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Law Firm Administrator Pay Jumps 16% in 2013

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALM Legal Intelligence, in collaboration with the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), today released the results of ALA's 2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey, which found that average total compensation for principal administrators at U.S. and Canadian law firms grew 16.4 percent from a year ago.

In addition to the principal administrator position, compensation in all but one law firm and legal department management position – such as office manager, finance director, human resources director and marketing director – increased in 2013, according to the survey.

ALA provides support to professionals involved in the management of law firms, corporate legal departments and government legal agencies. The association partners with ALM Legal Intelligence for the production of its annual Compensation & Benefits Survey.

The survey found the following average compensation data in 2013 among key administrative personnel at law firms and legal departments:

Principal Administrator: up 16.4% from 2012
Administrative/Office Manager: up 16.2%
Office Services Manager/Facilities Manager: up 5.0%
Human Resources Director/Manager: up 2.0%
Marketing Director/Manager: up 8.0%
Director/Manager of Library Services: up 5.9%
Finance Director/Controller: up 6.2%
Director/Manager of Information Technology: up 5.9%
Litigation Support Manager: up 9.2%
Legal Assistant Manager/Supervisor: up 3.4%

The complete survey is available online now at http://almlegalintel.com/Surveys/ALA .

About Association of Legal Administrators (ALA )  

ALA is the undisputed leader for the business of law, focused on the delivery of cutting-edge management and leadership products and services to the global legal community. Founded in 1971, ALA has more than 9,000 members from 30 countries, who are leaders in private law firms, corporate legal departments and government legal agencies. For more information about ALA, please visit www.alanet.org .

About ALM Legal Intelligence

ALM Legal Intelligence offers detailed business information for and about the legal industry, focused on the top U.S. and international law firms. The division's online research Web service, www.almlegalintelligence.com , provides subscribers with direct, on-demand access to ALM Legal Intelligence's extensive database of surveys, rankings and lists related to law firms and the legal industry. ALM Legal Intelligence is a division of ALM.

About ALM

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