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The Chicago Bar Association, West and FindLaw Announce Partnership
EAGAN, Minn., and CHICAGO, June 26, 2003 – The Chicago Bar Association (CBA), West and FindLaw today announced a free customizable Web portal, www.mychicagobar.org, to assist CBA members in accessing legal research resources, legal news, calendaring, dockets and practice forums.
The new Chicago Bar Association portal brings the power and convenience of a personalized desktop to law offices and firms of all sizes, enhancing productivity and cost-effective service, while strengthening the Chicago bar community. This unique, highly customizable tool includes recent case law summaries, a court forms finder, top legal news and links to state resources.
"The combined resources of West and FindLaw create a significant membership benefit for Chicago attorneys," said Terrence M. Murphy, executive director of the Chicago Bar Association. "The portal brings powerful new resources to our members, allowing them to be more informed and productive in their legal practices."
The new portal is the result of a partnership between the Chicago Bar Association; West, a Thomson business (NYSE:TOC; TSX:TOC) and the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market; and FindLaw, the highest-trafficked legal Web site.
"The Chicago Bar Association's 22,000 attorneys represent a critical component of our nation's system of law," said West President Mike Wilens. "The new CBA portal showcases the collective power of the innovative and highly specialized Internet-based technologies of West and FindLaw to help practitioners drive results, save time and deliver legal information and legal news to Chicago practitioners."
Specific modules unique to the www.mychicagobar.org portal include links to information about committee meetings, West LegalEdcenter and online continuing legal education courses, and the association's special events calendar. The portal will also feature select video Webcasts of CBA Committee meetings by the end of the year.
The portal, designed to enhance the practice of law and strengthen the sense of community in the Chicago bar, underscores the important relationship between the Chicago Bar Association attorneys and West.
Chicago bar members who wish to establish a customized business portal should visit www.mychicagobar.org.
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About 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 west.thomson.com.
About FindLaw
FindLaw (www.findlaw.com) is the leading provider of online legal information and solutions for the legal community, businesses and individuals. The FindLaw Internet portal is the highest-trafficked legal Web site, according to leading independent Internet-traffic-monitoring services. The site provides comprehensive, plain-English legal information to businesses and individuals. These resources include West Legal Directory®, the Internet's largest directory of lawyers and legal professionals. FindLaw also offers comprehensive information, resources and services for law practice and legal career development, including free case law, an online career center, breaking legal news, newsletters, message boards, service directories, continuing legal education and legal search tools. In addition, FindLaw provides access to tools and services that help connect legal professionals with potential clients. FindLaw is a division of West, a Thomson business (NYSE: TOC; TSX:TOC) and the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market.
The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation, 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 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. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges (TSX: TOC; NYSE: TOC).
About The Chicago Bar Association
With 22,000 members, The Chicago Bar Association is one of the largest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the country. Founded in 1874, The CBA is dedicated to increasing its members' effectiveness and efficiency in the practice of law.