Excel Acceleration
Office Track (Introductory)
Thursday, March 27, 2014, 10:15am-11:15am

In this informative session learn how lawyers are becoming more reliant on this powerful "more than just numbers spreadsheet" application. Excel use in law firms and legal departments is expanding and  includes creating spreadsheets that generate child support calculations, personal injury settlement statements and corporate settlement statements. Our expert will teach you how to bring these time saving, error reducing Excel functions to your law firm.

Speakers:

Adriana Linares

LawTech Partners, Winter Park, FL

Adriana Linares is a legal technology trainer and consultant with LawTech Partners, a professional services firm specializing in the legal industry. The firm's services include legal technology consulting and law office software training. Using her practical and personal approach to learning she helps legal professionals maximize their technology skills and investments.

Having spent her formidable career-years at two of Florida's largest law firms, Adriana went on the open LawTech Partners in 2004 and has recently launched "Help Desk for Lawyers" - a remote training and support service focused on solo and small firms. She is a frequent speaker at national technology conferences and a regular contributor to legal blogs and publications. She spent four years on the Planning Board of the ABA TECHSHOW, two years as an editor for Technolawyer's Blawgworld and in 2013 was named as one of the Fastcase Top 50 Global Legal Innovators.

Today she serves as a technology consultant to the Florida Bar Communications Committee. She is Chair of the Research & Technology Subcommittee of the Law Practice Division of the ABA, and serves on the advisory board for the Center for Law Practice Technology. Adriana has a Bachelors in Geography from Stetson University, a Masters in Corporate Communication and Technology from Rollins, and speaks fluent Spanish.

Over the years, Adriana has developed strong alliances and client relationships and has enjoyed working with individuals, small businesses and law firms both large and small. The goals of her firm reflect a personal commitment to promote innovation, improve performance and increase efficiency and knowledge sharing for her clients.