Sheppard Mullin Purchases Traveling Coaches’ CLASS and CLASSe
April 28, 2011, DALLAS, TX - Traveling Coaches, the nationally recognized training, application integration and consulting partner to law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced that Los Angeles-based Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, has purchased Traveling Coaches’ CLASS and CLASSe content for the Firm’s Office 2010 rollout and continuing learning 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 over 210 law firms and corporate legal departments consisting of more than 98,000 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 that need to learn how to accomplish specific tasks “on the fly.”
"We were looking for a single provider that could serve the online training needs of both our attorneys and staff, and Traveling Coaches' CLASS modules and briefs was the clear choice," stated Sheppard Mullin's Chief Information Officer Donna Paulson. "Our Executive Director, who oversees all staff, and our Chief Talent Officer, who oversees Associate training, concurred that Traveling Coaches' offered the best solution, hands down."
CLASS currently consists of 289 classroom modules and CLASSe includes over 1,744 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, Sheppard Mullin will provide end-users with a consistent training message through the instructor, reference materials and eLearning lessons.
“We believe in offering end-users a variety of learning options to accommodate various roles and learning styles,” 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.”
About Traveling Coaches
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 900 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.
About Sheppard Mullin
www.sheppardmullin.com. Sheppard Mullin is an AmLaw 100 firm, with over 550 attorneys practicing in eleven offices. Companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions.