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In a firm (of any size really), what is the typical turnaround for a research assignment?

somewhere between twenty minutes and two weeks

fats provolone wrote:somewhere between twenty minutes and two weeks

Yeah, this question is overly broad. The solution to having this problem is to ask the question "do you have a general timeline for this research?" when receiving the assignment.

Depends on what the partner had for lunch.

fats provolone wrote:somewhere between twenty minutes and two weeks

Yes. But more often than not same day regardless of when given.

You'll get the hang of it. Try to ask for a deadline. But usually confirming and then turning it around as quickly as possible suffices. Same day is a good rule of thumb for discrete issues.