Linda, Inbox Triage Specialist
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Linda.

Inbox Triage Specialist

Reads every email that comes in. Linda drafts the routine replies herself and flags only what genuinely needs your attention. Your inbox stays under twenty by 6pm.

Monthly salary
$299
vs. $1,500 to $2,500 for a comparable EA or email VA
One-time hiring fee
$1,500
Email access, voice training, routing rules, 30-day onboarding
Hire Linda See Sample Work Available now  ·  14-day setup
01 / The Role

What Linda actually does on a Tuesday.

Linda owns the distance between an email arriving and a decision being made about it. She reads every message that lands in your inbox or your firm's shared inbox, categories it, drafts a reply if one is warranted, and flags only the messages that genuinely require your judgment.

The work she takes off your hands: the status update request from a client you already answered twice this month. The meeting request from a vendor. The referral introduction that needs a warm reply. The opposing counsel follow-up that should go to the right partner. Linda handles all of it before you open your laptop, and she handles it in your voice, not hers.

She does not interpret. She does not give legal advice. She drafts based on the instructions you gave her during onboarding, routes the judgment calls to you with enough context to decide fast, and never lets a message sit unanswered for more than four hours during business hours.

A typical Tuesday for Linda.

  • 07:00
    Inbox scan. 23 new emails overnight. Linda categories 14 as routine, drafts replies for each, queues 6 for partner review, and flags 3 as urgent with brief context notes.
  • 08:30
    Partner reviews the queue in one batch. 6 drafts, 5 minutes, 5 approved and sent. One revised with a tone note that Linda logs for future reference.
  • 10:15
    Client status request arrives. Linda pulls the most recent matter notes from the CRM, drafts a reply based on current status, and queues it for partner review. Sent within 20 minutes of the original message.
  • 12:30
    Opposing counsel email arrives. Linda identifies the counterparty, pulls the relevant matter number and partner assignment, and routes to the right partner with a one-line summary and the full email attached.
  • 14:45
    Eight low-priority emails handled outright. Vendor newsletters, conference announcements, a subscription renewal notice. None escalated. None replied to with anything other than "unsubscribe" where appropriate.
  • 17:00
    End-of-day digest sent. Inbox at 6 unread, all requiring genuine partner attention. Linda sends a short summary of what went out today and what still needs a decision.
02 / Sample Work

What Linda's actual output looks like.

Three real examples of Linda's work product. Voice, routing rules, and escalation thresholds are calibrated to your firm during onboarding.

Email · Client Reply Draft Queued 8 min after request
Digest · Morning Inbox Priority Generated 07:15
Inbox Priority Digest
November 14, 2026 · 07:15 · 23 emails reviewed

Needs your attention

3 items
  • !Opposing counsel (Hester Group) reply on the Loop Development matter. Action needed from Daniel before noon.06:42
  • !New referral from Judge Williams' office. Potential conflict check required before engaging.07:01
  • !Bracken Properties client escalation. Tone elevated. Flagged as requiring personal reply from partner.07:08

Drafted by Linda, queued for your review

8 items
  • Status request: Marcus Tanaka, Washington Ave matter. Draft in queue based on title search update.06:55
  • Meeting request: Midwest Title Association conference speaker invitation. Draft: polite decline.
  • 6 additional drafts in queue, all routine, all under 60 seconds to review

Handled by Linda

12 items
  • 7 vendor and admin emails: newsletter unsubscribes, conference announcements, renewal notices
  • 5 scheduling requests routed directly to Pete
Report · Weekly Routing Summary Week of November 10 to 14
Inbox Routing Summary
Week of November 10 to 14, 2026 · Hartwell & Reed
CategoryReceivedHandled by LindaEscalatedAvg Handle
Client status requests119212 min
Scheduling requests70 (routed to Pete)0<1 min
Opposing counsel4048 min
Vendor / admin121201 min
Referrals / new business31215 min
Total3722822 of 37 resolved without partner input
Partner inbox time this week: estimated 28 minutes in batch reviews  ·  vs. estimated 3.5+ hours without Linda
03 / What Linda Connects To

The systems your firm already runs.

Linda plugs into your email, your CRM for context, and your internal messaging for routing. We connect everything during the 14-day onboarding.

