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- Amazing 3D Map Charts in Excel 2016
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- “Very Hidden” Worksheets in Excel – Another eDiscovery Challenge
- Upcoming CLE Event for Chicago Bar Association – Advanced Excel for Litigators
- Pseudo-Scientific Notation, or The Mysterious Case of the Middle E
- Finding and Reviewing Comment Boxes in Excel Files
- Avoiding Inadvertent Productions and Other Excel Blunders: New CLE via Wolters Kluwer/myLawCLE
- Digital Detectives Podcast Interview with Excel Esquire’s Ben Kusmin – Spreadsheets as Evidence
- 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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Category Archives: Native File Review
Microsoft Excel for Lawyers on PLI 1/10/23
On January 10, 2023 at 1 pm EST I’ll be presenting a One-Hour Briefing on the PLI platform called Microsoft Excel for Lawyers. This online program includes CLE credit in many jurisdictions, and may be available free of charge if … Continue reading
Posted in CLE, eDiscovery, Everybody, law firm training, Native File Review
Tagged CLE, eDiscovery, Excel
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“Very Hidden” Worksheets in Excel – Another eDiscovery Challenge
Most experienced Excel users know how to find and unhide hidden worksheets in an Excel file. Typically, you can right-click on any tab name and you will see the Unhide option if there are any hidden worksheets. (More about that below) Any attorney … Continue reading
Posted in CLE, eDiscovery, Native File Review, Practice Management
Tagged eDiscovery, technology competence
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Upcoming CLE Event for Chicago Bar Association – Advanced Excel for Litigators
The CBA is hosting an exciting new Excel Esquire program called Advanced Excel for Litigators at the historic Chicago Bar Association Building from 12-3 pm on April 20th. This will be a small, interactive program with plenty of opportunity for … Continue reading
Finding and Reviewing Comment Boxes in Excel Files
Following the Wells Fargo inadvertent disclosure episode, I wrote a blog post describing several ways to find hidden content in Excel files. In this post I discuss another feature of Excel that all lawyers, but especially legal document reviewers, should know about: the comment box. … Continue reading
Posted in CLE, eDiscovery, Lit Support, Native File Review
Tagged CLE, document review, Duty of Technology Competence, eDiscovery, Excel, Relativity, Wells Fargo
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Avoiding Inadvertent Productions and Other Excel Blunders: New CLE via Wolters Kluwer/myLawCLE
Wolters Kluwer/myLawCLE will webcast my exciting new CLE presentation from 2-4 pm on October 16th. I will use real Excel files to explain tricky features of Excel that attorneys must be aware of, such as hidden content, filters, comment boxes, … Continue reading
Digital Detectives Podcast Interview with Excel Esquire’s Ben Kusmin – Spreadsheets as Evidence
Sharon Nelson and John Simek from the Legal Talk Network’s Digital Detectives podcast recently interviewed Excel Esquire’s Ben Kusmin about the pitfalls (and opportunities) faced by lawyers when handling their clients’ Excel spreadsheets. Among other things, we discussed native review of … Continue reading
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
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Reviewing Native Excel Files, Part 1: Detecting Inconsistent Formulas
This is the first in a series of posts about reviewing native Excel files produced by parties in litigation. We’ve finally reached a tipping point in litigation where the production of native Excel files (rather than inscrutable thousand-page printouts) is … Continue reading
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