FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2008

Contact: Meg Meo, Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations
512-494-2867 or mmeo@echristianpr.com

TEXAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION PRESENTS
FREE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SERIES FOR LEGAL AID PROVIDERS 

 Profiscience Partners Donates Learning Management System to Streamline Training Program

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Access to Justice Commission’s Technology Committee is sponsoring a free Technology Training Series for legal aid providers in Texas. The seminars, offered from May through August in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Lubbock and San Antonio, include vital training on how to utilize Microsoft Word and Excel to maximize productivity, thereby allowing advocates to more efficiently serve clients.

The Texas Access to Justice Commission’s Technology Committee, composed of the chief information officers of leading law firms, created the Technology Training Series, now in its second year. The series is made possible through the generosity of the following law firms: Andrews Kurth LLP, Baker Botts LLP, Bracewell Giuliani LLP, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, and Vinson & Elkins LLP, who are hosting the seminars and providing the training.

Profiscience Partners has donated access to UniversitySite, a Web-based learning management system that provides administrative support for the training program, including the scheduling of events, registration and attendance tracking. Michael Barshinger, president and CEO of the company, noted, “Leading U.S. law firms have implemented UniversitySite as part of a strategic initiative to improve employee skills and expertise, so we are very pleased to provide this platform for the Commission’s Technology Training Series.”
 
“We are presenting the training program for legal aid providers to expand their capacity to help those who desperately need civil legal assistance,” Marti Phillips, national training manager for Andrews Kurth and coordinator of the Technology Training Series, said. “We are especially grateful to the law firms for their ongoing support and to Profiscience Partners for the generous donation of UniversitySite, a gift to the legal aid community valued at $40,000.”

Members of the Technology Committee include: C. Lynn McGuire, chief information officer, Andrews Kurth LLP (Houston); J. Mark Hendrick, director of information technology, Baker Botts, LLP (Houston); C. Kirk Scruggs, director of information technology, Bracewell & Guiliani LLP (Houston); Scott Preston, chief information officer, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (Houston); Dennis Van Metre, chief technology officer, Vinson & Elkins LLP (Houston); Nick Altizer, director of information services, Lone Star Legal Aid (Houston); Ryan Gravelle, general counsel, nGenera Corporation (Austin); George Elliott, west regional counsel/managing attorney, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (Lubbock); Mary Faithfull, executive director, Advocacy, Inc. (Austin); David G. Hall, executive director, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (Weslaco); and Lisa D. Melton, special projects manager, Texas Access to Justice Foundation (Austin). Jeff Edwards, of Whitehurst, Harkness, Ozmun & Brees in Austin, serves as the Technology Committee’s chair.

For more information about the Technology Training Series, please contact Erica Anderson at 512.320.0099, ext. 103.

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The Texas Access to Justice Commission (www.TexasATJ.org) was created in 2001 by the Supreme Court of Texas to develop and implement policy initiatives designed to expand access to and enhance the quality of justice in civil legal matters for low-income Texans. The Commission has created several initiatives to increase resources for and awareness of legal aid, including the domestic violence Protective Order Kit, the Texas Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program, and www.TexasLawHelp.org, an online resource for free legal information.

Profiscience Partners (www.ProfisciencePartners.com) is a premier provider of software solutions for learning and performance management for the legal industry, which includes UniversitySite (LMS), SkillSite (Assessment) and SupportSite (Help Desk) as a suite of product offerings. Profiscience Partners are experts in strategic education and performance consulting, delivering products and services to the top law firms in the country, including many AMLaw 100 firms. Profiscience Partners currently has offices in Dallas, Atlanta and Minneapolis.