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EXHIBIT i(2)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
AIM SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS
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We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference
to our firm under the caption "Miscellaneous Information - Legal Matters" in
the Statement of Additional Information for AIM Large Cap Opportunities Fund,
AIM Mid Cap Opportunities Fund and AIM Small Cap Opportunities Fund, which is
included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (No. 333-47949) and Amendment No. 7 to
the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(No. 811-08697) on Form N-1A of AIM Special Opportunities Funds.
/s/ BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP
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Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 15, 2000
