iPhone Apps for Law iPhone Apps for Law Librarians Include but Librarians Include but Are Not Limited to the Are Not Limited to the

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Kama SiegelKama SiegelSchwabe, Williamson & WyattSchwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Portland, ORPortland, OR

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Melissa SerfassMelissa SerfassWilliam H. Bowen School of LawWilliam H. Bowen School of Law

University of Arkansas – Little RockUniversity of Arkansas – Little Rock

Types of Apps CoveredTypes of Apps Covered

Case LawCase Law Statutes/Rules/Codes/RegsStatutes/Rules/Codes/Regs Government/LegislativeGovernment/Legislative Study Aids/Bar PrepStudy Aids/Bar Prep Legal NewsLegal News DictionariesDictionaries MiscellaneousMiscellaneous

LexisNexis Get Cases & ShepardizeLexisNexis Get Cases & Shepardize

Review your case instantly by Review your case instantly by reading the Case Brief – an reading the Case Brief – an overview of the issues, rules, overview of the issues, rules, and reasoningand reasoning

Get an at-a-glance indication Get an at-a-glance indication of how closely you need to of how closely you need to evaluate your case with evaluate your case with Shepard’s Signal™ IndicatorsShepard’s Signal™ Indicators

Get an overview of your Get an overview of your case’s legal treatment up case’s legal treatment up front by viewing the front by viewing the Shepard’s Summary, right at Shepard’s Summary, right at the top of your Shepard’s the top of your Shepard’s reportsreports

Note that this app is technically free, but you still need a user ID, password and client/matter number to access anything meaningful

Source: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lexisnexis-get-cases-shepardize/id336328468?mt=8

Other iPhone Case Law AppsOther iPhone Case Law Apps

Free:Free:

FastcaseFastcase – AALL Product of – AALL Product of the Year for 2010!the Year for 2010!

Cliff Maier’s Legal Reference AppsCliff Maier’s Legal Reference Apps($0.99 - $8.99)($0.99 - $8.99)

Federal Rules, Federal Rules, some US Code, IP some US Code, IP Laws, a few state Laws, a few state evidence and civil evidence and civil procedure rules procedure rules (complete list here: (complete list here: http://www.waffleturtle.com/page22/page22.html))

Source: http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2009/02/new-features-cliff-maier.html

Other Statutes/Regs/Codes/Rules Other Statutes/Regs/Codes/Rules iPhone AppsiPhone Apps

Free:Free: U.S. CodeU.S. Code LawStack (Constitution & Federal Rules)LawStack (Constitution & Federal Rules) Federal Rules of EvidenceFederal Rules of Evidence

Fee:Fee: The Fitz Collings collection (Federal The Fitz Collings collection (Federal

Rules, MPEP, US Code – all $0.99)Rules, MPEP, US Code – all $0.99)

Political GPSPolitical GPS($1.99)($1.99)

Detailed information Detailed information for all members of for all members of the US Congressthe US Congress

All legislative bills All legislative bills from the past 6 from the past 6 yearsyears

Search for specific Search for specific legislation by topic, legislation by topic, bill number, title, or bill number, title, or contentscontents

Source: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ilegal-legislation/id364871595?mt=8#

Other Congressional/Legislative Other Congressional/Legislative iPhone AppsiPhone Apps

Free:Free: RealTime CongressRealTime Congress MyCongressMyCongress C-SPAN RadioC-SPAN Radio

Fee:Fee: Congress ($0.99)Congress ($0.99)

Law in a FlashLaw in a Flash($39.99 for each subject)($39.99 for each subject)

Just like the paper Just like the paper ones!ones!

