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Founded in 1995, HG.org is an online publisher of legal information for consumers, business owners, students and attorneys, It allows them to locate legal and government information around the world. It is referenced in thousands of printed publications a source of legal information. Law related information covers  200 countries,  50 states  and 15,000 cities. Its subject matter directories provide information on 250 areas of practice

Other online publishers of law and government information are:   Cornell Law School’s  Legal Information Institute  and Findlaw.com, Martindale Hubbell,  Lawyers.com, Avvo,  and Chambers and Partners. Each has a directory of law firms.Online legal information fulfills the needs consumers, law students and attorneys to acquire information.

History
HG.org was founded in 1995 by Lex  Mundi, a global network of 160 law firms whose members have 21,000 attorneys  located in 600 offices worldwide. The objective of the site was to promote the use of the Internet by the legal profession. In 2000 it was purchased by HG.com, LLP.

WSG Business Model
HG.org has an information “assimilation” model where information is uploaded by the users themselves. It is then edited by a staff before appearing on the site. Each type of information can be found in multiple locations that are logically relevant for the users. Uploaded content includes 10,000 publications, 2,000 law related events and thousands of employment advertisements. These are pro bono services for law firms and legal organizations. HG.org generates revenue by selling advertising and other services primarily to lawyers and expert witnesses. They pay a fee for expanded information on their firms or companies. This includes individual attorneys, practices, video, maps and other useful information about each firm.

Internal Structure
HG.org has developed a framework in which related information is easily found across the site. There are 10 primary areas covered:. One of the largest is a student center in which law schools in 130 countries are found. . Other sections include legal employment, legal associations, legal businesses (court reporting, expert witnesses, document management), law practice, law publications, litigation support, and legal services.

The site contains more than 2 million pages of information.