Excel is a powerful tool that is often underutilized in law offices, but lawyers shouldn’t be intimidated by it. Hosts Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek interview ABA TECHSHOW 2016 presenters Ivan Hemmans and Allan Mackenzie about how beginners and experts can better use Excel to improve their law practice. The conversation opens with...
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Allan Mackenzie is a 25-year veteran of the legal technology world. His experience ranges from that of a former...
Ivan Hemmans is a Senior Manager of Technical Development at O’Melveny & Myers LLP where he uses his extensive...
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. is president of the digital forensics, managed information technology and cybersecurity firm Sensei Enterprises. Ms....
John W. Simek is vice president of the digital forensics, managed information technology and cybersecurity firm Sensei Enterprises. He...
Excel is a powerful tool that is often underutilized in law offices, but lawyers shouldn’t be intimidated by it. Hosts Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek interview ABA TECHSHOW 2016 presenters Ivan Hemmans and Allan Mackenzie about how beginners and experts can better use Excel to improve their law practice. The conversation opens with both presenters providing keyboard shortcuts to help make your Excel experience more efficient. They then share tips and insights to help you more smoothly maneuver through the spreadsheet and it’s features. From pivot tables to sorting subtotals these tips will help you better utilize Excel in your law office.
Ivan Hemmans is the manager of technology development and communications at O’Melveny & Myers LLP where he uses his extensive experience with information technology to help people find ways to solve everyday problems with the many available tools at their disposal. Ivan often speaks about legal technology at law firms and conferences. He writes a blog and occasionally for legal technology publications like Peer to Peer Magazine.
Allan Mackenzie is a 25-year veteran of the legal technology world. His experience ranges from that of a former night-shift word processor to a Wall Street IT director with a specialty in litigation technology. He has helped many firms of many sizes figure out what they need in terms of practice management and case management systems.
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Published: | March 17, 2016 |
Podcast: | On the Road |
Category: | Legal Technology |
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On the Road |
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