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Most organizations have general counsel staff that they pay hefty six-figure salaries. They get paid whether they're in court or surfing reddit. Might as well
by officemonkey 13y ago
Most organizations have general counsel staff that they pay hefty six-figure salaries.
They get paid whether they're in court or surfing reddit. Might as well make them work for a living.
- rhino369 13y agoGenerally, the general counsel doesn't actually handle active trial matters. They farm it out to a law firm who specializes in the area of law the case is about. They cannot afford to keep teams of lawyers at the ready. A case through trial is about 2-10 thousand lawyer hours.
- officemonkey 13y agoHow much would patent licenses cost a company like Newegg annually? A couple million? There's your 2-3 litigators and 4-6 thousand lawyer hours.