DLA Piper Purchases Traveling Coaches’ CLASS and CLASSe
May 17, 2010, DALLAS, TX - Traveling Coaches, the nationally recognized training, application integration and consulting partner to law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced that DLA Piper, has purchased Traveling Coaches’ CLASS and CLASSe content for the Firm’s on-going technology training program.
Traveling Coaches’ industry-leading CLASS (Continued Learning and Software Skills) program is a collection of modular, legal specific and customizable technology training materials. Since its introduction six years ago, the popular CLASS program has been implemented by 193 law firms and corporate legal departments consisting of more than 90,000 users. As CLASS provides the materials for traditional classroom instruction, CLASSe facilitates a different style of training: just-in-time eLearning. A collection of short, interactive, online lessons called CLASSe Briefs, this program is ideal for busy attorneys and staff who need to learn how to accomplish specific tasks “on the fly.”
“We are happy to partner with Traveling Coaches. This arrangement will help us supplement our curriculum and greatly expand the range of instructor-led training and e-learning we offer, while representing a significant time savings on curriculum development." Penny Huber, IT Director, Applications & Usability.
CLASS currently consists of 232 classroom modules and CLASSe includes over 1,200 eLearning lessons, both products covering topics from Microsoft Office applications to document management systems and Word productivity tools. The materials are customizable and designed to be used for university-style training programs. CLASSe Briefs are drawn from CLASS curriculum and offer the same high level of quality and consistency. By purchasing both products, DLA Piper will be able to augment its curriculum and training program for its end-users.
“We believe in offering end-users a blended learning solution with a selection of places to find the answers they need in a hurry,” added Charlene LeMaire, Chief Learning Officer for Traveling Coaches. “CLASS modules provide hands-on classroom exercises and quick reference cards while CLASSe Briefs provide the interactivity and self-paced learning that attorneys and staff alike will use again and again.”
Traveling Coaches (www.travelingcoaches.com) is the established authority on user adoption of technology. More than a training company, Traveling Coaches’ comprehensive solutions ensure increased productivity and reduced support cost for the legal industry’s mission critical processes: document production and management. Since 1995, over 650 law firms and corporate legal departments, including the majority of the Am Law 100, have partnered with Traveling Coaches to increase the return on their technology investments. From consulting to application integration, coaching to curriculum, skills assessment to learning management, Traveling Coaches is the common denominator of successful technology initiatives.
DLA Piper is an international legal practice including DLA Piper LLP (US) and its affiliated entities. With 3,500 lawyers located in 29 countries and 67 offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US, DLA Piper is positioned to help companies with their legal needs anywhere in the world.