Mastering Microsoft Word: Tips for Legal Professionals

Does formatting a document in Microsoft Word make you frustrated on a daily basis? Do you struggle with removing metadata from legal briefs? Are you looking for ways to safeguard your meticulously crafted drafts from unwanted alterations? All of these issues and more will be covered in this comprehensive CLE session.  

Welcome to the ultimate one-hour Word crash course that is specifically geared towards legal professionals. Learn how to stop using Word merely as a glorified typewriter and discover how you can enable shortcuts to save time, quickly format documents, prevent clients from tampering with text, and utilize Word’s template features with legal technology.  

Join attorney Jordan Turk, Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball, and Adriana Linares, legal technology consultant at LawTech Partners, for this free CLE webinar* to learn the best ways to utilize Word and how to get the most out of your legal technology setup.  

In this free CLE webinar, you’ll learn: 

• How to use and set up keyboard shortcuts in Word for maximum efficiency

• Proper document formatting techniques and customization of Word's default features

• Techniques to secure your documents and remove sensitive metadata

• Effective integration of Word with legal technology tools, such as case management software

• How to leverage document templates to enhance productivity

Duration: 60 minutes 

This webinar is eligible for CLE credit in multiple jurisdictions.*  

Featured Presenters:

Jordan Turk, Attorney & Legal Technology Advisor

Jordan Turk is a practicing attorney in Texas, and is also the Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes appeals, pre and postnuptial agreements, as well as complex property division and highly contentious custody cases. In addition, Jordan has given CLEs across the country on topics ranging from client relationships to proper trust account management. Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies. She 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, Jordan discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball. Jordan has authored and co-authored many articles that you can find in various state bar publications and around the internet. Passionate about giving back to her community, Jordan makes a point of taking pro bono cases whenever possible.

Adriana Linares, Legal Technology Consultant at LawTech Partners

Adriana Linares is a legal technology consultant with her company, LawTech Partners. For 25+ years, Adriana has used her practical and personal approach to help legal professionals use technology to maximize their skills, run profitable businesses, and deliver superlative client service. She served as Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2017; currently serves as the Technology and Practice Management Advisor of the San Diego County Bar and the Nebraska State Bar. She also operates the Florida Bar Tech Support Helpline for solo and small firm practitioners. Listen as she disarms successful lawyers and industry experts with her wit and humor and gets them to divulge their pearls of wisdom on monthly episodes of the New Solo podcast. Learn more about and connect with Adriana at lawtechpartners.com.