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We did it Canada!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. I also do not claim to give any medical, financial, psychological, veterinary, retail, personal training or HR advice, although at times it may seem like I think I know what Im talking about, it is just my opinion.

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. I also do not claim to give any medical, financial, psychological, veterinary, retail, personal training or HR advice, although at times it may seem like I think I know what Im talking about, it is just my opinion.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

They are legal-sized folders, because I like a lot of space, but letter size would work just as well. My boss will give me items that he wants brought forward on certain dates and I just put it in the appropriate month he wants it with a note on it with the date, and sometimes time, he needs it by and it is as simple as that.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am a young - 22 years old - legal secretary working in patent law with no professional experience whatsoever. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Patricia, I am continually impressed by how helpful your wonderful blog is.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

That makes sense, but can this system be applied to other information, like monthly bills, tax returns, staff, legal issues, normal company information? I remember going to a walk-in clinic (doctors office) for an ailment at the time. B eing able to retrieve the data is more important than an organized alphabetized file drawer.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills.

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