As city commuters prepare to see their tolls and MetroCard fares increase, the MTA is reportedly paying lawyers tens of millions of dollars in consulting fees.Then perhaps the agency needs fewer in-house lawyers?
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More than a quarter of [the] money has reportedly gone to a prestigious law firm that once employed Governor Eliot Spitzer. The firm charges $668 an hour.
By contrast, the agency's 32 in-house lawyers only make an average of less than $100,000 a year.
Officials tell the paper that getting top legal advice actually saves money in the long run.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Top legal advice?
More evidence that the MTA needs a serious independent audit from NY1 ("Report: MTA Spending Millions On Consulting Fees"):
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