Press Release

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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FINDLAW TO OFFER AFFORDABLE LEGAL EXPENSE PLANS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES®, INC.

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Mountain View, Calif., and Ada, Okla. (October 19, 2000) -- FindLaw, the pioneer and leader in online legal information and services, today announced an exclusive partnership to offer low-cost legal expense plans from Pre-Paid Legal Services®, Inc. Through this partnership, consumers and small businesses will benefit from online access to affordable, easy-to-understand legal services.

"FindLaw is dedicated to helping those with legal needs find the right legal resources," says FindLaw Co-founder Stacy Stern. "This partnership enhances our offerings so consumers and small businesses can get prompt, reasonably priced legal help when they need it."

FindLaw is the Internet's most highly trafficked legal site, with the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for lawyers, businesses and individuals. Pre-Paid Legal Services®, Inc. develops, underwrites and markets a range of individual and family legal plans, as well as plans tailored for home-based and small businesses. The plans cover a range of legal service benefits, including unlimited attorney consultations, will preparation, traffic violation defense, automobile-related criminal charges, letter writing, document preparation and review and a general trial defense benefit.

"The Internet is now a first stop for individuals and small business owners when they have questions or issues of a legal nature. This relationship with FindLaw is consistent with our corporate Internet strategy to place our products and services in front of consumers and small business owners when they have a need," says Rich Garofalo, Pre-Paid Legal Services®, Inc. vice president for business and Internet development. "FindLaw has assembled several of the best legal and technical minds in Silicon Valley, and we're delighted to be working with this leading Internet site to help us reach the widest possible audience and change the way legal services are distributed."

About FindLaw

FindLaw, Inc. (www.findlaw.com), the pioneer and leader in online legal information and services, is the most highly trafficked legal Web site, providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for lawyers, businesses and individuals. These resources include legal search tools, case law (including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1893), legal news, real-time SEC filings, community discussion areas and online continuing legal education. FindLaw is home to the most complete online legal career center, with law firm salary charts, legal job listings, personalized legal job placement services and message boards. FindLaw's small business and consumer legal centers provide comprehensive, plain-English legal information for non-lawyers. FindLaw is a privately held company backed by CMGI@Ventures, Amicus Investments, Angel Investors LP, Arba Seed Investment Group and Glasser Legal Works.

About Pre-Paid Legal Services®, Inc.

Pre-Paid Legal Services®, Inc. develops, underwrites and markets legal service plans throughout North America. The most popular plan provides for legal service benefits, including unlimited attorney consultation, will preparation, traffic violation defense, automobile-related criminal charges, letter writing, document preparation and review and a general trial defense benefit. Over 1 million families are under Pre-Paid Legal Services®, Inc. cover. Specific state/province information can be located at the company's website at www.prepaidlegal.com.