a local diverse owned restaurant!
Everyone's A Hero: Let's Hulk Out A Lat-tea
Virtual
Join us as we Brew with our Business Partners and learn how to make delicious drinks and learn some fun facts and health benefits for your morning delight. We'll learn how to maximize resources you already have a home to make specialty coffees, healthy a
Everyone's A Hero: Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
Virtual
Join the Gateway Chapter as we drill down on crime and safety in St. Louis with Sgt. Matt Karnowski of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and Kelli McCrary, Director of Security and Urban Space of Downtown STL, Inc.
Everyone's A Hero: Your Superhuman Strength
Virtual
We'll get everyone warmed up with a understanding your body and fatigue. Learn stretching techniques that will keep your mind focused for those long days in front of a computer.
Business for Breakfast - The Law Firm of the Future: The Workplace Hub
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
You're invited to hear an exciting presentation from our business partner, Konica Minolta, as they introduce you to the latest in law firm technology and security with the Workplace Hub.
ALA Gateway Chat
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Community Connection: PurpleStride St. Louis 2020
Boathouse - Forest Park
6101 Government Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110
Legal Community walking together. Join us for our 2nd Annual Walk Against Pancreatic Cancer. Be there virtually or in person.
Lemonade For Legal - A Virtual Industry Event
Virtual Event
Educate. Inspire. Entertain. Lemonade features a diverse lineup of legal industry speakers on Sept. 23rd!
ALA Gateway Chat
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
ALA Gateway Chat
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
Transgender 101: How to be welcoming to trans people
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Persons who are transgender have become far more visible, which is reflective of greater societal acceptance. Still, of the letters in the "LGBTQ alphabet" (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer), the "Ts" (transgender persons) more often face...
ALA Gateway Chat
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be emailed out to ALA Members prior to meeting)
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: Plans for St. Louis Firms
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Community Connections - St. Louis Area Food Bank
St. Louis Area Food Bank
70 Corporate Woods Dr.
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Join ALA Gateway Members and Business Partners by providing COVID-19 relief to the community and (socially distanced) networking
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: Plans for St. Louis Firms
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out a few days prior to meeting)
Community Connections - St. Louis Area Food Bank
St. Louis Area Food Bank
70 Corporate Woods Dr.
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Join ALA Gateway Members and Business Partners by providing COVID-19 relief to the community and (socially distanced) networking
Social Connection: Paint. Sip. Repeat
Virtual
ALA Members are invited to Paint. Sip. Repeat. with Legal Back Office and Ronnoco Beverage Solutions on August 19th from 5PM-7PM.
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: Plans for St. Louis Firms
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out a few days prior to meeting)
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: Plans for St. Louis Firms
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to a few days prior to meeting)
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: St. Louis
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out a few days prior to meeting)
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: St. Louis
Zoom Meeting
Women Who Lead in Law 2020 (ALA, BAMSL, & ILTA)
Zoom Meeting (REGISTER by visiting http://www.bamsl.org/VotesforWomen and use the Coupon Code: ALA/ILTAfree) Search last name, if not listed "Enter a New Registrant" and complete registration
(To REGISTER go to http://www.bamsl.org/VotesforWomen use Coupon Code: ALA/ILTAfree) - During this virtual workshop, Nancy Price, Chair-League of Women Voters, and attorney J.Y. Miller will discuss the social issues related to women in the legal industry.
July Educational Session: Succession Planning - Getting a Head Start
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Save the Date: The Educational Meeting on Succession Planning has been rescheduled to a virtual meeting. Law firm succession planning generates many challenges for the attorneys involved.
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: Plans for St. Louis Firms
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
ALA Gateway COVID-19 Chat: Plans for St. Louis Firms
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Business for Breakfast: Securing Your Boardroom Seat at the Strategy Table!
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Securing Your Boardroom Seat at the Strategy Table: we can empower you with knowledge and strategies that improve your business acumen and impress your attorney counterparts!
Happy Hour in the Park
Tilles Park
9551 Litzinger Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63124
We hope you can join Gateway Members & Business Partners for a casual, social distanced happy hour in the park!
