1. Don’t Worry Be “Appy” Valuable Legal and Productivity Apps for Attorneys
TJ Striepe- UGA Law – Faculty Services Librarian
Talking about apps – more information in your CLE materials
Won’t have to for technology tips but these are self-explanatory and also in yoru CLE materials – shortcuts, stuff on private browsing
By now everyone knows what apps are – basically software that you download to your tablet or smartphone so you could word process, play a game, mark up pdf’s, listen to the radio
I am going to talk about some productivity apps here
Thomas “TJ” Striepe

2. Percent used by lawyers
ABA Technology Survey
Type of Phone
Results from ABA 2012 Technology Survey
Device
Law Firm Market Share
Apple
44%
Blackberry
28%
Android
16%
None
11%
Other 2%
93.5% of lawyers use a Smartphone – here is how the percentage of different phone break down
Besides texting and calling - Most lawyers are using it for , scheduling and internet access.
7% use it to track expenses and only 4% use it to create documents
2014
Percent used by lawyers
iPhone
61%
Android
24%
Blackberry/Windows
15%
2015
Percent Used by Lawyers
iPhone
60%
Android
21%
Blackberry/Windows
19%

3. ABA Technology Survey Type of Phone
2016
Percent Used by Lawyers
iPhone
73%
Android
23%
Blackberry/Windows 4%

4. ABA Technology Survey Use of Tablets
Year
Percent used by Attorneys
2011
15%
2012
33%
2013
48%
2014
49%
2015
49.5%
2016
50.5%
Will be interesting to see if this trend continues – we all know that it is hard to create documents from scratch on a tablet – good for markup annotation, reviewing, editing
most lawyers are using their tablets for internet access and scheduling. Though more attorneys use their tablets for document creation and expense tracking than on their smartphones.

5. Type of Tablet Type of Tablet 2014 2015* 2016 iPad 84% 83% Android 10%
12%
10.10%
Windows 6% 8%
1.40%
*Not sure why these total to 103%

6. ABA Technology Survey Most Popular Non-Legal Apps
Percentage of Lawyers That Have on Mobile Device
LinkedIn
70%
Dropbox
Evernote
41%
GoodReader
14%
Quickoffice (no longer available)
13%
Documents to Go
Box
12%
LogMeIn
10%
Notability 7%

7. General Productivity Apps
Note-taking apps
Pdf annotation apps
Other productivity apps
All have free versions or trial so play around to see which one you like best – think if you are using tablet keyboard, external keyboard or stylus

8. Note-taking Apps Penultimate Free From makers of Evernote
iOS, Android, Windows
All have free versions or trial so play around to see which one you like best – think if you are using tablet keyboard, external keyboard or stylus
Award winning handwriting app designed by maker of Evernote
- Take class or meeting notes, journal your thoughts, or outline your next big idea.
Really designed for use for a stylus –
I do want to mention one I really like – it is called Squid (it used to be available on the iphone but now is only available on Android) – Used to be called Papyrus – but lost a trademark battle.
Specific Stylus

9. Note-Taking Apps One-Note Compatible with Microsoft products
Typing/stylus
This note-taking app allows you to take notes, clip web pages, and capture photos. The biggest advantage of this app over other note taking apps is that it has full integration with Microsoft Office.
Synced with One-drive

10. Note-Taking Apps Notability $9.99 at App store Many more features
Can annotate pdf’s
Students, teachers, and business professionals use Notability daily to take notes, sketch ideas, annotate PDFs, mark-up photos, record lectures, provide audio feedback and more. It is uniquely designed for each device to provide the best note taking experience at school, at home, and at work. And with iCloud, your notes are always up to date.
If you are recording a presentation or other matter you can tap a word or picture to see what the individual said at that moment.

11. Evernote Free and Premium version Note-taker Web-clipper Organizer
Evernote is the modern workspace that syncs between all of your devices. Work everywhere and stay productive: - all searchable • Write notes, checklists, and research • Organize web articles, docs, and photos  • Discuss your work with others, right within the app
Some create a folder for each client – can use it to store –news clippings, research,
Syncs between all devices

12. Pdf Annotation Apps GoodReader Apple only - $4.99
Annotate pdf, html, audio and video
Can upload to Dropbox/OneDrive/Box/
Google Docs
Download from servers
On the fourth edition of this app – now has signing capabilities
This app not only lets you annotate on pdf pages, it also supports Microsoft Office documents, HTML pages, audio and video. The new features allow you to add, delete and rearrange pdf pages. This app will sync up with DropBox and OneDrive and has an outstanding interface.

