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The Foundation of the State Bar of California, West and FindLaw Announce Partnership
EAGAN, Minn. and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2002 – West, a Thomsonbusiness, and The Foundation of the State Bar ofCalifornia today announced an agreement whereby West will become the exclusivecorporate sponsor for legal information and related services to the membershipof the State Bar of California.
According to James Pfeiffer, executive director of the Foundation, "Thispartnership was designed to give members of the bar improved access toinformation and technologies to enable legal professionals to be moreproductive and provide superior, cost-effective service to businesses andconsumers across the state of California."
Through the agreement, West will provide members of the State Bar with acustomized Web portal created by FindLaw®, the Internet's most populardestination for comprehensive free legal information, news and analysis. Barmembers also will receive special discounts on West's legal informationresources, research technologies, law firm marketing services and onlinecontinuing legal education (CLE) via West LegalEdcenter(TM).
"Our partnership with West will give our members, particularly the smallfirms and solo practitioners, unprecedented, affordable access to theindustry's premier information and practice technologies," said RichardWalker, chairman of the Foundation's corporate sponsor committee. "West'sservices help legal professionals be more productive and more competitive.Ultimately this enables them to provide superior counsel to businesses andconsumers. This partnership will reinforce the sense of community for ourmembers that is vital to a healthy bar association."
"The State Bar of California plays an integral part in our country's legalsystem," said Mike Wilens, president of West. "With 175,000 members, they arethe largest bar in the country, and we are excited to have the opportunity tohelp them achieve their goals."
The "My California Bar Foundation" Web portal developed by FindLaw formembers of the State Bar of California will enable users to customize the siteby choosing from a range of general news and legal news content, recent caselaw, FindLaw features and more. The "My California Bar Foundation" Web sitealso will enable users to keep a personalized calendar, search dockets fromfederal district and federal appellate courts and browse CLE offerings inCalifornia, as well as research career opportunities.
About FindLaw
FindLaw ( www.findlaw.com ) is the leading provider of online legalinformation and solutions for the legal community, businesses and individuals.FindLaw's Internet portal is the highest-trafficked legal Web site, accordingto leading, independent Internet traffic monitoring services.
The site provides comprehensive, plain-English legal information tobusinesses and individuals. These resources include West Legal Directory®,the Internet's largest directory of lawyers and legal professionals. FindLawalso offers comprehensive information, resources and services for law practiceand legal career development, including free case law, an online careercenter, breaking legal news, newsletters, message boards, service directories,continuing legal education and legal search tools. In addition, FindLawprovides access to tools and services that help connect legal professionalswith potential clients. FindLaw is a division of West, a Thomson business, and the foremost provider of integrated informationsolutions to the U.S. legal market.
About West
Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., West is the foremost provider of integratedinformation solutions to the U.S. legal market. West is a division ofThe Thomson Corporation and was formed when WestPublishing and Thomson Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. For moreinformation, please visit the West Web site at www.westgroup.com.
About Foundation of the State Bar of California
The purpose of the Foundation of the State Bar of California is to carryout law-related community and public service projects and to provideopportunities for the legal profession to promote the public good.
About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com), with 2001 revenues of$7.2 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutionsto business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-addedinformation, software applications and tools to more than 20 million users inthe fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education,reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific researchand healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New Yorkand Toronto stock exchanges.