Tag Archives: Excel CLE

Digital Detectives Podcast Interview with Excel Esquire’s Ben Kusmin – Spreadsheets as Evidence

Posted on September 20, 2017 by excelesquire

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 →

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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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“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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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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