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Legal Email Triage

200 emails a day, sorted by what actually matters

Auto-categorizes incoming emails by client matter and urgency. Generates a morning priority digest. Files emails to matter folders. Flags court deadlines buried in message bodies. Tracks unanswered messages so nothing falls through.

House RecipeWork5 min setup

INGREDIENTS

✉️Email✈️Telegram💬Slack

PROMPT

Create a skill called "Legal Email Triage" for a lawyer. Monitor my inbox and auto-categorize every incoming email by client matter (match using sender address, subject line keywords, and content). Assign urgency: critical (court orders, filing deadlines, emergency motions), high (opposing counsel requiring response, client requests), normal (routine correspondence, newsletters), low (marketing, subscriptions). Every morning at 7am, send me a priority digest via Telegram listing the day's most important messages grouped by matter. Auto-file emails and attachments to the correct matter folder. Flag any message that contains a deadline or date that might require action. Track emails I haven't responded to — if a client email goes unanswered for 24 hours or an opposing counsel letter for 48 hours, alert me.

How It Works

Your inbox is a firehose. This skill sorts it for you. Every incoming email

gets categorized by matter, tagged by urgency, and filed. You start each

morning with a clean priority list instead of 200 unread messages.

What You Get

  • Auto-categorization of emails by client/matter using sender, subject, and content
  • Priority ranking by urgency and deadline proximity
  • Morning digest with the day's most important messages
  • Auto-filing of emails and attachments to matter folders
  • Flagging of messages containing court deadlines or filing dates
  • Unanswered message tracking with follow-up reminders
  • Detection of opposing counsel letters requiring timely response

Setup Steps

  1. Provide your active matter list with client names and key contacts
  2. Set up your matter folder structure
  3. Choose digest delivery time and channel (email, Telegram, Slack)
  4. Configure urgency rules (e.g., anything from the court = high priority)

Tips

  • The auto-filer saves 15-30 minutes daily on email organization alone
  • Set up VIP contacts (judges, key clients) for instant notifications
  • Use the follow-up tracker to prevent the #1 bar complaint: failure to communicate
  • Review the "uncategorized" bucket weekly to catch new matters or contacts
Tags:#legal#email#productivity#triage#automation