Sentences with phrase «needed a research memo»

The attorney needed a research memo the same day.

Not exact matches

«In a memo leaked this week, [NIH Director Collins] says that a colony of 50 chimps it had planned to keep in reserve for research — after retiring the rest — is no longer needed.»

School voucher programs — including the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP)-- divert much - needed funding away from public schools when they are expanded, according to a new policy memo by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) with funding from the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.

Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed a highly flexible electronic paper that's both re-writable and re-usable, and like the Boogie Board electronic memo pads, the technology doesn't need electricity to retain the screen image.

To address their writing needs, we spend some time on legal writing and engage in hands - on self - and peer - editing of draft excerpts from their research memos.

We need to look at expertise networking as another tool in the KM arsenal; a tool that takes us beyond simply collecting precedents, research memos and other documents into databases which have mixed success in their usage.

Perhaps the simplest form of a Summary E-memo assignment asks students to take the longer, more complex analysis from a formal memorandum and condense it into a shorter, simpler, email format.36 Another type of Summary E-memo assignment involves having students summarize their research findings as an intermediate step before they have finalized a memo or brief.37 For example, Ellie Margolis recounts using an email assignment in which she told students that their supervising partner was «going to meet with the client and needed an overview of what they had found so far, even though I knew they hadn't yet completed the full memo.»

Third, it argues that relying solely on email assignments that are set in the context of a larger memo assignment may miss opportunities to help students fully develop specific research, analytical, and writing skills that they are likely to need in practice.

Even with student research, the need to go much beyond the well - tilled fields of the firm's memo bank and library texts does not arise nearly as often as some people imagine.

• Develop and implement departmental administrative procedures • Manage calendars and schedules • Organize meetings and seminars and handle material acquisition duties • Ensure that university executives are appropriately prepared for meetings and conferences • Provide needed administrative support to student services • Plan the various logistics of university events such as budgets, speakers, promotions and communications) • Provide administrative support to HR by assisting with interviews and providing needed information • Provide administrative support to accounting department by preparing forecasts and reconciling budgets • Write and coordinate grant applications • Draft correspondence and prepare presentations • Take and record minutes of meetings • Prepare notices, memos and university agendas • Research information and record research summaries for university staff • Assist in designing and implementing university policies and procedures • Coordinate university affairs and events • Serve as a liaison to faculty, staff and alumni • Open, review and distribute incoming mail • Plan and arrange conferences and communicate arrangements to appropriate individuals • Supervise, monitor and coordinate activities of administrative staff • Take dictation from staff and faculty to prepare manuscripts and correspondence • Proofread and correct documents • Entertain visitors in the absence of supervisors • Maintain inventory of office supplies and equipment • Order supplies and manage paperwork necessary for purchasing • Design office filing systems and handle office records • Compile information provided by staff and faculty and organize it in the form of reports • Resolve routine conflicts • Follow up and track work flow and provide needed support to various projects • Train subordinates and assign appropriate work duties • Answer, screen and route incomiResearch information and record research summaries for university staff • Assist in designing and implementing university policies and procedures • Coordinate university affairs and events • Serve as a liaison to faculty, staff and alumni • Open, review and distribute incoming mail • Plan and arrange conferences and communicate arrangements to appropriate individuals • Supervise, monitor and coordinate activities of administrative staff • Take dictation from staff and faculty to prepare manuscripts and correspondence • Proofread and correct documents • Entertain visitors in the absence of supervisors • Maintain inventory of office supplies and equipment • Order supplies and manage paperwork necessary for purchasing • Design office filing systems and handle office records • Compile information provided by staff and faculty and organize it in the form of reports • Resolve routine conflicts • Follow up and track work flow and provide needed support to various projects • Train subordinates and assign appropriate work duties • Answer, screen and route incomiresearch summaries for university staff • Assist in designing and implementing university policies and procedures • Coordinate university affairs and events • Serve as a liaison to faculty, staff and alumni • Open, review and distribute incoming mail • Plan and arrange conferences and communicate arrangements to appropriate individuals • Supervise, monitor and coordinate activities of administrative staff • Take dictation from staff and faculty to prepare manuscripts and correspondence • Proofread and correct documents • Entertain visitors in the absence of supervisors • Maintain inventory of office supplies and equipment • Order supplies and manage paperwork necessary for purchasing • Design office filing systems and handle office records • Compile information provided by staff and faculty and organize it in the form of reports • Resolve routine conflicts • Follow up and track work flow and provide needed support to various projects • Train subordinates and assign appropriate work duties • Answer, screen and route incoming calls

• Demonstrated ability to prepare and revise legal correspondence and memos • Focused on handling highly confidential information with discretion and integrity • Committed to organizing and prioritizing cases according to their nature of urgency • Adept at handling research work using legal references and Internet resources • Particularly effective in maintaining attorneys» schedules and handling appointments • Familiar with court rules and filing procedures and making service on opposing parties • Proficient in using online services such as Westlaw and Lexis for legal research information • Documented success in generating revenue by documenting and inputting attorney's billable time and reimbursable expenses • Strong organizational skills aimed at ensuring that clerical and administrative support is constantly available to attorneys • Qualified to dig out precedence information and assist in building up cases • Expert user of Power Point, Word and Excel to assist in creating presentations, handling correspondence needs and developing spreadsheets • Exceptional knowledge of using email applications to correspond with clients and ability to type 90 words per minute

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Billing Specialist / Analyst / Import (1995 — 1999) • Oversaw billing and invoicing, preparing over 500 invoices a month, as well as facilitated imports, shipment clearance, and related customer service functions such as order entry • Address and resolve both customer and sales force inquiries in a timely and accurate manner • Worked closely with the account and sales professionals to ensure customer satisfaction while working on EDI Transactions such as 850 / 856 / UCC128 / 810 and 997 in close contact with the various related departments • Held responsibility for billing analysis by conducting research utilizing 3rd - party reporting systems to resolve billing issues • Monitored the status of accounts receivable and collections on daily basis, collaborating with appropriate departments to research outstanding balances and resolve customer issues as needed • Processed vendor invoices and related travel and expense reports while processing adjustments, credit memos, and invoices • Assisted with balance sheet and travel / expense reports reconciliations with involvement in journal entries and G / L account analysis along with revenue accruals and month - end general ledger closing • Planned and managed sales through various distributor channels and other relevant sales outlets • Monitored, recorded, analyzed and reported on activities, trends, results and recommendations relating to import activities