Microsoft Word for Legal Professionals

About this session

Who it's for

For attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals who struggle with Microsoft Word inefficiencies.

What we cover

Learn how to draft, format, secure, and streamline legal documents in Word.

Why it matters

Save time, reduce formatting frustrations, and produce professional, secure documents with confidence.

From weird, nonsensical paste jobs to format frustrations, Word often feels like it’s working against you. And when you're under pressure to get pleadings out the door or share documents with opposing counsel, these issues become more than just annoying—they can cost you time, money, and even credibility.

This on-demand session is here to change that. In just one hour, you'll learn how to build cleaner documents, format them quickly and consistently, protect your work from unwanted edits, and strip out metadata before sending anything out the door.

In this free on-demand webinar, you'll learn:

How to use keyboard shortcuts and customize Word’s default settings for maximum efficiency.
Techniques for formatting, securing, and cleaning documents of sensitive metadata.
How to integrate Word with legal tech tools and leverage templates for consistent productivity.

Featured presenter(s)

Jordan Turk

Attorney and Director of Education & Attorney Development at Smokeball

Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Director of Attorney Education and Development 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.

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