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Forget IT outsourcing, we need to outsource lawyers

From today's WinInfo:

The California lawyers who settled the state's antitrust case against Microsoft for $1.1 billion are asking Microsoft to pay as much as $3000 an hour for their services, an amount the company correctly describes as ridiculous. One lawyer who charges $3000 an hour is billing Microsoft for almost 6200 hours of work, and another 34 lawyers assigned to the case are charging the rate of $2000 an hour.

The lawyers are also asking Microsoft to pay $1000 an hour for administrative work. "Extraordinary deeds warrant appropriate recompense," Lead Attorney Eugene Crew said in his request for the fees. You know what I think? People hate lawyers for a reason, and sometimes stereotypes are true.

These particular lawyers are jerks.

Indeed.

Posted: May 14 2004, 01:22 PM by jeffreykey | with 8 comment(s)
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Scott Mitchell said:

If someone offerred to pay me $3,000 an hour, I'd work one 40 hour week, and then take a 51-week vacation.
# May 14, 2004 3:03 PM

Stuart said:

I'm sure you've already done the math, but just to state the obvious...

Figuring 40 hrs/wk and 52 wks/yr (or 2080 hrs/yr) that makes 6200/2080 or appx. 3 yrs of work.

I guess that's somewhat feasible, i.e. the lawyer spent 3 years working on essentially nothing but the MSFT case. Since his asking rate is $3000/hr that of course means he's asking $18,600,000.00 for his 3 years -- that's $6.2 million per year. What an ass. And all because he got Microsoft this *sweet* deal whereby all they have to pay is a measly (?) $1.1 billion?? Uh huh.

All this to say: +1 on the lawyer outsourcing. ;)
# May 15, 2004 1:21 PM

Jeff Key said:

Yup, we're definitely in the wrong business. :)
# May 17, 2004 1:52 AM

^DevelopAll said:

Speaking of outsourcing the layers - your wishes just might come true!
In the resent month the practice is becoming more common and the interest from Law firms is growing rapidly for all the reasons mentioned in your article. There are still very few companies that are capable enough to offer outsourced legal services - my company, is also positioning itself to capitalize on the trend. There are a limited number of services that can be offshored in the legal industry; mostly research of various forms, but I think it will evolve with time. If interested to learn regarding the offshore legal trend and offerings you can visit my site at www.DevelopAll.com
# June 26, 2004 2:08 AM

HGH said:

I would love a job like that.

# November 18, 2006 11:28 PM

terry wagar said:

In portland oregon, Joan Wagar and Eric Carlson are in A Murder conspiracy together.

And Clackamas Walmart are acttively helping them by hideing Eric's employment there from me and my family.

For over A year now Eric Carlson has been going by the name gashel, last name unknown by me, he dyed his hair black, and Walmart agreed to hide his Identity from my daughter, who also worked at that store.

Joan and Eric have friends in Authority protecting Joan and Eric from prosecution.

I have reported this repeatedly to the Authority's and they are ignoring Joan and Eric's CONSPIRACY.

I would be more than happy to Testify to this but the Authority's are covering this up so my testimony would simply dissapear.

My name is Terry Wagar and Im backing up these charges.

Nomatter how many people Joan and Eric poisoned the Authority's here in portland Oregon refuse to arrest them.

Im making these charges public because of the blatent coverup of these charges.

why is Walmart hideing A BodyDouble?

# June 19, 2008 2:15 PM

hgh said:

I would also love a job like that for sure

# July 29, 2008 12:51 PM

hgh-hormone.info/human said:

anybody would like this job

# February 13, 2009 10:26 AM