An iPad equipped with the right software could be a powerful tool in the courtroom, given its portability and ease of use. A new iPad app, TrialPad, is specifically designed for use in the courtroom, as a tool to prepare and present electronic evidence at trial. Connect your iPad to a courtroom projector and use…
Fired and Need Legal Advice? There’s an App for That
If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of being fired or laid off from your job and in need of legal advice, there is an app for that — but only if you are in the United Kingdom. The iPhone app, I’ve Been Fired, helps terminated workers understand their legal rights and…
The Federal Government’s Very Own App Store
Want to track product recall alerts on your Android phone? Need to find the nearest U.S. embassy as you travel in a foreign country? Can’t wait until you’re back in your office to get the latest list of the FBI’s 10 most wanted?
You can do any of these and more on…
A Handy App for Bankruptcy Lawyers
A recently released iPhone and iPad app designed for bankruptcy lawyers, Bankruptcy II, describes itself as a “complete reference for the working bankruptcy attorney.” It is an overstatement to call it complete, because it does not have cases. Aside from that, however, it has pretty much everything else a bankruptcy lawyer could ask for…
An App for Searching Patents, Trademarks
I wrote last May about Apptorney IP, an app that facilitated patent and trademark searching on an iPhone by providing direct links to the appropriate sections of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website. Now comes an app that takes that to the next level, enabling more seamless searching of patents and…
An iPhone App for Finding Lawyers Worldwide
Looking for a lawyer in Latvia? Need an accountant in Australia? Well, you guessed it, there’s an app for that.
The MSI Global Alliance, an international association of 250 independent law and accounting firms in 105 countries, yesterday released Advisors2Go, an iPhone app that provides a directory of its member firms and of…
Preview of Fastcase’s App for the iPad
As I said here last week, Fastcase is preparing to launch an iPad version of its popular iPhone app. The iPhone app, which I first previewed in January, last week was named 2010 New Product of the Year by the American Association of Law Libraries.
Meanwhile, the iPad version of…
Legal App Honored as Product of the Year
At least I can claim you read about it here first. The Fastcase iPhone app has been selected by the American Association of Law Libraries as 2010 New Product of the Year. This is the app that lets you do full case law and statute research for free on your phone.
The…
Another Large Firm Unveils an iPhone App
Following on the heels of Morrison & Foerster and its launch of an iPhone app in March, the Boston-based AmLaw 200 firm Goulston & Storrs this week came out with an iPhone app of its own. While the MoFo app had the clever name, MoFo2Go, the G&S app is rather…
Getting Divorced? Now There are Apps Even for That
If you’re married to your iPhone but not so sure about your spouse, then DivorceApps.com may have just what you need. It is developing a series of iPhone apps designed for people who are considering or in the process of divorce.
Two apps have been released so far. The first, Cost & Prep,…
Another iPhone App for Bar Exam Prep
In January, I wrote a post about BarMax CA, a full-fledged preparation course for the California bar exam, delivered entirely on the iPhone. Today, an Ohio company, Supreme Bar Review, announced a series of iPhone apps designed to help law school graduates prepare for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).
An iPhone App for IP Lawyers
Now intellectual property lawyers can search and file patents and trademarks, research IP law, and follow IP blogs, all from their iPhone. The new app, Apptorney: IP, released this week, is designed to provide easy access to a range of Internet resources commonly used by IP lawyers.
The app collects and organizes links…