IBS and West Group plan to develop similar legal sites throughout the country. Channel 4000, winner of the National Press Club's Online Journalism Best News Site Award, provides the latest in local and national online news and consumer information with original reporting and coverage of headline news, the financial market, employment, travel, education, sports, weather, and more. Currently, Channel 4000 averages more than four million page views per month. Now these viewers will be able to access a dedicated Web-delivered Law Center offering a wide range of free legal information plus access to Minnesota lawyers. The Law Center will offer consumers, business decision makers and lawyers the ability to search WLD's award-winning directory of Minnesota attorneys and law firms using a practice area, location or name.
Users also can run keyword or term searches for precise, targeted results.
In addition, West Legal Directory will provide newsletter articles written by members of Minnesota and national law firms on local and national legal issues, legal reference materials written for non-attorneys, consumer tips on hiring legal counsel, and overviews of U.S. court systems and procedures. With its launch on Channel 4000, the West Legal Directory is also debuting a new, simplified user interface. The new interface presents a clear, intuitive layout with all of the site features, including the attorney search template, on the first page. This is a tremendous opportunity for law firms to participate in the thriving online community of WCCO Channel 4000 in Minnesota. West Group is the best in the field of law and the West Legal Directory has received national recognition for its breadth of content and value to consumers.