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The Association of Legal Administrators Joins the Global Legal Blockchain

Consortium

Chicago, IL, July 17, 2018 --(PR.com)-- The Association of Legal Administrators is the first membership
association to become part of the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), joining more than 30
large companies, law firms, software companies and universities. The GLBC exists to develop standards
that govern the use of blockchain technology in the business of law.

“Blockchain is a game-changing technology for the legal industry and we are excited to be a part of
shaping its development,” says ALA Executive Director Oliver Yandle, JD, CAE. “Membership in the
GLBC is another opportunity for our members to play a leadership role in creating standards for the
business of law. Along with legal matter codes we are developing through the SALI Alliance and ALA's
Uniform Process Based Management System, blockchain standards hold the promise of transforming the
delivery of legal services.”

Members of the GLBC are required to initiate a proof of concept project (a “POC”) on blockchain
technology. A blockchain POC evaluates an idea for a real-world application of blockchain technology to
a legal challenge. The overall objective of the POC is to find potential solutions to technical and business
problems, to define and evaluate core-use cases, and to determine the feasibility of proposed solutions.

ALA's proof of concept project was its work in the Global Legal Hackathon. Team ALA focused on how
the Uniform Process Based Management System (UPBMS) can play an integral role in capturing data for
the many processes and tasks that support the delivery of legal services. The team devised a bot named
Lexi to work in collaboration with various communications systems and then assign UPBMS codes to
those actions.

“I now see how powerful and valuable the UPBMS codes can be to help our legal organizations analyze
law firm processes so we can become more operationally efficient. I believe there is broad applicability of
the code sets in all our legal organizations, regardless of size or practice focus,” says ALA President-Elect
James L. Cornell, III, who's Office Administrator with Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, in Washington, D.C.

The GLBC will have several functions, including webinars, platform infrastructures (venues for members
to work together on blockchain projects), working groups, community building, thought leadership,
education and access. GLBC will predominantly be a standards-setting and governance organization,
focused on enhancing security, productivity and interoperability in the legal technology industry.

About the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)


ALA is focused on the delivery of cutting-edge management and leadership products and services to the
global legal community. It identifies and provides solutions to the most critical strategic and operational
challenges its members and customers face today, and prepares them for the opportunities and challenges
of tomorrow. For more information on ALA, visit alanet.org.

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