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Without further ado, I give you our top 15 iPad apps for legal pros:

1. iWork (Keynote, Numbers and Pages) — Apple’s productivity suite is available on the iPad in three distinct and useful apps. Whether you need to make a presentation, edit a document or tweak a contract, iWork is a great tool for an attorney on the go.
2. Splashtop Remote Desktop – If you need to stream video or audio from your desktop, Splashtop gives you the freedom to be away from your desk. Access critical files from the road; make a presentation from your iPad; and share documents with colleagues.
3. Constitution – The U.S. Constitution is every lawyer’s best friend, the U.S. Constitution app is divided into sections and free from ads.
4. Court Days – This legal calendaring app is based on the California Code of Civil Procedure and allows you to calculate dates and deadlines, access court holidays and is easily customized.
5. DocuSign – This free app helps you manage your mobile document needs in one easy-to-use app. Need to sign a contract on the fly? No problem. Need to send an important document to a client? Problem solved.
6. Exhibit A – Organize and present information on your iPad in a courtroom, boardroom, or classroom. Exhibit A makes it easy to import various file types.
7. RLTC: Evidence – Annotate documents and images on your iPad. Get organized and present your files in a client presentation or during a trial.
8. Black’s Law Dictionary – The most widely cited law book in the world, Black’s Law Dictionary is the go-to legal language resource. It contains over 45,000 terms
9. Fastcase – This legal research service puts a comprehensive national law library and powerful tools at your fingertips. The searchable libraries include cases and statutes, both federal and state.
10. TrialPad – TrialPad is the leading app for legal file management and trial presentation. With it, you will be able to present evidence electronically, make annotations, create or import files, edit videos and more.
11. iJuror – This nifty app lets you add juror information easily, search for jury trends, configure seating arrangements, add notes for each trial, and email information about your jury and trial.
12. Jury Tracker – Observe and report on jury behavior throughout your trials. Keep notes on each juror’s behavior and review them later to identify patterns to help you develop your case.
13. Dragon Dictation – Dictate notes, texts, emails and more with the world’s leading dictation developer, Dragon.
14. Evernote – Keep your notes, ideas, memos, web clips, photos, etc. in sync. You can also share and collaborate with clients and colleagues.
15. DropBox – Share files via “cloud computing” with multiple users on multiple different platforms. Obviously, highly confidential material needs to be treated with more care, so this may not be appropriate for all documents. But for commonly used forms, standard agreements, standard documents, this is a good solution.

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Thank for reading,

Mike Turner

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