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West LegalEdcenter Partners With Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.

Date: January 31, 2005
Press Contact: Samantha Hetzel West LegalEdcenter (651) 848-7576 samantha.hetzel@thomson.com

EAGAN, Minn., Jan. 31, 2005 - Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), today announced an agreement to make its continuing legal education (CLE) programs available via West LegalEdcenter® (www.westlegaledcenter.com), the leading CLE service from Thomson West. Thomson West, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), is the leading provider of integrated information solutions to the legal market.

"As we continue to fulfill our mission of excellence in the practice of law, West LegalEdcenter will offer Massachusetts legal professionals an additional opportunity to participate in CLE programs, ensuring that they remain current on the law," said John M. Reilly, executive director, MCLE. "Additionally, this collaboration will significantly enhance the reach of our programs through a trusted online provider and allow legal professionals the flexibility they desire in CLE programming."

MCLE is a leading provider of continuing legal education programming, with content focused on law in Massachusetts. The nonprofit institution offers a progressive curriculum designed to provide legal professionals an opportunity to update and enhance their knowledge and skills throughout their careers. MCLE programs will be available beginning March 2005. Upcoming programs will also be available via live webcast on West LegalEdcenter.

"The addition of content and programming from MCLE will allow us to offer legal professionals in Massachusetts a more complete set of resources to enhance the value of their learning experience," said Steve Daitch, vice president of West Education Group and general manager of West LegalEdcenter. "MCLE is regarded as a leading provider of Massachusetts programming for the state; we are excited to add the institution's high-quality content to our extensive library of programs."

West LegalEdcenter includes unmatched innovative features such as links from course materials to Westlaw®, the leading online research service from Thomson West; customer service and technical support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and the most comprehensive law firm and corporate law department CLE Administrators Tool Kit to easily and seamlessly manage CLE attendance and usage.

About Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
Located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) is a leading provider of comprehensive continuing legal education (CLE) programs for Massachusetts' practitioners. MCLE was created in 1969 as a joint venture of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. Today nearly 20,000 lawyers and judges attend over 200 CLE seminars annually. For more information, please visit the MCLE Web site at http://www.mcle.org/.

About West LegalEdcenter
West LegalEdcenter (www.westlegaledcenter.com) is the online continuing legal education (CLE) service from Thomson West and the winner of the 2003 TechnoLawyer @ Award in the Favorite Online Continuing Legal Education Provider category. Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., Thomson West is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market. Thomson West is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and was formed when West Publishing and Thomson Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. For more information, please visit the Thomson West Web site at west.thomson.com.

About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2003 revenues from continuing operations of $7.44 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 38,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).