Legal Research

DOJ Spends Over 24M in 2008

By Steven Matthews

Thanks to a couple of well placed FOI requests & investigative journalism by Robert Todd over at the Legal Times, we now know that the DOJ spent over 24 million on outside counsel in 2008.

Below is a graphic clipped from the story showing those top-10 firms:

A couple of observations here.  First, even if we acknowledge that this is only a list of the top-10, it’s hard not to notice a non-Canadian firm is was way out in front with 35% of the work delivered.  And second, it seems odd that both Quebec and East Coast firms are missing from the list entirely. That may be reflected in the National firm numbers, but many regional Firm names are certainly absent.

In any event, I believe this is the first time I’ve seen a list like this assembled. It may open a can of worms, but certainly adds to Government transparency. A well deserved hat tip to the Legal Times! Good journalism.

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on July 03, 2009 (boomark / email).