• 16 Feb 2007

West LegalEdcenter Meets Urgent Need to Complete Illinois Basic Skills Course

EAGAN, Minn.

Time may be running out for new attorneys in Illinois to complete a required Basic Skills Course, one of the components of the recently adopted Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) rules. A newly admitted attorney must fulfill the basic skills requirement within one year of admission to practice in Illinois. West LegalEdcenter (www.westlegaledcenter.com) is the only Illinois-accredited provider offering an online option for attorneys nearing their deadline.

The Illinois-accredited Basic Skills Course, “I’m a Lawyer: Now What? New Lawyer Tool Kit – Basic Skills for the New Attorney in Illinois,” is available on-demand at West LegalEdcenter, offering attorneys the flexibility needed when it comes to crunch time. The course not only meets the MCLE requirement, but also provides relevant, practical information all new attorneys need. Course topics include:
• How to act like a professional.
• How to benefit from relationships with opposing counsel.
• Managing your practice.
• Writing so readers understand.

“We understand how challenging, demanding and exhausting the legal profession is – especially for new attorneys,” said Lee Ann Enquist, West LegalEdcenter’s General Manager. “Our primary goal is to satisfy the educational needs of our customers with easy to access, convenient programs.”

With West LegalEdcenter, attorneys have access to more than 3,200 Illinois-accredited programs, covering every conceivable practice area.

West LegalEdcenter
West LegalEdcenter is the premier online continuing legal education service from Thomson West. West LegalEdcenter maintains the largest and most current library of local, state and national online CLE content. The site offers approximately 200 new CLE programs, over 500 hours per month, from leading bar associations and CLE providers — all searchable by practice area, jurisdiction, specialty credit, event type or content provider, including a live Webcast calendar. West LegalEdcenter partners with respected local and national CLE providers like the Chicago Bar Association, Practising Law Institute (PLI), the American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education (ALI-ABA), to provide industry-leading CLE content.

Thomson West
Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., Thomson 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.

The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com) is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers.  With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare.  The Corporation’s common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

 


 

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