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Date: November 5, 2003
Press Contact: Katie Neunsinger
WestLegalEdcenter(651)848-9222katie.neunsinger@thomson.com
MILWAUKEE, Wis., and EAGAN, Minn., November 5, 2003 -The
Milwaukee Bar Association (MBA) today announced that it has signed
an agreement and has begun live Webcasting of its continuing legal
education (CLE) programs online exclusively at West
LegalEdcenterTM (www.westlegaledcenter.com), the
nation's leading online CLE service from West. With this
agreement, the MBA has joined a distinguished roster of CLE
providers, including local, state and national bar associations,
offering high-quality, innovative CLE courses to legal
professionals via the Web through West LegalEdcenter.
"We have a rich history of providing first-rate CLE
programs to our members and are always looking for ways to maximize
their experience," says Jim Paetsch, executive director of the
MBA. "With West LegalEdcenter, our attorneys can access
informative courses through live Webcasts, making it more
convenient for them to complete their CLE requirements."
"West LegalEdcenter is expanding its content offerings in
the Milwaukee area, and providing better coverage throughout
Wisconsin," says Steve Daitch, vice president and general
manager of West LegalEdcenter. "We are pleased to provide
Milwaukee attorneys with convenient new options to fulfill their
CLE requirements."
West LegalEdcenter partners include such respected producers of
CLE programming as Practicing Law Institute, American Law
Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing
Professional Education (ALI-ABA), the Association of Trial Lawyers
of America, the American Corporate Counsel Association, and the
American Bankruptcy Association.
West LegalEdcenter includes unmatched innovative features such
as links from course materials to Westlaw®, the leading online
research service from 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 the Milwaukee Bar Association
Founded in 1858, the Milwaukee Bar Association (MBA) is the fifth
oldest bar in the nation and one of a handful of ante-bellum bar
associations. Since its inception, the MBA has successfully
advocated for local and state practice standards, ethics codes and
lawyer discipline, and licensure, including diploma privilege as it
uniquely remains today. The MBA has a voluntary membership of 2,600
attorneys. For more information, please visit the Milwaukee Bar
Association Web site at http://www.milwbar.org/.
About West LegalEdcenter
West LegalEdcenter (www.westlegaledcenter.com) is
the online continuing legal education (CLE) service from West and
the winner of the 2003 TechnoLawyer @ Award in the Favorite Online
Continuing Legal Education Provider category. 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
(TSX: TOC; NYSE: 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 west.thomson.com.
About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com), with 2002
revenues of $7.8 billion, is a global leader in providing
integrated information solutions to business and professional
customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software
applications and tools 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. The corporate common shares are
listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges (TSX: TOC; NYSE:
TOC).
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