Mecklenburg County Bar Forms Alliance with Tæcan.com

e-learning pioneer to provide online continuing legal education to Mecklenburg County and Charlotte, NC attorneys

CHARLOTTE, October 30, 2002 – The Mecklenburg County Bar, and Taecan.com, the global leader in Online Continuing Legal Education (CLE), today announced an exclusive strategic alliance to stream CLE programs on the Internet. The Bar’s 3,400 members will benefit from the partnership by having constant access to affordable CLE Rich Media seminars (video, audio, PowerPoint and text).

The alliance enables members to track their CLE credits online. Taecan’s KeepTrack system automatically records seminars taken on the site and allows members to input credits they have earned offline. In addition, more than 250,000 legal professionals world-wide who have access to Tæcan.com's CLE programs will have access to Online CLE provided by The Mecklenburg County Bar.

"Online delivery of Mecklenburg County Bar CLE programs through Tæcan.com provides North Carolina attorneys with an inexpensive and convenient option to fulfill their CLE requirements," said Lisa Armanini, Mecklenburg County Bar CLE Coordinator.

Taecan.com delivers Online CLE through the Windows Media Platform providing lawyers with the highest quality, easy-to-access Online CLE available.  "By visiting Tæcan.com lawyers can find, manage and enjoy cost effective, digital media CLE on their personal computers 24/7," said Tæcan.com CEO, Patrick Vane.

About The Mecklenburg County Bar

The Mecklenburg County Bar (http://www.meckbar.org) was established in 1912 and is comprised of nearly 3,400 members who serve the public and legal profession through a variety of programs and services. These functions are carried out through the established committees and sections under the general policies and procedures approved by its elected Board of Directors.

About Tæcan.com

Taecan.com (http://www.taecan.com) is the global leader in online Continuing Legal Education (CLE).  Through the Internet, the Seattle-based company provides jurisdiction-specific, accredited CLE to the legal community throughout North America.
Since 1998, Taecan.com has helped more than one-quarter million legal professionals worldwide fulfill their professional education requirements 24/7, from their desktop, through the latest online rich media technology.