Tag Archives: electronic discovery

Redact Native Excel Files with the Filter Tool

Posted on February 22, 2016 by excelesquire

Sometimes you need to produce only certain rows of a large Excel spreadsheet.  Some lawyers will painstakingly apply redaction stamps to hundreds of pages of tiff images, leaving only the responsive rows visible. This is a terrible waste of time and money, and … Continue reading →

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Get Excel to Automatically Launch Documents from an Exhibit List, Privilege Log, or Hot Documents List

Posted on February 10, 2016 by excelesquire

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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“Excel Essentials for Busy Lawyers” Approved for New York CLE Credit!

Posted on November 2, 2015 by excelesquire

Excel Esquire’s signature course has been re-approved for New York CLE credit for 2019!  Excel Essentials for Busy Lawyers is a 2-hour workshop for beginner and intermediate Excel users, and covers the basics of filtering, sorting, and analyzing data, as well as performing … Continue reading →

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Find Inconsistent Document Tags with Excel

Posted on September 8, 2015 by excelesquire

Scenario:  You’re doing QC on a batch of reviewed documents that needs to be released for production.  One thing you need to check for is whether family members (i.e., emails and their attachments) have been coded consistently.  If an email is tagged … Continue reading →

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Tracking Duplicates with MATCH, INDEX, and COUNTIF

Posted on June 14, 2015 by excelesquire

Today’s post is about a powerful Excel formula for tracking duplicates in a large set of email metadata.  This routine is not for the faint of heart, but if you are managing a document production, supervising a redaction project, or creating … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Native Excel Files, Part 1: Detecting Inconsistent Formulas

Posted on April 30, 2015 by excelesquire

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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April CLE Courses Now Enrolling in NYC!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by excelesquire

Tools of the Trade: Excel Skills Every Litigator Should Know carries 3.0 New York CLE credits, and April classes are now enrolling in New York City. The first CLE course of its kind, Tools of the Trade takes you step by … Continue reading →

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Excel Esquire CLE Courses Now Enrolling in NYC!

Posted on November 25, 2014 by excelesquire

Tools of the Trade: Excel Skills Every Litigator Should Know is now approved for 3.0 New York CLE credits, and December classes are now enrolling in New York City. The first CLE course of its kind, Tools of the Trade takes you … Continue reading →

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