| I could open this review of top iPhone apps for | | | | also increases. This is definitely one of the top iPhone |
| lawyers by rolling out clichéd expressions like, "it | | | | apps for lawyers and is a must have for those who |
| would be a crime not to purchase these apps" or | | | | ever find themselves sifting through endless piles of |
| "don't be found guilty of serious iPhone mistreatment | | | | paper, case notes and lists of things to do. This |
| by not buying these top applications". Because you're | | | | all-in-one iPhone app allows you to control and store |
| likely to be rational, logical and sharp-minded | | | | all the important information relevant to a particular |
| individuals, I am not going to insult your intelligence | | | | case on your iPhone. |
| with such cheesy rhetoric; instead this article will use | | | | BARBRI |
| only the hard facts and leave you to make the right | | | | Reviewing for your legal and bar exams can be a |
| choices yourself. Here are the Top iPhone Apps for | | | | stressful task and a period in your life when the |
| Lawyers: | | | | twilight hours and caffeine become close friends. |
| Pocket Lawyer | | | | BARBRI is one of the top iPhone apps for lawyers |
| Ever wished you could shrink down a top lawyer, | | | | and law students because it provides course outlines, |
| cram their encyclopedic knowledge into you pocket | | | | lectures and practice questions that help ensure you |
| and wangle your way out of any tricky legal | | | | don't mix a single important case in your exams and |
| situation? If so, then this iPhone application is perfect. | | | | beyond. The software allows you to take the |
| The miniature know-it-all doesn't just offer | | | | "BARBI challenge" and see how much of a legal eagle |
| information on the most common crimes; it also | | | | you are and whether you are flying high with the top |
| provides details of the types of sentences available | | | | brains in your peer group or looking up at the rest. |
| for each crime and sites where the information | | | | Black's Law Dictionary, 8th Edition |
| (which document) is coming from. This application will | | | | If Hollywood is to be believed, then every lawyer has |
| put a library's worth of data in the palm of your hand. | | | | an endless base of knowledge with every definition |
| FBI Handbook | | | | and legal acronym ready on the tip of their tongue. |
| CSI has inspired a generation of wannabe forensic | | | | Real life is a little different and being a veritable |
| scientists ready to take to the mean streets of | | | | stream of knowledge doesn't come naturally for |
| America armed with a polythene jumpsuit and a | | | | many lawyers. Black's Law Dictionary for the iPhone |
| fingerprint duster. Knowing the mechanics behind the | | | | is the best way to make sure that you never miss |
| FBI's investigations is essential if a lawyer is going to | | | | an opportunity to reel off a definitive list of legal |
| mix it up with the big boys in the courtroom. One of | | | | jargon. With over 43,000 definitions and 3,000 top |
| the most convenient ways to tap into the core | | | | legal quotes, you'll never be lost for words again. |
| procedures of the Federal Bureau is this iPhone | | | | Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite |
| application. It pays to be prepared when dealing with | | | | In an increasingly mobile world, the office and all its |
| a slick operation like the FBI which is why you need a | | | | contents are now no longer confined to, well, the |
| slick iPhone application like FBI Handbook to make | | | | office. This is an iPhone application that allows you to |
| sure you're not caught short. | | | | create, edit, send and transport vital information from |
| Cliff Maier Reference Apps | | | | your iPhone to your desktop and beyond. With this |
| When you're looking for a comprehensive, well | | | | app, Word and Excel documents are now easily |
| presented and authoritative set of legal guides, you | | | | created and edited directly from your iPhone. Never |
| should look no further than the Cliff Maier legal | | | | leave home without your office again with |
| reference iPhone applications. The apps are not only | | | | Quickoffice, which in my opinion, is essential for all |
| varied but are accessible offline which means you can | | | | types of business people who own an iPhone. Simply |
| always gain access to that crucial legal detail even | | | | put, any list of top iPhone apps for lawyers or |
| when your connection drops. Some of the legal apps | | | | business people wouldn't be complete without this |
| by Cliff Maier are Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, | | | | app. |
| NY CPL, The Constitution, Patent Rules; the list | | | | Wikipanion |
| stretches on into distance. Save yourself the torture | | | | Where would we be without Wikipedia? Well, we'd |
| of sitting bleary eyed, hunched over a dusty legal | | | | probably have fewer sentences filled with Ws but |
| book and download as many of these guides as you | | | | we'd also still be laboriously thumbing through a |
| can. | | | | traditional encyclopedia for a jumpstart on the |
| Court Days- Date Calculator for Lawyers | | | | information we need. Wikipanion is a great free |
| With so many statutes, dates and cases packed into | | | | iPhone app that can help any lawyer look up a term |
| one cranium, a lawyer can be forgiven for not | | | | or case and get a nice overview. This app provides |
| remembering every date in their busy schedule. This | | | | direct access to Wikipedia and Wiktionary by using |
| iPhone application can easily calculate how many | | | | some great search and formatting functions that add |
| court, or calendar, days there are between given | | | | up to a sleek and easy-to-use interface. |
| dates. Because every jurisdiction has different | | | | NetNewsWire |
| observances of holidays, this is a handy app to keep | | | | Keeping abreast of the world's news is important if |
| around, especially if you work in more than one | | | | you're aiming to be the top dog in the courtroom. |
| jurisdiction. This application functions in exactly the | | | | NetNewsWire is an RSS reader iPhone app that |
| way the iPhone's built-in calendar does and allows you | | | | directly links to all of the weblogs and news sites |
| to store multiple dates on a single screen. | | | | across the Internet that provide RSS feeds. This app |
| Case Mate | | | | will sync to your home computer and will allow you |
| So many clients, so little time (and space) to look | | | | to mark articles that you've read and save articles to |
| after them all... As your list of cases grows, the | | | | read later. Anyone who likes to get information via |
| amount of information you need to keep organized | | | | RSS feeds needs to download this free app. |