Microsoft's legal department has seen its legal budget cut by 15% over the last 18 months, leading to a 5% reduction in headcount, according to the software giant's general counsel, Brad Smith. Before the cuts, Microsoft's legal department had a $900m (£564m) annual legal budget and 1,050 staff, including 450 lawyers.
October 06, 2009 at 06:37 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Microsoft’s legal department has seen its legal budget cut by 15% over the last 18 months, leading to a 5% reduction in headcount, according to the software giant’s general counsel, Brad Smith.
Before the cuts, Microsoft’s legal department had a $900m (£564m) annual legal budget and 1,050 staff, including 450 lawyers.
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