After grueling work interning for Attorney Virginia Lee for 3 years, I have determined that these are the top 15 office essentials for any serious business.
- A good computer—it’s gotta be Windows
- Google Drive
- In this day and age, it’s simply not enough to keep hard files—having an online database is essential for efficient working!
- Steno pads
- Keep a separate steno pad for each project
- Having a good filing system
- We keep expandable folders for each project–there are a lot of files!
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Not sponsored, it’s just really helpful!
- It allows you to do amazing things like convert files to a pdf and edit documents!
- Colorful pens and markers
- Color-coding is everything!
- Having great quality pens and markers makes taking notes more fun
- Our personal favorite pens are the Pilot G-2 0.7 mm pens and Paper Mate InkJoy Gel Pens!
- Office calendar
- Lets us know everyone’s availability
- Decorated every month with fun designs and colors by our interns! (My personal favorite calendar we have made is April 2023)
- Chalkboard
- The hub for inspirational quotes, shoutouts, and caricatures of our star interns!
- Lemon-lime seltzer
- Enough said. Hydrate or diedrate!
- Intern birthday list!
- Alexa, play Celebrate by Kool & The Gang
- Our recycling system
- We try to help the planet in every way possible! #earthdayiseveryday
- Sticky notes
- We love having lots of colors, and they are great for everything from taking phone call notes to making paper cranes! In fact, here’s some Attorney Virginia Lee trivia for you: her favorite sticky note color to use is hot pink
- A positive attitude
- Did you know that the Law Office of Virginia Lee was ranked the #2 happiest place on earth (sadly Morgan & Morgan snatched the #1 spot, grrr…)
- Legal pads
- Every intern has their own legal pad, where they write down their to-do list, notes, and doodles of Brick
- Brick
- The secret is finally out…after months of the press asking Attorney Virginia Lee who her favorite intern is, she is finally ready to tell the world. It’s Brick, the fluff-filled dalmatian who is constantly barking orders at all of the other interns!
