Mobile Legal Apps for Android & Apple

Marin Dell, JD MLIS MS/MISHofstra Law Library 2014

What is a mobile app?

•An app (short for application) is merely a computer program that works on a [mobile] device and is analogous to the software/programs that run on your desktop or laptop computer.

Siegel, Daniel. J. (2013). Android Apps in One Hour for Lawyers. p. 1.

Types of Apps

•Productivity Apps•Courtroom Apps•Legal Research Apps

Types of Apps

•Productivity Apps help with organization and other time management tasks

Types of Apps

•Courtroom Apps make courtroom tasks (such as discovery and voir dire), which might have been done on paper, available in an electronic format

Types of Apps

•Legal Research Apps provide access to electronic databases usually with most but not all functionality of the browser based software

Where To Get Apps• Android

• http://thedroidlawyer.com/2013/12/2013s-best-android-apps-for-lawyers/

• http://thedroidlawyer.com/apps-for-lawyers/the-list/• https://play.google.com/store• http://www.americanbar.org/publications/law_practice_maga

zine/2013/march-april/essential-android-apps-for-busy-attorneys.html

• http://www.insidecounsel.com/2012/06/15/10-helpful-legal-apps-for-android

• http://law.wisc.libguides.com/android• http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-apps-lawyers-

attorneys-legal-87394/

Where To Get Apps• Apple

• http://libguides.law.umn.edu/mobileapps/apple• http

://law.about.com/od/mobilitytoolsapps/tp/Ipad-Apps-For-Lawyers-And-Law-Firms.htm

• http://www.americanbar.org/publications/gp_solo/2013/march_april/top_ipad_apps_for_lawyers.html

• http://www.mycase.com/blog/2013/12/must-apps-every-lawyers-new-ipad/

• http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2013/03/new-ipad-advice.html

Where To Get Apps• Both Apple and Android

• http://libguides.law.ucla.edu/content.php?pid=112286&sid=845584

• http://law.wisc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=363776&sid=2977335

• http://www.insidecounsel.com/2012/05/04/10-helpful-legal-apps

• http://www.abajournal.com/gallery/mobilelawyerapps

Law Practice Magazine (ABA)

• Online magazine that will help you with not only the latest apps, but all aspects of electronic and digital issues pertaining to your law practice

• This particular issue has a list of essential Android apps for lawyers

• http://www.americanbar.org/publications/law_practice_magazine/2013/march-april.html

More Questions?

•Come to the Reference DeskOR• contact Marin Dell

Electronic Services Librarian463-0408 / lawdyd@hofstra.edu