Addressing Bias and Improving Diversity in the Practice of Law
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Michael Downey and Paige Tungate of the Downey Law Group LLC will present on Addressing Bias and Improving Diversity in the Practice of Law
Business for Breakfast: milliCare
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Join fellow ALA Gateway members and milliCare Floor & Textile Care to understand what needs to be done prior to reopening.
Chapter Monthly Educations Meeting: Tips for More Powerful Business Writing
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Learn how to incorporate tactics for improving day-to-day business writing for those who do not write for a living.
Virtual Happy Hour: Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Virtual
Join ALA Gateway's Virtual Cinco de Mayo Celebration on May 5th from 4:30PM-5:30PM. This is NACHO average Zoom Happy Hour!
ALA Gateway Coronavirus Webinar: Plans for St. Louis Firms
Webinar
Webinar: Outsourcing IT Functions: Is It a Good Idea?
Webinar
With the rising costs of keeping IT in house, many law firms and departments have opted to outsource their IT needs...
ALA Gateway Coronavirus Webinar: Contingency Plans for St. Louis firms
Webinar
Join fellow ALA Gateway members to share and discuss what your law firm is doing regarding the coronavirus.
POSTPONED: Chapter Monthly Educations Meeting: OneNote Training
TBD
Clayton, MO
The April educational meeting is being postponed. We will reach out with details when the event is rescheduled.
ALA Gateway Coronavirus Webinar: Contingency Plans for St. Louis firms
Webinar
Join fellow ALA Gateway members to share and discuss what your law firm is doing regarding the coronavirus.
ALA Gateway Coronavirus Webinar: Contingency Plans for St. Louis firms
Webinar
Join fellow ALA Gateway members to share and discuss what your law firm is doing regarding the coronavirus.
POSTPONED: Annual Operation Bunny Hop
Sandberg Phoenix - 8th Floor
515 North 6th Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
The Bunny Hop is being postponed at this time. We will reach out when the event is rescheduled.
JULY MEETING: Succession Planning - Getting a Head Start
Zoom Meeting (Instructions will be mailed out to registered attendees prior to meeting)
Save the Date:The Educational Meeting on Succession Planning has been rescheduled to a virtual meeting. Law firm succession planning generates many challenges for the attorneys involved.
Free Webinar: Handling Coronavirus as a Business
At Your Desk - REGISTER by clicking on the REGISTER NOW on the flyer
You asked, ALA answered - practical, actionable advice for legal managers (REGISTER by clicking on the REGISTER NOW on the flyer)
Community Connection: Let's Start
Alaris Litigation
711 North 11th Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
Venue Website
Volunteer Opportunity: Get involved by helping ALA Gateway and Alaris Litigation pack lunches for children to eat while they visit their incarcerated female relatives.
Annual Business Partner Appreciation Event
Thompson Coburn - 35th Floor
505 N 7th Street, Ste 3500
St. Louis, MO 63101
Meet new business contacts and thank the Chapter's Business Partners for their involvement to make it another successful year at this year's Annual Business Partner Appreciation - BUNCO EVENT!
HR Workshop
Thompson Coburn - 35th Floor
505 N 7th Street, Ste 3500
St. Louis, MO 63101
Don't Roll the Dice with Your Employment Matters! Join ALA Members and sponsoring Business Partner, The Bremer Group, as we welcome Michael Cohen back to St. Louis!
Social Connection Sponsored by IST Management and MilliCare
Pieces - The St. Louis Board Game Bar & Cafe
1535 S. 8th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
Venue Website
ALA Gateway, ILTA Members, and supporting Business Partners IST Management and MilliCare are invited for an afternoon of games and networking.
Professional Development Meeting - The Psychology of a Crisis
Husch Blackwell LLP
190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600
St. Louis, MO 63105-3433
Venue Website
Focusing on what happens both psychologically and physically to individuals when they experience a trauma or crisis. Using this knowledge will better prepare your firm for any situation they might encounter...
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