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Stop trolling with the coding bit.
No you don’t need any typing lessons. You will be at the desk for so long you everyday will end up typing fast. Rather invest in a good chair with lumbar support when working from home.
Okay, here’s what you need to know:
MS Excel
For law firms, if you’re in capital markets, you need to know MS Excel - just get familiar with adding text, numbers, tables. Excel has lot of automatic copy function where if you drag and drop, it can generate automatic serial numbering, can copy formulas across cells etc. (not advanced formulas) Having some practice of data entry in Excel is important as this can otherwise slow you down while working (it’s slightly different than typing in MS Word)
MS Word
Otherwise, lawyers mostly use MS Word.
Know how to change font size, para spacing, create tables, create numbered lists, alignment with the ruler etc.
You can Google the shortcuts used to copy paste, select entire para/ page etc, page up/ down
Law firm Task specific - for redlines - check Word Compare on MS Word/
Review docs - Split screen
Foreign firms - often use linked cross references for clause references in documents, so you can check Google that
MS PowerPoint
For client/ internal presentations - working knowledge- how to write text, create tables, shapes, add pictures etc.
All the best!