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Arizona Lawyers Fulfill CLE Credits Online at West LegalEdcenter

Date: April 26, 2004
Press Contact: Katie Neunsinger West LegalEdcenter (651) 848-9222 katie.neunsinger@thomson.com

EAGAN, Minn., April 26, 2004 - Arizona attorneys working toward their June 30 compliance deadline for mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) are turning to online services such as West LegalEdcenter® (www.westlegaledcenter.com). West LegalEdcenter from West makes it easy for attorneys to earn CLE credits online at their convenience from their home or office. West is a Thomson business (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and the leading provider of integrated information solutions to legal professionals.

Attorneys licensed in Arizona are required to complete 15 CLE credits every year; all 15 of those may be earned online. West LegalEdcenter offers nearly 3,000 programs accredited in Arizona from local providers such as the Maricopa County Bar Association and national providers including the American Bar Association, Practising Law Institute, American Law Institute - American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education (ALI-ABA) and many more. Topics include federal civil procedure, family law, estate planning, employment law, bankruptcy and more.

"With West LegalEdcenter my CLE options are not limited to the programs local organizations offer," said Barry Baker Sipe, a legal defender with the Pima County Legal Defender's Office in Tucson, Ariz. "I have access to a vast catalog of programs from legal experts that I can immediately apply to my practice. I can log in to the programs at times that make sense for my life, and I don't have to travel across the country on someone else?s schedule to gain the current awareness I need to best represent my clients."

West LegalEdcenter offers the Internet's largest and most current collection of CLE programs. The programs come from a broad range of state- and nationally accredited CLE producers, and they feature leading authorities, ensuring that West LegalEdcenter offers topical and jurisdictional CLE programs that meet attorneys' information and law practice needs. Some of West LegalEdcenter's distinctive features include live webcasts and on-demand programs, video and audio formats, downloadable and printable copies of program materials and handouts, and links from online courses to related documents on Westlaw®, the online legal research service from West.

West LegalEdcenter offers programming from more than 90 top national, state and local content providers, including Practising Law Institute, the National Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, ALI-ABA, the American Bankruptcy Institute and The Rutter Group.

About West LegalEdcenter
West LegalEdcenter (www.westlegaledcenter.com) is the online continuing legal education (CLE) service from West. Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., West is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market. 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 West Web site at www.west.thomson.com

About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2003 revenues of $7.6 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 39,000 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).