You can add your You can add your own notes to own notes to customize a cardcustomize a card

Cards are Cards are bookmark-ablebookmark-able

““shuffle” functionshuffle” function

Source: http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2009/05/review-law-in-a-flash-iphone-apps.html

Other iPhone Study Aid AppsOther iPhone Study Aid Apps

Free:Free: BARBRIBARBRI BarMax MPREBarMax MPRE Kaplan MBE FlashcardsKaplan MBE Flashcards

Fee:Fee: Bar ExamEdge by Aspen (each subj Bar ExamEdge by Aspen (each subj

$12.99)$12.99) Netframes bar review (each subj $59.99)Netframes bar review (each subj $59.99) BarMax NY or CA reviews ($999.99)BarMax NY or CA reviews ($999.99) BarMax MBE ($499.99)BarMax MBE ($499.99)

Legal NewsLegal News($1.99)($1.99)

““scours the scours the Internet for the Internet for the best RSS and News best RSS and News feeds and compiles feeds and compiles them for your them for your viewing”viewing”

Built-in video feedBuilt-in video feed Chat featureChat feature

Source: http://www.appstorehq.com/legalnews-iphone-112054/app

Other Legal News iPhone AppsOther Legal News iPhone Apps

Free:Free: ABA JournalABA Journal FBI News ReaderFBI News Reader Legal Edge (JD Supra)Legal Edge (JD Supra)

Fee:Fee: They all seem to be free!They all seem to be free!

Black’s Law DictionaryBlack’s Law Dictionary($49.99)($49.99)

Hosted by WestHosted by West 99thth Edition (2009) not Edition (2009) not

available yet!available yet! more than 43,000 definitions more than 43,000 definitions

and nearly 3,000 quotationsand nearly 3,000 quotations hyperlinked cross-referenceshyperlinked cross-references audio pronunciationsaudio pronunciations

Source: http://tnalcorpcomm.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/first-iphone-app-from-thomson-reuters/

Other Legal Dictionary iPhone Other Legal Dictionary iPhone AppsApps

Free:Free: NoloNolo

Fee:Fee: Law/Legal Dictionary ($4.99)Law/Legal Dictionary ($4.99) The Essential Law Dictionary ($9.99)The Essential Law Dictionary ($9.99) Barron's Law Dictionary ($9.99)Barron's Law Dictionary ($9.99) Oxford Dictionary of Law ($14.99)Oxford Dictionary of Law ($14.99)

MyPoint MyPoint (FREE)(FREE)

Turns your iPhone into Turns your iPhone into a remote control for PowerPoint presentations for Windows or Mac

Features include slide navigation, display of current slide, notes and preview of next slide on iPhone

Extended features for purchase include a marker that can be used as a pointer, a pen to mark slides, and a timer

Source: http://www.appstorehq.com/mypoint-iphone-86367/app

Other Miscellaneous iPhone AppsOther Miscellaneous iPhone Apps

Free:Free: PocketJustice (abstracts of S. Ct. decisions)PocketJustice (abstracts of S. Ct. decisions) CardStar (barcode information for loyalty, reward CardStar (barcode information for loyalty, reward

and membership cards – including library cards. and membership cards – including library cards. Can be scanned directly from your iPhone Can be scanned directly from your iPhone screen.)screen.)

OverDrive Media Console (downloads and plays OverDrive Media Console (downloads and plays free MP3 audio books from your local public free MP3 audio books from your local public library)library)

TripCase (organizes all of your flights, rental TripCase (organizes all of your flights, rental cars, hotels; notifies you of flight or gate status, cars, hotels; notifies you of flight or gate status, etc.)etc.)

ResourcesResources iPhone JD (iPhone JD (http://www.iphonejd.com/)) Digital Library Blog (Digital Library Blog (

http://blogs.overdrive.com/library/default.aspx))

LawLibTech (LawLibTech (http://www.lawlibtech.com/)) law|law|hackrhackr ( (http://lawhackr.com/)) LLRX (LLRX (http://www.llrx.com/)) Social Media Law Student (Social Media Law Student (

http://socialmedialawstudent.com/)) Robert Ambrogi’s Law Sites (Robert Ambrogi’s Law Sites (

http://www.lawsitesblog.com/))

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