I recently discovered the JD system and decided to give it a go. I’ve been using PARA this last year, but still have some problems finding files. I like the concept of JD’s numbering system, and have started making my own structure. However, I have a problem that was hoping you could help me with. I am struggling with how to number my client work. I have a legal consulting business, and have traditionally numbered my clients by year, with a simple structure of, for example, 2020-01 (Client Name). however, in the last year, I’ve signed several clients that give me multiple projects every week, and I’ve struggled with how to best organize them. So far, I’ve kept them separately and just give them the same year - 01 (project name) nomenclature. But, I feel I could do better.
Anyway, I wanted to know how others here organize multiple clients. So far, the best I’ve come up with:
[10-19] Client Work
11. Subject Matter area 1 (field that most of my clients have issues with)
12. Subject Matter area 2 (2nd field that generates client work)
13. Major client 1 (that gives me many cases).
14. Major client 2 (that gives me many cases)
15. Consulting
16. Pro Bono.
17. Other.
However, I don’t know if I should then do, for example, 11.01 2021 and then organize clients/cases underneath per year, or if I should just do 11 - 2021 12, 2022 13 - 2023, etc.
Thanks in advance for any advice!