IMLA Benefits

Save With IMLA

IMLA’s Mid-Year Seminar and Annual Conference are the organization’s flagship membership events. Both events provide cutting-edge, in the know programming with an unbeatable opportunity to network with local government attorneys throughout the U.S. and Canada. Not only do IMLA members receive discounts on the Mid-Year Seminar and Annual Conference, but you also get discounts on anything we provide to local government attorneys. In addition to discounts on the Seminar and Annual Conference members also get discounts on our distance learning programs and any other events. Our distance learning programs provide huge CLE savings to IMLA members who receive 10 free webinars per year.

• Annual Conference
• Mid-Year Seminar
• IMLA in Canada Event
• Other Events
• Webinars and Other Distance Learning Events
• Materials
• Salary Survey
• Attorney Scholarships
• Music License for Local Government Entities
• CCDI Documents

Stay in the know with IMLA

IMLA provides a minimum of 40 distance learning events each year and 10 of them are free for IMLA members. As an IMLA member you are automatically subscribed to our Bi-Monthly magazine, the Municipal Lawyer, as well as Electronic Newsletters to be sure you are kept up-to-date on IMLA events and breaking news in municipal law with our bi-weekly case summaries. Years of IMLA webinars are available on-demand for quick on-the-go learning. Committees and Working Groups will host regular calls on issues of interest to a group of members, to educate and problem-solve. With an extensive archive spanning a decade of articles, case summaries, and conference materials, IMLA is sure to keep you in the know and get you up to speed for all your municipal law needs!

• Distance Learning Events
• On-Demand Webinar Library
• Bi-Monthly Issues of the Municipal Lawyer Magazine
• Subscription to Weekly Electronic Newsletters and Breaking News Items
• IMLA Archive
• New Government Lawyer Bootcamp
• CCDI Documents
• Home Rule Teaching Module

Network with IMLA

IMLA has a network of over 6,500 members from all 50 states, Canada and more! Our members include city attorneys, county attorneys, corporation counsel, city solicitors, law directors, law firm attorneys and more, whose experience and specialties span the local government law. Our listservs and working groups are formed around hot topics for attorneys to share problems, solutions and experiences with one another. We have over 30 listservs available to members to communicate, problem-solve and connect with one another around specific subject matters. Our sections and committees meet at our Annual Conference to stay as up-to-date as possible. Our invaluable network of members is regarded as one of the most beneficial services IMLA provides.

• IMLA Events
• Sections
• Working Groups and Listservs
• Membership Directory
• Committees
• Local Government Fellows Program 

Gain resources & support with IMLA

IMLA is continuously developing new resources for our membership, collaborating with members to determine what would be most helpful and forming teams to produce model ordinances and guidance documents. All of these materials are available at the click of a button in our resource library at IMLA.org—and as a member you have access to the library 24/7! IMLA also files amicus briefs on behalf of members in cases of national importance, both to help advance the responsible development of municipal law and to support members with their litigation. At stake are issues of great significance to local governments, including federal and state preemption, qualified immunity, takings, zoning, speech, religion, firearms, taxation, and much more. IMLA is here to assist you.

• Amicus Assistance
• Model Ordinances/Policies
• Guidance Documents

Some Resources include:

• Manual Towards Community Supported Animal Sheltering
• Model Social Media Policy
• Sign Code
• Model Dangerous Dog Ordinance
• Model City/County Attorney Retainer Agreement