Email

Primary inbox

Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft 365, custom IMAP, shared inboxes
CRM

Matter context

HubSpot, Clio, Salesforce, Pipedrive, MyCase
Slack & Teams

Internal routing

Slack, Microsoft Teams (for urgent escalations)
Storage

File attachments

Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box
Practice mgmt

Matter references

Clio, MyCase, Filevine, PracticePanther
Templates

Reply library

Firm-specific reply templates, auto-text tools
Calendar

Scheduling pass-through

Google Calendar, Outlook (routing scheduling requests to Pete)
Filters

Smart rules

Priority detection, sender classification, urgency scoring
Shared inbox support included. Linda handles single-partner inboxes and multi-partner shared inboxes (firm-wide contact@, intake@, info@). Routing rules for shared inboxes are defined during onboarding based on matter type, sender, and subject keywords.
04 / Onboarding

Fourteen days from offer letter to unsupervised work.

Linda learns your firm's voice, your routing rules, and your escalation thresholds during a structured 14-day onboarding.

Days 1 to 3

Access & rules

Linda connects to your inbox and CRM. You walk through your routing logic: which senders go to which partner, what constitutes urgent, what can be handled outright without escalation.

Days 4 to 7

Shadow mode

Linda drafts every reply for your review before it goes out. You correct tone, routing decisions, and any misclassifications. Each correction narrows her error rate.

Days 8 to 11

Supervised live

Linda handles email directly. The partner reviews at end of day via a short digest. Edge cases are flagged immediately. Voice and judgment patterns lock in.

Day 14

Unsupervised

Linda runs the inbox independently. Quality sampling continues. The 30-day check-in is already on the calendar. The inbox stays below 20 unread.

05 / The Numbers

What Linda is measured on. What she costs. What she saves.

Performance targets

  • Emails handled without partner escalation> 70%
  • Partner email time saved per day45+ min
  • Partner batch review time per session< 5 min
  • Inbox depth at end of business day< 20 unread
  • Routing accuracy (right partner, right matter)> 95%
  • Reply tone match to firm voice> 90%

Year one cost vs. comparable EA or email VA

  • Linda: monthly salary × 12$3,588
  • Linda: one-time hiring fee$1,500
  • Linda: total Y1$5,088
  • Executive assistant / email VA Y1 (low end)$18,000
  • You save (low end)$12,912
06 / Common Questions

About hiring Linda specifically.

Can Linda handle a shared firm inbox with multiple partners?

Yes. Linda works with both single-partner inboxes and shared inboxes (intake@, info@, contact@). During onboarding, you define the routing rules: which matter types go to which partner, which senders get a direct reply, and which always escalate. She applies those rules consistently and updates them when you ask.

How does Linda know which partner to route a message to?

Routing logic is built during onboarding from your existing conventions. Linda learns to recognize counterparty names from the CRM, match practice areas to the right partner by matter type, and flag ambiguous cases with a routing suggestion rather than guessing. After the first 30 days, her routing accuracy typically exceeds 95%.

What counts as "urgent" and how does she flag it?

You define the urgency criteria during onboarding. Common examples: any email from opposing counsel, any email mentioning a deadline within 48 hours, any email from a client whose matter is in active litigation, and any email with elevated tone (which Linda detects). Urgent flags go to you via Slack within minutes. Non-urgent queued items wait for your next batch review session.

What about confidential client communications?

Linda has access to your inbox in the same way a trusted administrative assistant would. She reads emails to draft replies and route them correctly, but she does not store, forward, or share message content outside the firm's systems. During onboarding you can configure specific senders or subject-line patterns to bypass her entirely, so those messages arrive in your inbox untouched.

What if Linda misroutes an email?

Misrouting shows up in the daily digest, which gives the partner visibility into every routing decision Linda made that day. When you spot a misroute, you correct it through the check-in process and Linda adjusts her routing logic. The 30-day performance review includes a routing accuracy audit. If accuracy is below 95% at 30 days, we work with you to retrain her before the 90-day guarantee window closes.

Junior · Communications · $299/mo

Hire Linda.
Your inbox is quiet by Friday.

Two weeks of guided setup. Running the inbox unsupervised by day 14. Performance guaranteed for the first 90 days. If she does not meet standard, we replace her or refund the hiring fee.

$299/mo + $1,500 one-time  ·  14-day setup  ·  90-day guarantee  ·  Cancel with 30 days notice