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Exhibit (j)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the references to our Firm
under the caption "Additional Trust Information - Counsel and Auditors" in the
Statement of Additional Information included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 45
to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"), of Northern Institutional Funds (File Nos. 2-80543 and
811-3605). This consent does not constitute a consent under Section 7 of the
1933 Act, and in consenting to the use of our name and the references to our
Firm under such caption we have not certified any part of the Registration
Statement and do not otherwise come within the categories of persons whose
consent is required under said Section 7 or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
/s/ Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 28, 2000
