they do the docket calendar in excel I THINK. i have never used it in my life.
My hubby (also an attorney) was dragged kicking and screaming into Word. We switched at home as well, because he often brings work home. It seems more stable than WordPerfect, but a lot less flexible, especially for the more creative stuff I do with the kids -- manipulating fonts, images, etc. Sigh. I think the WordPerfect Suite had Quattro Pro instead of Excel.... I don't think that transition was quite as difficult, but he misses Quattro, too.