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EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 27 -- Consumers increasingly reach for self-service options in our fast-paced world, but only if the service is simple, and delivers a desired result. To help consumers, small business owners and legal professionals more easily find answers to legal questions and navigate legal aspects of life and business, Thomson FindLaw has launched a redesigned FindLaw.com homepage, http://www.findlaw.com. Thomson FindLaw is a business within The Thomson Corporation.

The new FindLaw.com interface features two distinct homepages -- one tailored to consumers and small business owners, and one for legal professionals. Each page features an improved, user-friendly interface that helps users to easily find the specific information that meets their unique needs.

Consumers can quickly find answers to many of their questions by visiting the appropriate FindLaw law center, including Real Estate, Family Law, Employee Rights, Accident and Injury, Immigration, and Small Business. Each law center contains helpful overviews of he legal issues, expert-authored articles, FAQs, legal forms and links to government agencies and other helpful resources. All the materials on FindLaw.com are free.

FindLaw users will also find it easier to find, research and connect with an attorney. FindLaw's West Legal Directory^©, the largest and most referenced online lawyer directory, has been re-configured to connect users with attorney information faster and easier. It contains more than one million attorneys and legal professionals, and is easily searchable by legal issue, location or attorney name.

"Events involving the law impact people's lives every day," said Scott Kinney, vice president and general manager, Thomson FindLaw. "Consumers want useful, authoritative legal information at the click of a mouse, and they get it with FindLaw.com. FindLaw.com can now more easily help them find this information, as well as to connect with a local attorney."

"The redesigned FindLaw.com solidifies FindLaw's position as the leading Web site for consumers and small businesses seeking legal information and representation," said Kinney. "This makes FindLaw an increasingly important environment for lawyers and law firms who value online marketing as an integral part of their client development efforts."

Kinney added that, the redesign makes it even easier for legal professionals to research case law, codes, statutes and regulations, thanks to simplified navigation. "Legal professionals are, and always have been, a significant segment of the FindLaw.com user population," said Kinney, "and we intend to continue to improve our ability to meet their legal research and information needs."

FindLaw.com received the Webby Award for Best Law Website of 2005, and was named one of the "50 Coolest Sites on the Internet" by Time magazine. FindLaw.com is also the most-visited legal information web site, with more than 3 million unique visitors per month. According to comScore Media Metrix, a leading independent traffic monitoring service, FindLaw.com ranks among the top 350 sites on the Internet.