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Date: July 20, 2005
Press Contact: Samantha Hetzel
EAGAN, Minn., July 20, 2005 – West LegalEdcenter recently signed an exclusive three-year agreement to partner with the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) to provide online continuing legal education (CLE) content 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.
ABOTA programs offer legal professionals a unique opportunity to observe trial techniques and skills of leading lawyers, most notably through the Masters in Trial series – mock trial demonstrations presented before a presiding judge and jury, complete with witnesses, experts and courtroom visuals. ABOTA members are among the most respected and experienced trial attorneys in the country.
“Our partnership with West LegalEdcenter will help us further our core mission of helping legal professionals understand successful trial strategies,” said Elaine Flynn, director of Professional Education, ABOTA. “By offering our programs via West LegalEdcenter, more legal professionals will be able to take advantage of our courses and learn trial techniques from distinguished experts in a real courtroom setting.”
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.
“ABOTA is known in the legal industry as the leading provider of trial advocacy CLE; its Masters in Trial series is regarded by legal professionals as an essential component of advanced trial effectiveness development,” said Steve Daitch, general manager of West LegalEdcenter and vice president of West Education Group. “We are excited to add this partner to our list of distinguished content providers and to be able to offer legal professionals access to these important programs.”
About the American Board of Trial Advocates
Founded in 1958, the American Board of Trial Advocates (www.abota.org) is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the 7th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Foundation of ABOTA is an affiliated charitable entity, the mission of which is to support the purposes of ABOTA through education and research. ABOTA membership consists of more than 6,000 lawyers and judges spread among 94 Chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
About Thomson West
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 2004 revenues of $8.10 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 e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 40,000 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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