13. Pdf Annotation Apps Xodo Pdf annotator for Android Annotate pdfs
Fill out forms
Sign documents
Xodo is an all-in-one PDF reader and PDF editor. With Xodo, you can read, annotate, sign, and share PDFs and fill in PDF forms, plus syncing with Google Drive and Dropbox.• Fastest PDF viewing engine and smooth navigation • Write directly on a PDF, highlight and underline text, and more • Auto-sync your PDF edits with Dropbox & Google Drive • Annotate PDFs with others in real time • Fill PDF forms and sign documents • Take notes on blank PDFs • Powerful file organizer

14. Document Signing PDF Expert iOS only $9.99
Instead of printing, signing, scanning and sending
This app lets users, edit, annotate and sign pdf documents. Instead of printing, signing, scanning and sending a document back, you can simply sign it on your mobile device. Adobe Fill & Sign is an inexpensive alternative and is available for Android users as well.
If you are looking for more advanced electronic signature apps/software Adobe EchoSign, Docusign, Cudasign and RightSignature all provide good solutions.

15. Other Productivity Apps
DropBox and Box
Upload documents to the cloud
Retrieve from anywhere
Recognize confidentiality issues
Store pleadings, research,

16. Other Productivity Apps
Documents to Go
Let’s you create Microsoft Office documents
Can sync with desktop computer
This app lets users view, edit and create Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint files on both Apple and Android devices. This app also includes a desktop application, so that you can synchronize between your office computer and your mobile device. There is also a version that supports for both Windows and Apple computers, Google Docs, Box, Dropbox, iDisk and SugarSync.

17. Other Productivity Apps
LogMeIn
Remotely access your desktop computer
Premium version allows you to sync
Available for Apple and Android
LogMeIn Pro gives you fast, easy remote access to your PC or Mac from your browser, desktop and mobile devices. Premium features like file transfer, file sharing and remote printing help you stay connected and productive wherever you go. As an added benefit, phone support is available for Pro users 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.

18. Other Productivity Apps
Feedly
Keeps track of all of the blogs you follow
Free
Download and then subscribe through RSS feed
Great app for following Blogs – become very popular after google reader died out
One stop shop for all of your blogs – don’t have to worry about bookmarks going to your favorite blogsites – let’s you know if there are new postings.
Can locate blogs through the app or if you find one while browsing the internet your can simply click on the RSS feed
I use it for legal tech, big decisions, what’s going on with law schools/libraries, research tips, and of course my favorite sports teams

19. Other Productivity Apps
 1Password
Creates strong, unique passwords for every site, remembers them all for you
LastPass & Dashlane
It is dangerous to use one password for all of your secure accounts, but it is difficult, if not impossible, to remember all of the passwords you have. 1Password will create randomly generated passwords and store them for you. It can also enter all of you passwords for you automatically whether using your work PC, your iPhone, or your Mac at home.
If it is hacked – immediately know - - 1password doesn’t have a central database of passwords like LastP{ass
Kind of a pain at first have to update everything – but then automatically entered for you

20. Other Productivity Apps
Trello
Project management, simplified 
Keep track of projects
With Trello you can: • Create boards to organize anything you're working on. • Use them solo or invite coworkers, friends and family to collaborate.

21. Other Productivity Apps
Dictate + Connect
Free Version, $16.99 iOS; $9.99 Android
Turn your mobile device into a dictaphone
This app allows you to rewind, overwrite and insert and has an easy-to-use interface.  There are also many options to share your recordings.

22. ABA Technology Survey Most Popular Legal Apps
Percentage
WestlawNext
37%
FastCase
34%
LexisAdvance
16%
Legal Dictionary (generic term)
15%
TrialPad
14%
TranscriptPad 6%
Courtlink 4%
LexisNexis Legal News 3%
LexisNexis Get Cases & Shepardize
HeinOnline
Clio
Westlaw News 2%

23. Legal Productivity Apps
TrialPad
iJuror
iTimeKeep
TranscriptPad
Case Manager
Developers have seen a market in lawyers and some great apps specifically tailored towards attorneys have been created. At this point many of the apps listed below are only available on Apple devices. However, this most likely will change in the future as more developers begin to create apps for Android products.

24. Legal Productivity Apps
TrialPad
Organizing and presenting documents in the courtroom
$129.99
As you might remember – this was on the list of top apps at the beginning – it is a great easy to use app for trial attorneys
This app was specifically designed for attorneys to use their iPad in the courtroom. TrialPad allows attorneys to organize, manage, annotate, and store their documents and videos in their iPad. Attorneys can then display the documents in “presentation view” which will show the content on the entire screen and transition between the documents like a PowerPoint presentation.
A more inexpensive alternative to TrialPad is Exhibit A. Most of the reviews of this app suggest that it has most of the features of TrialPad at a reduced cost. However, most reviews also state that it is not as intuitively designed as TrialPad.

