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Date: January 31, 2005
Press Contact: Samantha Hetzel West LegalEdcenter (651) 848-7576 samantha.hetzel@thomson.com
EAGAN, Minn., Jan. 31, 2005 - Washington legal professionals
can now access continuing legal education (CLE) programs from the
Washington Law School Foundation via West LegalEdcenter®
(www.westlegaledcenter.com), the nation's leading online CLE
service from Thomson West. Part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE:
TOC; TSX: TOC), Thomson West is the foremost provider of integrated
information solutions to the legal market.
The Washington Law School Foundation will provide its CLE
programs online exclusively through West LegalEdcenter. The
Foundation offers a wide variety of high-quality programs presented
to address new legislation, regulations and areas of public
interest, in addition to holding a number of annual symposiums and
conferences. With this agreement, the Washington Law School
Foundation joins a distinguished roster of CLE providers, including
local, state and national bar associations, offering high-quality
CLE courses to legal professionals via the Web through West
LegalEdcenter.
"We are pleased to partner with West LegalEdcenter to make
our content available online," said Kathy Kline, director of
Conferences and Continuing Education. "Washington attorneys
will now be able to access programming from the Washington Law
School Foundation, as well as an extensive library of programming
from other sources, at their convenience."
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.
"With this partnership, Washington attorneys can be assured
they are receiving the most relevant and current programming from a
respected local provider, and be able to take advantage of the more
than 1,300 hours of programming currently available through West
LegalEdcenter," said Steve Daitch, vice president of West
Education Group and general manager of West LegalEdcenter. "We
look forward to offering Washington Law School Foundation content
and are pleased that it has selected West LegalEdcenter as its
exclusive online provider."
According to state requirements, Washington attorneys must
complete 45 credits of continuing legal education per reporting
period, including six ethics credits. All 45 credits may be earned
with live webcasts and up to 15 self-study credits may be earned
with West LegalEdcenter on-demand programs. West LegalEdcenter
currently offers more than 390 programs for Washington
attorneys.
About Washington Law School Foundation
The Washington Law School Foundation was formed in 1969 as a
Washington nonprofit corporation. The Foundation's primary,
overarching purpose is the financial support of the Law School in
ways and means supplemental to basic state support. The Foundation
is the sponsor of extensive ongoing continuing legal education
programs in Washington State, which it conducts in conjunction with
the faculty of the Law School. Foundation funds drive CLE programs
and law-related education programs for the public and underwrite a
myriad of specific and needed activities, which support the various
missions of the Law School.
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).
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