The Articling Student's Guide To Not Drowning In Emails

While email management is not usually taught in law school, organizing your inbox will prove very helpful in articling. You will thank yourself when you inevitably have to find that one email sent several weeks ago with the meeting link, or which courtroom you are supposed to be in. When I started working, I found the volume of emails difficult to manage only from my Inbox folder. So, I gathered some helpful tips to set you up for success. Building strong organizational skills in articling will assist in making the jump from articling student to associate in a few short months.

Tip #1: Set up Folders and File, File, File

Folders are underutilized by articling students. When you are assigned to a new matter, immediately create a folder with the file name. As tasks, responses, links, and other correspondence come in, file them into the corresponding folder so you can easily navigate without scrolling through your inbox. To take this tip to the next level, set up a