South Carolina Bar and The Ritter Academy Deliver E-Discovery Training to Bar Members
November 14, 2011
COLUMBIA, SC – November 11, 2011 – The South Carolina Bar and The Ritter Academy (www.ritteracademy.com)announce that the South Carolina Bar will be offering its members theopportunity to enroll in the online, self-paced training offered by TheRitter Academy on the complex and challenging field of electronicdiscovery.
“Electronic discovery is recognized as one of the most difficult changesin how lawyers practice law in a fast-changing digital world,”explained Terry Burnett, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal EducationDirector. “The Ritter Academy provides to lawyers and otherprofessionals online access, 24 hours a day, to the learning andpractice tools required to manage digital records as evidence,” Burnettsaid.
“The Ritter Academy understands lawyers cannot learn everything theyneed to know about electronic discovery in just a single, one-hourprogram,” Jeffrey Ritter, Esq., CEO of The Ritter Academy, explained.“Enrollment in the Academy allows a professional to research, learn andacquire the practice tools we offer on their own schedule,” Ritter said.
“The Ritter Academy produces and makes available on-demand courses thatenable professionals to learn more quickly, and be able to share thatknowledge with their clients and team members with greatereffectiveness,” Burnett said. “The Academy is the first provider oflearning for lawyers that embraces and executes best practices ineffective online learning for legal professionals.”
South Carolina lawyers will be able to enroll in the Academy under twooptions. First, they may enroll for unlimited access to all of theAcademy courses, at an annual cost of $489 ($1,199 after January 15,2012). Second, they may enroll in the “South Carolina Six-Pack,” whichallows a lawyer to obtain a package of six hours of self-pacedcontinuing legal education (CLE) at $329 (through March 1, 2012).
“South Carolina lawyers are limited to six hours of self-paced CLEduring each reporting period,” Burnett explained. “The ‘Six-Pack’delivers fundamental training that maximizes a lawyer’s access toself-paced learning. South Carolina lawyers can elect to upgrade to fullunlimited access at any time, without penalty.” For more information orto enroll, visit http://www.ritteracademy.com/SCBar.
The Ritter Academy publishes online training courses based on uniquevisual information maps and other practice tools that enable business,legal and IT professionals to better navigate and master thecomplexities of managing digital information as evidence. Sincelaunching in May 2011, nearly 20,000 professionals have gained access tothe Academy through association programs.
About The South Carolina Bar
The South Carolina Bar, which has a membership of more than 13,500lawyers, is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism andunderstanding of the law.
