Company Overview

Throughout its history, Thomson West has been a leading innovator in its field. Today, its products and services are considered the world standard for supporting the business and practice of law. West offers a powerful competitive advantage to its customers by providing authoritative resources, tools, and services, including:

• The West Topic and Key Number System, the master classification system of U.S. law
• Westlaw, the industry-leading research service, with more than 30,000 legal, financial, and business news databases
• KeyCite, the revolutionary citation research service
• Westlaw Litigator, an essential tool designed to aid with all phases of litigation
• West Monitor Suite, competitive intelligence services to monitor markets, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and litigation trends
• FindLaw, the legal industry's most effective provider of client development services
• Thomson Elite, the legal market's premier provider of firm operations, practice management, and billing software applications
• West KM, the most popular knowledge management tool for law firms and corporate legal departments
• West LegalEdcenter, the leading online continuing legal education service for U.S. legal professionals
• BAR/BRI, the leading provider of bar exam preparation programs
• The West Education Network (TWEN), an electronic extension of the classroom created and used by law professors
• AttorneyJobs, a comprehensive service for job seekers tailored exclusively to lawyers and employers seeking lawyers

West annually publishes more than 60 million books for legal and compliance professionals and law students.

West was acquired by The Thomson Corporation in 1996 and now forms an integral part of the Thomson Legal segment.


Thomson Legal is a leading provider of integrated workflow solutions to legal, intellectual property, government, and business professionals around the world. With 2007 revenues of $3.3 billion, Thomson Legal employs more than 12,000 employees worldwide. Major Thomson Legal brands include Westlaw, Elite, FindLaw, Sweet & Maxwell, and Carswell.

Thomson Legal is the largest of five business segments of The Thomson Corporation.


The Thomson Corporation, with $7.3 billion in 2007 revenue, is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, 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).


With its financial strength, global reach, world-class technology, and renowned collections of authoritative professional information, Thomson West is uniquely positioned to deliver information, software, and service supporting the practice of law and law firm operations for customers around the world.

West and Thomson are at the forefront of developing next-generation workflow solutions that integrate information with powerful software applications, helping support faster, better decisions and more profitable operations.