25. Jury Selection Apps iJuror Most popular jury selection app
Two jury selection apps – first Ijurur lets you configure the jurors to the courtroom
This app lets the attorney add juror information based upon where a juror is sitting, add notes as the trial proceeds, and has drag and drop features to select and drop jurors. It allows the attorney to customize this app based upon the number of jurors and their configuration in the courtroom.

26. Legal Productivity Apps
DocReviewPad
Assign built-in tags for confidential, privileged, responsive or relevant
$89.99
ocReviewPad is a full-featured document review tool created for iPad. DocReviewPad makes it easy to import documents; assign custom Bates numbers; add multiple sticky notes to each page; assign tags and issue codes; annotate documents with highlight, pen, and redact tools; search for text within documents; and much more. Then create beautiful organized reports with all your review information. Don’t spend thousands of dollars on complex desktop software and hardware when you can have an iPad app that’s powerful, easier to use, and a fraction of the price.

27. Time Tracking Apps iTimekeep
Designed to integrate with most billing systems
Costs associated with this
This time tracking app has been designed to integrate with most billing and matter-management software used by law firms. If your firm uses any popular billing software packages this app will most likely connect seamlessly with it. This has received raving reviews by lawyers but has some costs associated with it.

28. Time Tracking Apps Time Master+Billing
Not designed specifically for lawyers
Inexpensive, easy-to-use
Does not sync with billing systems
While this app is not designed specifically for lawyers, it has been reviewed favorably by lawyers to be an inexpensive, easy-to-use app for tracking billable time while away from the office.
Syncs with desktop phone/tablet
The app can be customized to bill based on clients or projects. It also allows users to associate billing codes for each and even set the amount of time allotted for completion. Make reports

29. TranscriptPad TranscriptPad Helps annotate depositions 89.99
Hands free play mode
 Highlight, underline, flag, add notes, and create issue codes. 
TranscriptPad is simply the best transcript review tool available. Read hands-free, flag or create color-coded designations based on user generated issue codes, then generate reports to or print. • Carry all your transcripts in one app. • Search across an entire case, one witness, or a single deposition. • Easily view exhibits as you read the transcript without losing your place. • Create a designation and assign an issue code in three simple “taps”. • Create unlimited color-coded issue codes. • Flag and add notes to important sections. • Highlight and underline key testimony. • Print or detailed or summary reports in PDF, TXT, or Excel formats. • Send a marked up transcript or entire case to an associate or expert for second-pass review.

30. Other Legal Productivity Apps
ABA Journal Daily News App
This app allows attorneys to read free summaries of the latest legal news. It also provides access to the ABA Journal if you are a subscriber.

31. Other Legal Productivity Apps
Case Manager
Manage all your cases on the go
$34.99 iOS; Android
CaseManager helps small firms and sole practitioners work like a big firm—at a price that’s indisputably reasonable. It supports you by being part secretary, accountant, law clerk, and back office all in one, keeping you on top of your business while it helps you be more efficient and effective.
Beyond what you’d expect—robust calendar with four views and two categories of entries, Events and Tasks; contacts by case and overall; time clock for billable minutes (and hours) with ledger for time, expenses, and running totals; separate Facts archive—CaseManager lets you take with you your whole case file including Word docs, images, PDFs, notes, everything. Leave that overstuffed briefcase behind. From now on it’s just you and your iPhone. 

32. Legal Research Apps ABA Tech Report – Type of Research Resource

33. Legal Research Apps ABA Tech Report – Type of database
Percentage
Westlaw
52%
Lexis/LexisAdvance
28%
BNA 4%
RIA Checkpoint (CCH)

34. FastCase
Free Access to Georgia Bar

35. WestlawNext Search everything in your subscription
Syncs with your other computers

36. Lexis Advance
Access to full subscription
Syncs with other devices

37. Bloomberg Law
Access to all Bloomberg/BNA materials

38. LawStack Free Apple App with primary procedural laws
Law Stack describes its app as “a legal library in your pocket.” It contains the Constitution, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

39. DroidLaw
App for Android users – similar
to Law Stack

40. HeinOnline
Wide variety of legal materials including journals, statutes, and treatises
University of Georgia Law Alumni now have free access to the Law Journal Library – Georgia Law Alumni Portal

41. ALEX
University of Georgia Law Library App
Hours
Access to catalog

42. Miscellaneous apps FindmyiPhone, Android Device Manager
Locates your mobile device if it is lost
Tunity
Hear television that is muted
Crackle
100’s of free movies and old television shows
Original series
Streaks
Keep track of good habits
Whitenoise
Helps you (or your baby) fall asleep

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