Perfect Access Speer Presenting at LawNet 2001 on Software Training Issues for Law Firms
Available for Interviews on Topics Listed

New York, NY, August 20, 2001 - Executives from Perfect Access Speer, a leading provider of software education and consulting to the legal, corporate and financial markets, will be speaking at the 24th Annual LawNet Educational Conference, at La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California from August 27 - 30, 2001. LawNet is the premier peer networking organization providing technology information resources to its members in order to make technology work for the legal profession. Bonnie Speer McGrath, President of Perfect Access Speer, and other executives from the firm, will address software training and planning issues that are on the minds of CIOs, CTOs and other technology officers at law firms nationwide.

Perfect Access Speer executives will deliver the following speeches, and are available to discuss these topics with media prior to or during the conference:

The Road to Word 2002: Jeffrey Roach, Chief Knowledge Officer
Monday, August 27 - 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

At long last Microsoft delivers the product that law firms have been clamoring for, but does it make sense to upgrade right away? Learn about the various scenarios for moving to Word 2002 and uncover some surprising twists that might make the transition from Word 97/2000 more challenging than the transition from Word 95/WordPerfect. Specific topics will include training guidelines, compatibility issues, product stability and return on investment.

SharePoint at Work in a Law Firm: Jeffrey Roach, Chief Knowledge Officer
Monday, August 27 - 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Buried deep in all the hoopla about Office XP is a surprisingly easy-to-use content management tool called SharePoint that has the potential to change the way legal users work. Learn how SharePoint integrates with the Office suite, creates portals for internal and external teams who need to collaborate and understand the technical requirements for setting up a SharePoint server. Other topics include the concept of Team Pages, a demo of how to set up a SharePoint portal, and how to best leverage this new technology.

Best Practices for InterAction Implementations or Upgrades: Dennis Holly, Director of Project Management, Northeast Region
Monday, August 27 - 8:30 am - 10:15 am

What should you consider when choosing to upgrade or install a full-featured client relationship management tool like InterAction? How much time should be budgeted to plan? Who should be involved in planning the InterAction rollout? On what issues should planning focus (i.e., piloting initial design and data import, insuring data quality, centralizing all existing data sources, and training support staff to become internal consultants)? How can you promote the InterAction implementation? How can you train different audiences within your firm? What must lawyers and support staff learn right away? How can you ensure lawyers will be receptive to InterAction? What can wait until later? This session is focused on the "best practice" answers to these questions.

Online Learning - Is It Really Ready for Prime Time?: Bonnie Speer McGrath, President; Greg Renza, Vice President of Technology and eLearning; Dennis Holly, Director of Project Management, Northeast Region
Tuesday, August 28 - 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon

Is online learning the easy solution that everyone is searching for? Will it replace traditional classroom training and floor support? Can it be blended with classroom training? In what situations does it make the most sense? How does online learning work in the legal, corporate and academic worlds? What lies ahead?

VBA - Templates and VBA code: Kim Ferrer, Senior Instructor, Consultant, and VBA Developer
Thursday, August 30 - 8:00 am - 12:00 noon

This session will cover using Visual Basic for Applications to customize the Microsoft Word 2000 environment with macros, templates, toolbars and menus, as well as programming tips and best practices.

Perfect Access Speer (www.PASpeer.com) is a leader in software education and consulting, bringing both traditional and e-learning solutions to its clients. With offices in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis, the company's client list includes more than sixty percent of the top 250 law firms in the United States, as well as prestigious companies in financial services and the Fortune 500. Perfect Access Speer is a Kaplan Professional Company, a unit of Kaplan, Inc., (www.kaplan.com), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).

Press Contact: Liz Lindley liz_lindley@kaplan.com
(212) 492-5890

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