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Microsoft Excel might show ##### in cells when a column isn't wide enough to show all of the cell contents. Formulas that return dates and times as negative values can also show as #####.

It is a good idea to create a spreadsheet of assets and liabilities or your client and of opposing counsel's client. This will allow for a quick evaluation of settlement proposals, and therefore, a quick response.

Identify, gather and produce the most important information early. Settlement negotiations are most effective at the proverbial sweet spot, when each side has the information it believes it needs to make a judgment about settlement but before discovery expenses allow the sunk costs mentality to take hold.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. A settlement is a contract between two or more parties to resolve a legal dispute without a trial.

Microsoft Excel is an important tool for the modern legal practice. It is indispensable in managing document reviews, calculating damages, managing client information, and many other tasks routinely performed by attorneys.

Lawyers often use excel for time tracking, organizing casework assignment and status of cases, and financial reports.