LibGuides: Law Firm Technology: Apps

Disclaimer

See Mobile Security entry under Information Security tab

The listing below is not a complete list of apps lawyers may find useful in their practice. It is also not an endorsement of any of the apps. It is only a sample of some of the apps available, in order to give law students an idea of what is out there. Some of the apps listed as free have premium versions, and some of the apps listed as premium have free versions; readers can decide for themselves whether the free is sufficient or whether the premium is worth the cost.

Library Resources:

Ipad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers by Tom Mighell
ISBN: 9781614383604
Publication Date: 2013-02-26
Finding the best apps often can be an overwhelming, confusing, and frustrating process. iPad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers provides the "best of the best" apps that are essential for any law practice. In just one hour, you will learn about the apps most worthy of your time and attention. This book will describe how to buy, install, and update iPad apps

Free

CamCard Free
Use CamCard to capture all your business cards, and all the contact information can be quickly & accurately read and saved to your smartphone.
Fastcase
- Keyword (Boolean), natural language, and citation search
- Browse or search statutes
- Search results automatically display number of citing cases
- Jump right to most relevant paragraph of any case or statute
- Save favorite documents for use later
LastPass Password Manager
- secure vault keeps your passwords safe
- save and autofill personal info for all of your online accounts
- login everywhere with one password (or your fingerprint)
- give a trusted person a way to access your vault in case of emergency
Mobile Transcript
- Highlight key testimony with the tap of a finger and e-mail selected points (in Excel format or PDF with yellow highlights).
- Email highlights to a paralegal, who then creates a deposition summary.
- The app logs the lawyer's billable time. The time log is exportable in Excel or PDF.
Notarize
- Upload or scan your documents.
- Take a picture of your license or passport and answer a few security questions, to verify your identity.
- audio/video call with a licensed notary to sign and notarize your document
Sway
- similar to PowerPoint but with simpler design options
- adapts automatically to any size screen
- interactive, for example with survey questions
Wunderlist
- Create to-do lists and access them from your phone, tablet and computer
- Attach photos, PDFs, and presentations
- Share the work and delegate to-dos
- Set a Reminder so you don't forget deadlines
- Organize your projects with Folders

Premium

Docs To Go Premium
Document viewing & editing, including save & synchronization options directly to your iOS device, desktop & laptop via Wi-Fi, and to the cloud service of your choice (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive or SugarSync).
SignNow
"When something requires my signature I can pull up the email, open the document, sign the document, and email it back in about 10 seconds. I no longer have to flag an email and then try to remember to print it out, sign it, scan it, and attach it to an email." - user East5871
Tiny Scanner
Tiny Scanner turns your device into a pdf portable scanner. Scans are saved to your phone as images or PDFs. Name and organize your scans into folders, or share them by email, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, or by wifi directly to your computer.