How important is MS Excel?
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:31 am
Don't know if I'm in the right forum - mods, feel free to move this if it should be moved.
I have a lot of friends who are working in banks, accounting firms, hedge funds, and other finance-related careers, and of course they need to know Excel to do their work. But they've also been telling me that knowing advanced Excel is really important in other fields as well, like corporate law.
I can't really see any situation where I would have to know advanced Excel in my future legal career, but then I'm pretty ignorant about what it means to practice law, so I need advice. Should I invest my time in learning advanced Excel this summer? Do biglaw lawyers need to know it? What advantages would it give you?
I have a lot of friends who are working in banks, accounting firms, hedge funds, and other finance-related careers, and of course they need to know Excel to do their work. But they've also been telling me that knowing advanced Excel is really important in other fields as well, like corporate law.
I can't really see any situation where I would have to know advanced Excel in my future legal career, but then I'm pretty ignorant about what it means to practice law, so I need advice. Should I invest my time in learning advanced Excel this summer? Do biglaw lawyers need to know it? What advantages would it give you?