
Continuing Education Credits
APPLYING FOR THE CLM PROGRAM
Certified Legal Manager CLM® Application Credits
All applicants for the CLM program must meet certain education prerequisites before sitting for the CLM exam.
Learn more about application requirements.

- We use the honor system for reporting CLM application credits. Use the mobile app to sign in and out for all sessions you attend unless you also require other CE credits.
- Business Matters! and Meeting of Minds sessions do not count toward any type of continuing education credit.
Study Guide for the CLM® Exam
Check out the in-depth Study Guide for the CLM Exam (Copyright 2018)! This resource has practice quizzes, a comprehensive section for terms you need to know and in-depth coverage of four knowledge areas, including finance, HR, operations and the legal industry.
Purchase the downloadable Study Guide for the CLM Exam in ALA’s bookstore.
LOOKING FOR CLM RECERTIFICATION CREDITS?
Certified Legal Manager (CLM)® Recertification Credits
Many sessions at this conference also count for CLM recertification credit. All available CLM Recertification credits are outlined in the agenda.
At the Conference:
- We use the honor system for reporting CLM recertification credits. Use the mobile app to sign in and out for all sessions you attend.
- Only education sessions held Monday through Wednesday and at the Pre-Conference Workshop count for credit.
HR CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE (HRCI)
ALA’s 2025 Annual Conference & Expo program has been submitted for HRCI recertification credits.
Stay tuned to this page for updates closer to the conference dates.
For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website.
The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the activity. It means that this activity has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be preapproved for recertification credit.
HRCI has preapproved this activity for recertification credit toward the aPHR®, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, aPHRi™, PHRi™, GPHR® and SPHRi™ certifications. The content of the activity submitted has met the criteria of the Approved Provider Program.
At the Conference:
IMPORTANT: In order to acquire any outside agency (non-CLM) credits — for example HRCI, SHRM — you must follow the below steps.
- You NEED to sign in and sign out of each session you attend using the mobile app.
- You will also need to scan the QR code below and follow the instructions no later than June 30, 2025.
- Please note that Business Matters! and Meeting of Minds sessions do not count toward any type of continuing education credit. Only education sessions held Monday through Wednesday and at the Pre-Conference Workshop count for other CE credits.

SOCIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM)

ALA’s 2025 Annual Conference & Expo program has been submitted for SHRM recertification credits.
For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.
ALA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
At the Conference:
IMPORTANT: In order to acquire any outside agency (non-CLM) credits — for example, HRCI, SHRM — you must follow the below steps.
- You NEED to sign in and sign out of each session you attend using the mobile app.
- You will also need to scan the QR code below and follow the instructions within 30 days of the conference ending (no later than June 30, 2025).

ALA is a certified recertification provider for SHRM. All conference and pre-conference workshop sessions have been submitted to SHRM for continuing education credit.
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)

ALA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to:
National Registry of CPE Sponsors
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37219-2417
Website: nasba.org
At the Conference:
IMPORTANT: In order to acquire any outside agency (non-CLM) credits — for example, HRCI, SHRM — you must follow the below steps.
- You NEED to sign in and sign out of each session you attend using the mobile app.
- You will also need to scan the QR code below and follow the instructions within 30 days of the conference ending (no later than June 30, 2025).

ALA is a certified recertification provider for SHRM. All conference and pre-conference workshop sessions have been submitted to SHRM for continuing education credit.

ALA’s 2026 Annual Conference & Expo
April 12–15 | National Harbor, Maryland
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