myAshurst wins LTA

26 January 2007, London UK

Ashurst, the international law firm, has won the Training Initiative of the Year from the Legal Technology Awards. The award was presented for the firm’s myAshurst online service at the InterContinental Hotel, Park Lane, London on 25 January.

mAshurst is a user-friendly online training service for Ashurst's clients and contacts. The service was developed in partnership with the Microsoft Gold Partner, Trinity Expert Systems. The service provides:

• details of forthcoming client events;
• an online booking facility, which generates an automatic Outlook calendar appointment;
• access to e-seminars;
• a personal training record, including a CPD record for in-house lawyers.

Orlando Milford, IT manager, Ashurst comments: “This award is clear recognition of our commitment to client satisfaction. Trinity’s strategic and lead consultancy throughout the project resulted in the system delivering the functionality that adds value to our clients.”

Malcolm Hunt, legal sector sales executive, Trinity Expert Systems states: “I am delighted to hear of Ashurst’s success at the Legal Technology Awards. The partnership approach Trinity and Ashurst adopted whilst developing myAshurst clearly resulted in a system that meets the needs of the firm’s clients.”

The Legal Technology Awards are dedicated to the strategic implementation of technology within law firms and in-house legal departments, recognising the success of the firms and vendors, clients and suppliers, who are at the cutting edge of this continuously developing area of business.

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About Ashurst

Ashurst is a leading international law firm, advising corporates and financial institutions, with core businesses in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and structured finance. Its strong and growing international presence is built on extensive experience working with clients on the complex legal and regulatory issues relating to cross-border transactions. With a team of over 180 partners in 12 countries, Ashurst provides advice of the highest quality to organisations around the world. For more information, visit www.ashurst.com.

About Trinity Expert Systems

Trinity Expert Systems plc is a leading provider of IT-led business solutions dedicated to serving the local government and health, legal, utilities, financial services, consumer retail, primary manufacturing and media sectors. Trinity’s services address every stage of the IT lifecycle, from consultancy through systems design and development, deployment and integration to application support. Its core services are underpinned by analysis, design, support, user training and project management. For more information, visit www.tesl.com.