How do you file?

[critter crazy]

well the way we file in our office is this way:
Alphabetically
Newest paperwork up front
Paperwork, no longer being worked on, gets stapled.
Paperwork, held, and still being worked on gets paperclipped

simple, easy and to the point!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Alphabetically A101, A102 etc all the way to Z

Use staples all the time - paperclips come out or attach themselves to the wrong thing.

I have to say that the person who did your filing has pulled a blinder and earnt my utmost admiration - the first rule of admin is to make filing so complicated that you are the only person who understands it - how else have I lasted so long?

[RedHedd]

We go through this at the lawfirm. In my department, the files are filed alphabetically by client name - last name for individuals; company name for businesses. Everything is put in chronological order with the latest on top. We have separate files for pleadings, correspondence, client documents, etc.

Some departments sort by client number, but I know everyone has the most recent stuff on top. Just makes it easier to file - can you imagine digging to the back to put the newest stuff in? That doesn't make sense to me.

Paperclips in files drive me nuts! It just makes the files thicker and more difficult to handle. If the document is meant to be kept together, it's stapled.