Why Become a CLM?
The CLM program allows a qualified legal management professional to demonstrate, through experience and coursework culminating in the examination process, a mastery of core areas of the body of knowledge identified as essential to the effective performance
of a principal legal administrator.
Legal administration professionals must deal effectively with financial management and accounting, human resources management and development, office services management, information systems management, and trends in the legal industry. By completing the CLM process and attaining CLM certification, the legal professional will have demonstrated proficiency in these core areas.
Persons passing the CLM examination should have the depth and breadth of knowledge and management skills that would enable them to visit any 30- to 50-attorney law office, review practices and procedures, and be conversant about, and offer advice in, each of the areas listed in the Body of Knowledge without relying on others.
But don't just take our word for it. Watch the video below to hear from other CLMs about the value of the program, or read more member testimonials.
Benefits to CLMs
Benefits abound for CLMs, their employers and their pocketbooks. Here are some of them:
Benefits of certification to the individual:
- Increases knowledge of all areas of legal administration.
- Increases your value to your organization.
- Increases respect and recognition in the industry.
- Increases opportunity for upward mobility.
- Increases marketability and ability to compete in the job market.
- Increases remuneration and job benefits.
- Increases professional credibility.
Benefits of certification to the employer:
- Increases the level of competency of the individual to manage a law office or department.
- Encourages and improves job performance.
- Increases client confidence knowing the firm or legal department is being run by a certified professional.
- Provides the opportunity to acknowledge an individual who has developed a high level of professionalism.
- Serves as an aid for retention and recruitment.