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EXHIBIT j(1)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference
to our firm under the caption "General Information About the Fund - Legal
Matters" in the Statements of Additional Information for the Government and
Agency Portfolio, the Government TaxAdvantage Portfolio and the Treasury
Portfolio, all of which are included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to the
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (No.
2-58287), and Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (No. 811-2729), on Form N-1A of
Short-Term Investments Trust.
/s/ BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP
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Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29, 2000
