Mastering Microsoft Excel and Outlook: A Guide for Attorneys
COURSE NUMBER
8898
CLE
Approved by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Department for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit including 1.0 hour of Technology CLE credit.
OVERVIEW
Many attorneys rely on Excel and Outlook every day, but how many of us can say we’ve truly mastered these tools? For most lawyers, they feel like “necessary evils”—software we tolerate but never fully leverage. But here’s the truth: Excel and Outlook, when used properly, can revolutionize your workday. Imagine handling your caseload with greater speed, precision, and ease—no more wrestling with clunky spreadsheets or sifting through endless email chains.
Welcome to the ultimate one-hour Outlook and Excel crash course that is specifically geared towards lawyers. Led by attorney Jordan Turk, this session will show you how to harness the full potential of Excel and Outlook. You’ll learn time-saving shortcuts, automation hacks, and advanced features that can streamline your practice and make your daily tasks faster, easier, and less stressful.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- Understanding the basic core functionality of Excel and Outlook
- Best practices on how to build spreadsheets and organize your work
- Leveraging core keyboard shortcuts for Outlook and Excel
- Effective integration of Outlook with legal technology tools, such as case management software
PRESENTER:
Jordan Turk, Attorney & Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball
Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes complex property division and contentious custody cases, as well as appeals and prenuptial agreements. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.
Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies and then went on to attend the University of Arkansas School of Law to earn her J.D. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.
In Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.
Smokeball is an approved member benefit provider for The Florida Bar. With this relationship, you will receive a 10% discount on new Smokeball subscriptions.
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