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- Scared Straight? Reviewing Excel Files in the Wake of Wells Fargo
- Excel Filters and the Duty of Technology Competence
- Upcoming CLE Event in Houston, TX (with livestream)
- Spelling Bee Fundraiser for Harlem Hospital CCHP
- Nassau County Bar Association CLE Event – March 8
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Scared Straight? Reviewing Excel Files in the Wake of Wells Fargo
The Wells Fargo inadvertent disclosure episode provides a high-profile reminder that attorneys who are responsible for reviewing and producing client documents must thoroughly understand those documents. There were several process breakdowns that led to the inadvertent disclosure of thousands of confidential records, … Continue reading
Posted in CLE, eDiscovery, formulas, Lit Support, Native File Review, Practice Management
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Excel Filters and the Duty of Technology Competence
The Harris County Law Library in Houston, Texas recently hosted my presentation “Excel Essentials for the Practice of Law.” Among other topics, I explained how filters work in Excel, and how they present pitfalls for the unwary lawyer. When lawyers … Continue reading
Posted in CLE, eDiscovery, Lit Support, Native File Review, Practice Management
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Upcoming CLE Event in Houston, TX (with livestream)
On July 13th, I will give a presentation called “Excel Essentials for the Practice of Law” at the Harris County Law Library in Houston. The presentation is designed for lawyers, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Participants will learn how to … Continue reading
Posted in CLE, eDiscovery, Everybody, formulas, Lit Support, Practice Management
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Spelling Bee Fundraiser for Harlem Hospital CCHP
Hello readers! Your humble narrator and Excel blogger will compete in a spelling bee fundraiser to benefit the Center for Comprehensive Health Practice, a terrific hospital serving needy residents in Harlem. They are facing a difficult rent hike and this … Continue reading
Nassau County Bar Association CLE Event – March 8
The Nassau Academy of Law, the educational arm of the NCBA, will host an Excel Esquire CLE lunch program called “Excel Essentials for the Practice of Law” on Wednesday, March 8. Lunch is served at 12:30, and the one-hour program … Continue reading
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Tagged eDiscovery, Excel, New York CLE
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Highlight Every Other Row of a Privilege Log (or other spreadsheet!)
Happy New Year, readers! Today’s tip is an old favorite, and one that can save you a lot of tedious work. It exploits Excel’s conditional formatting feature to quickly highlight every other row of your privilege log, or any other … Continue reading
Hide Your Name When Printing Outlook Emails
When you print an Outlook email–whether your own or someone else’s–your own name appears by default in large text at the top of the printout. This is awkward if you are printing emails as a delegate, or are using them as … Continue reading
Get Excel to Automatically Launch Documents from an Exhibit List, Privilege Log, or Hot Documents List
Today I’ll explain how to create a schedule of documents or other files in Excel that includes a hyperlink for each document. Anyone reviewing this list will be able to open any document described on it by just clicking the link. This makes it … Continue reading
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Tagged CLE, deposition prep, eDiscovery, electronic discovery, Litigation support, paralegal, porcupines, Privilege Logs
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