{"id":529,"date":"2007-08-09T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2007-08-09T14:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/barrister-348\/"},"modified":"2017-10-29T19:10:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T23:10:22","slug":"barrister-348","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/barrister-348\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barrister Global Service Network, which claims to be &#8220;the oldest and  largest woman-owned computer service company in the United States&#8221;, is a  national contractor based in Louisiana. The company was founded 1972  and advertises a network of 15,000 techs on the roster who are  independent contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Barrister is well known among service professionals in the industry. The Force Field Blog includes several posts regarding Barrister. The Force Field Forums features a board specifically for techs who currently or have previously performed work for Barrister.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Barrister Global Services Network, Inc<br \/>905 Sams Avenue<br \/>Harahan, LA 70123-3225<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hammond Client Command Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.2in;\">Barrister Global Services Network, Inc.<br \/>42548 Happywoods Rd<br \/>Hammond, LA 70403<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P.O. Box 1979 <br \/>Hammond, LA 70404-1979<\/p>\n<p>Phone:<br \/>Administration: 985-365-0400<br \/>Customer Care: 985-365-0800<\/p>\n<p>Fax:<br \/>Administration Fax: 985-365-0802<br \/>Accounting Fax: 985-365-0418<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barrister.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.barrister.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Important! Please check the ratings and comments below and refer to the discussions in <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Force Field Forums - National Contractors - Barrister Global Services\" href=\"..\/forums\/index.php?board=225.0\">The Force Field Forums<\/a> before accepting contract work from this company. The following blog posts also discuss this company:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Barrister to bill service providers $100 for tardiness - techs are ticked\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/barrister-to-bill-service-providers-100-for-tardiness-techs-are-ticked-1418\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Barrister to bill service providers $100 for tardiness &#8211; techs are ticked<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Barrister to techs: if you want to get paid sooner, you will pay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/barrister-to-techs-if-you-want-to-get-paid-sooner-you-will-pay-1537\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Barrister to techs: if you want to get paid sooner, you will pay<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Is The Barrister Blog for real?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/is-the-barrister-blog-for-real-3895\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Is The Barrister Blog for real?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Barrister Global Service Network, which claims to be &#8220;the oldest and largest woman-owned computer service company in the United States&#8221;, is a national contractor based in Louisiana. 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