This essential guide covers everything you need to know about organizing a minute book.

Good minute book organization starts with the sections and tabs used to organize corporate records in a minute book. There are many different styles and names for tabs in a minute book. Today, most law firms are switching to digital minute books that are organized with virtual tabs. The tabs shown in the below table are one example and will vary based on the jurisdiction and entity type For exameple, a Federal corporation in Canada will have different minute book sections than a Trust in Quebec. Many firms use different coloured tabs for different sections.

When working with cloud-based minute books it is preferable to use branded tab pages. The color of the tabs is not as important given that information in a digital minute book can be found easily with search, bookmarks and virtual tabs. For digital minute books you should use custom-branded tabs that represent the brand of your firm or company. You can also find custom-designed tabs and stationery on the MinuteBox App Store.

In this guide you'll learn the following

• How to organize a minute book
• Suggested default sections for a corporate minute book
• What documents go in each minute book tab