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The Association of Inspectors General Illinois Chapter presents its Fall 2022 Training! The training will include an introduction to the Pandemic Response and Accountability Committee (PRAC) and a 2-hour presentation on writing for your audience, clear and concise documents for your colleagues. The training will be held on WebEx from 8:30 AM-12:30 PM (Central Time)/9:30 AM -1:30 PM (Eastern Time)/6:30 AM-10:30 AM (Pacific Time).
Session Overview and Learning Objectives
Introduction to the Pandemic Response and Accountability Committee
Attendees will learn about the mission and role of PRAC, common pandemic relief fraud schemes, and opportunities for partnership with PRAC for criminal prosecution.
Writing For Your Audience: Clear and Concise Documents For Your Colleagues
This training will cover the use of plain language in professional writing. Participants will gain information on writing clearly and concisely for clients and colleagues. Participants will also learn about document design and how to make your text appear clearer and more credible; advanced editing strategies; inclusive pronouns; and organization in written documents.
Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
CPE Credits: Attendees may be eligible to receive up to 3.4 CPE credits.
Program Knowledge Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
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Agenda
8
30AM
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9
00AM
Welcome, Announcements, and Introductions
Kathryn Richards9
00AM
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10
00AM
10
00AM
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10
15AM
10
15AM
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12
15PM
Writing for your audience; clear and concise documents for your colleagues
Kathleen Dillon Narko12
15PM
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12
30PM
Welcome, Announcements, and Introductions
Speakers
Kathryn Richards
Inspector General at Chicago Housing Authority OIGIntroduction to the Pandemic Response and Accountability Committee (PRAC)
Speakers
Lisa Reijula
Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement at Pandemic Response Accountability CommitteeLisa Reijula joined the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee as Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement in August 2020, and leads the PRAC’s stakeholder relations, press relations, Congressional relations, branding and identity, and strategic communications efforts surrounding oversight of $5 trillion in pandemic response spending and programs. She previously served at the State Department and the Government Accountability Office. Lisa also managed global trade programs for a Chicago metro area public-private partnership focused on economic development and was a consultant on the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the U.S. Naval War College, and was a Fulbright scholar in Estonia.
Writing for your audience; clear and concise documents for your colleagues
Speakers
Kathleen Dillon Narko
Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of LawProfessor Narko teaches Communication and Legal Reasoning. Her focus is teaching legal analysis through the vehicle of writing. She is a frequent presenter at national and regional Legal Writing Institute conferences, and has written and spoken on a variety of topics related to communication and legal analysis.
Her research interests include collaboration and learning theory and integration of analytical communication in law practice. Professor Narko received her J.D. from Cornell Law School and her B.A. in history, cum laude, from Yale University. Following her undergraduate degree, she attended Salzburg College in Salzburg, Austria. Prior to joining the faculty, Kathleen Dillon Narko practiced with a large law firm concentrating in the areas of commercial litigation and environmental, safety and health law. She was a member of the firm's Hiring Committee for seven years. Professor Narko worked extensively with corporate clients in all aspects of litigation, including trials and appeals. She was also active in pro bono litigation, including lending discrimination and political asylum matters. She currently consults with law firms, providing training in legal writing. Professor Narko served as a Hearing Officer for the State of Illinois. She conducted hearings and issued several published decisions in the area of special education law. Professor Narko maintains an active involvement with the practicing bar. She is a prominent member of the Chicago Bar Association, where she currently serves on the Editorial Board of the CBA Record. She authors a regular column on legal writing, Nota Bene, which is widely used by both attorneys and law professors. For several years she has presented a program on Advanced Legal Writing to sold-out audiences of practicing attorneys. She is a past member of the CBA Board of Managers, a current member of the Membership Committee, and a recipient of the David Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Service. She serves on the Board of Advisors of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, where she is a member of the Legal Advisory Committee. In addition, she is a member of the Leadership Council of the National Immigrant Justice Center.
Speakers
Lisa Reijula
Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement at Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
More Information
Kathleen
Dillon Narko
Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Professor Narko teaches Communication and Legal Reasoning. Her focus is teaching legal analysis through the vehicle of writing. She is a frequent presenter at national and regional Legal Writing Institute conferences, and has written and spoken on a variety of topics related to communication and legal analysis.
Her research interests include collaboration and learning theory and integration of analytical communication in law practice. Professor Narko received her J.D. from Cornell Law School and her B.A. in history, cum laude, from Yale University. Following her undergraduate degree, she attended Salzburg College in Salzburg, Austria. Prior to joining the faculty, Kathleen Dillon Narko practiced with a large law firm concentrating in the areas of commercial litigation and environmental, safety and health law. She was a member of the firm's Hiring Committee for seven years. Professor Narko worked extensively with corporate clients in all aspects of litigation, including trials and appeals. She was also active in pro bono litigation, including lending discrimination and political asylum matters. She currently consults with law firms, providing training in legal writing. Professor Narko served as a Hearing Officer for the State of Illinois. She conducted hearings and issued several published decisions in the area of special education law. Professor Narko maintains an active involvement with the practicing bar. She is a prominent member of the Chicago Bar Association, where she currently serves on the Editorial Board of the CBA Record. She authors a regular column on legal writing, Nota Bene, which is widely used by both attorneys and law professors. For several years she has presented a program on Advanced Legal Writing to sold-out audiences of practicing attorneys. She is a past member of the CBA Board of Managers, a current member of the Membership Committee, and a recipient of the David Hilliard Award for Outstanding Committee Service. She serves on the Board of Advisors of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, where she is a member of the Legal Advisory Committee. In addition, she is a member of the Leadership Council of the National Immigrant Justice Center.
Lisa Reijula
Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement at Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Lisa Reijula joined the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee as Associate Director of Outreach and Engagement in August 2020, and leads the PRAC’s stakeholder relations, press relations, Congressional relations, branding and identity, and strategic communications efforts surrounding oversight of $5 trillion in pandemic response spending and programs. She previously served at the State Department and the Government Accountability Office. Lisa also managed global trade programs for a Chicago metro area public-private partnership focused on economic development and was a consultant on the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the U.S. Naval War College, and was a Fulbright scholar in Estonia.
