Laura McAlister’s Work Summary
Program Director
Sr. Project Manager
Director of Client Implementation
Compliance Specialist
Project Senior Analyst
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Central Implementation Facilitator
Senior Process Control Consultant
Paralegal/Business Owner
Paralegal/Trial Assistant
Legal Secretary
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
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6 direct reports; 2 contractors
Revenue Cycle / Acquisitions; 1 direct report
Mgmt 30-40 projects; 4 direct reports
Internal audit / regulatory compliance
Implementation Project Manager
Senior Internal Auditor /Regulatory Process
Account Manager / Technical Assistance
Paralegal and Systems Implementation
Corporate Litigation Case Management
Medical Malpractice Trial Preparation
Legal Secretarial Administration
Company Position starting Major Responsibilities
Creating Collaborative Relationships
Improving Processes
Executing the Plan
Developing Others
Major Themes (What I’m Known For)
Laura McAlister’s Top 5 Strengths (Relationship Building, Strategic Thinking – Gallup’s Strengths Finder)
Connectedness (Relationship Building)• Likes to create productive teams that are much greater than the sum of
their parts. Being the essential glue that holds a team together.
Relator (Relationship Building)• Helps people find answers to their professional problems. Feels good
about life when giving herself credit for reducing difficult-to-understand
ideas, mechanisms, programs, or processes to their basic parts.
Learner (Strategic Thinking)• Possesses a great desire to learn, move and continuously improve.
Finds gratification in learning to produce positive outcomes and
solutions.
Achiever (Executing)• Stamina for hard work. Long “to do” lists. Takes satisfaction from being
busy, productive. Must accomplish something every day.
Self Assurance (Influencing)• Naturally inspires people to follow her. People respond favorably to her
cheerful disposition and upbeat outlook on life.
Education / Certifications
EducationBelmont University Belmont University Bachelor of Business Administration Masters of Education/Organizational May 2001 Leadership/Communication
Expected Graduation May 2017
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale Southeastern Paralegal InstituteAssociate Legal Secretarial Science ABA Approved ProgramMay 1981 Paralegal Certificate 1995
CertificationsPMI Project Management Institute AQS Management Systems, Inc.Project Management Professional (PMP) ISO 9001:2000 Certified Internal AuditorFebruary 2008 August 2005
University of Colorado at Denver Certified Legal Assistant (CLA)Practitioner Certificate in Project Management National Association of Legal AssistantsSpring 2004 Designation, January 1997
Speaking Engagements/ Training Meeting Management 101
HCA, Clinical Informatics, November 2015, July 2016, January 2017
Communicators Improv Toolbox – Fun2GrowOn
PMI Leadership Community of Practice, May 2015
Legal Project Management Boot Camp - Project Execution
Faculty Member – American Bar Association, January 2015
Bridge the Gap – Panel Discussion - Legal Project Management
Panel Presenter - New York City Bar Association, July 2013
The Value and Benefit of Project Management - Making Projects Work
Speaker - HCA Lunch and Learn Series, June 2013
Applying Legal Project Management – How Does It Change Day to Day Lawyering?
Faculty Member - Project Management for Lawyers, Practicing Law Institute Jan 2013
The Challenge – Converting Teams to Project Management Strategy
Keynote Speaker - LawVision Legal Project Management Roundtable, September 2012
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Legal Project Management Community of Practice