How to Organize Law School Notes: Strategies I Wish I Knew as a 1L

07/08/2025 8 min

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Getting organized early can make all the difference in law school. In this episode of A Visionary’s Guide to Law School Success, I share the simple system I wish I'd discovered earlier for organizing my law school notes. You’ll learn how to name your note files clearly and set up a main “Law School” folder with subfolders for each class—plus the keyboard commands for quickly creating new folders in Documents on both Windows and Mac to help keep your digital notes tidy and easy to navigate.🌟 What you’ll learn:How to name your note files for quick accessSetting up a main folder and class-specific subfoldersKeyboard commands to create new folders in Documents on Windows and MacTips for maintaining an efficient digital note systemIf you want to start law school prepared and organized, this episode is for you.✅ Ideal for 1Ls and anyone ready to build a solid note organization system early.