Using Copilot in Microsoft Excel for Lawyers

Craig Brody
Craig Brody | Craig Brody LLC

Craig Brody operates Craig Brody, LLC, a business that provides software training and consulting services. Craig has trained numerous employees, managers, executives, and students in many different application software programs, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, the new AI tool, Copilot, Planner, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, Forms, Bookings and Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Live Video-Broadcast: October 15, 2025

2 hour CLE

Tuition: $395.00
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Program Summary

This course introduces legal professionals to using Microsoft’s AI tool, Copilot, in Microsoft Excel to manage, format, filter, calculate, analyze and summarize data. You’ll learn how to use natural language prompts to automate Excel tasks and save you time working with spreadsheets. See how Copilot can make suggestions and help you learn Excel better. Several live demonstrations will show Copilot in action.

No prior Excel expertise is required—this course is designed to help legal professionals learn how to confidently integrate AI into their workflow and improve productivity with ease.

Craig Brody Technology Trainer [email protected]

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Effective Prompting to have Copilot deliver what you need
  • How Copilot can collect and understand your legal data
  • How it can consolidate data from different sources into one master spreadsheet
  • See how Copilot can identify and help remove duplicates from a large list
  • Fix data formatting issues ; clean up and prep data for effective reporting
  • How it can highlight rows with missing data and find key data for you
  • How Copilot can filter to show only data that meets certain conditions
  • Perform calculations; how Copilot can create advanced formulas automatically
  • Issue prompts so Copilot summarizes data into professional reports and charts
  • How Copilot can export your Excel data into Word and PDF files

Date / Time: October 15, 2025

  • 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm Eastern
  • 1:00 pm – 3:10 pm Central
  • 12:00 pm – 2:10 pm Mountain
  • 11:00 am – 1:10 pm Pacific

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Craig-Brody_FedBarCraig Brody| Craig Brody LLC

Craig Brody operates Craig Brody, LLC, a business that provides software training and consulting services. Craig has trained numerous employees, managers, executives, and students in many different application software programs, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, the new AI tool, Copilot, Planner, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, Forms, Bookings and Adobe Acrobat Pro. He conducts and facilitates in-person, online, and recorded training workshops for professionals in accounting, business, management, and law. Craig also conducts workshops, classes, and consulting services for the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, Penn Carey Law School, law firms, accounting associations, and accreditation providers. His services include spreadsheet analysis, design and troubleshooting, software programming, consulting, published course guides, recorded courseware videos, and other reference materials.

Agenda

I. Effective Prompting to have Copilot deliver what you need | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

II. How Copilot can collect and understand your legal data | 2:10pm – 2:25pm

III. How it can consolidate data from different sources into one master spreadsheet | 2:25pm – 2:35pm

IV. See how Copilot can identify and help remove duplicates from a large list | 2:35pm – 2:45pm

V. Fix data formatting issues; clean up and prep data for effective reporting | 2:45pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

VI. How it can highlight rows with missing data and find key data for you | 3:10pm – 3:25pm

VII. How Copilot can filter to show only data that meets certain conditions | 3:25pm – 3:35pm

VIII. Perform calculations; how Copilot can create advanced formulas automatically | 3:35pm – 3:45pm

IX. Issue prompts so Copilot summarizes data into professional reports and charts | 3:45pm – 3:55pm

X. How Copilot can export your Excel data into Word and PDF files | 3:55pm – 4:10pm

Credits

Alaska

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Our programs are CLE-eligible through Alaska's recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity.
Alabama

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Arkansas

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Arizona

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

California

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Colorado

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Connecticut

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

District of Columbia

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hour(s)

Delaware

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Florida

Approved via Attorney Submission
2.5 General Hours

Receive CLE credit in Florida via Attorney Submission.
Georgia

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Hawaii

Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General

Iowa

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Idaho

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Illinois

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Indiana

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Kansas

Pending CLE Approval
2 Substantive

Kentucky

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Louisiana

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Massachusetts

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hour(s)

Maryland

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hour(s)

Maine

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Michigan

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hour(s)

Minnesota

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Missouri

Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General

Mississippi

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Montana

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

North Carolina

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

North Dakota

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Our programs are CLE-eligible through North Dakota’s recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity. Section 1, Policy 1.14
Nebraska

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

The Federal Bar Association reports attendance to Nebraska on each attorney's behalf for all programs. Please do not self-report.
New Hampshire

Approved for CLE Credits
120 General Minutes

As of July 1, 2014, the NHMCLE Board no longer provides pre- or post-approval of courses. Attendees must self-determine whether a program is eligible for credit, and self-report their attendance online at www.nhbar.org, based on qualification provisions of Rule 53.
New Jersey

Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General

Our programs are CLE-eligible through New Jersey's recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity, except for the courses required under BCLE Reg. 201:2
New Mexico

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Nevada

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

New York

Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General

Our programs are CLE-eligible through New York’s Approved Jurisdiction Group “B”.
Ohio

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Oklahoma

Pending CLE Approval
2.5 General

Oregon

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Pennsylvania

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Rhode Island

Pending CLE Approval
2.5 General

South Carolina

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

South Dakota

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hour(s)

Tennessee

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Texas

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Utah

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Vermont

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Washington

Approved via Attorney Submission
2 Law and Legal Hours

Receive CLE credit in Washington via Attorney Submission. myLawCLE will supply Washington state attorneys with instructions on how to gain credit.
Wisconsin

Pending CLE Approval
2.4 General

West Virginia

Pending CLE Approval
2.4 General

Wyoming

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

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