There are millions of apps available for your mobile device but how do you know which ones will be helpful in your practice? Brett will discuss the apps that should be on every lawyer’s mobile device and how they effectively streamline and mobilize your practice.

1. Top 10 Apps for Lawyers
#LegalApps

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5. About our Presenter
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Brett Burney
Principal of Burney Consultants LLC
❖ E-Discovery & Litigation Support
❖ iPhone & iPad Training for Lawyers
❖ www.burneyconsultants.com
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“It is 2016 and mobile technology is now decidedly ubiquitous for lawyers.
Essentially all lawyers now access work email, perform legal research, or talk to
clients or colleagues away from their offices using smartphones, laptops, or tablets.”

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How many iPads does Apple sell?
https://www.statista.com/statistics/269915/global-apple-ipad-sales-since-q3-2010/

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Poll Question #1
What tablet are YOU using?
1. iPad
(any model or size)
2. Android
(Nvidia Shield, Amazon Fire, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Google Pixel, Asus, Huawei, Lenovo, etc.)
3. Windows Surface
(any model)
4. Don’t KNOW!!??

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✓ E-mail
✓ Calendar
✓ Video-Conferencing
✓ Radio
✓ Camera
✓ Video Camera
✓ Television
✓ Newspaper
✓ Books
✓ Magazines
✓ Weather
✓ Travel Itinerary
✓ Task List
✓ Timekeeper …oh, and a Phone too

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#1 Cloud-Based File Management
Dropbox
FREE!!
Box
FREE!!
Microsoft OneDrive
FREE!!
Google Drive
FREE!!

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Cloud-Based File Management
j.mp/cloud-ethics

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Dropbox
FREE!!
Box
FREE!!
Microsoft OneDrive
FREE!!
Google Drive
FREE!!
✓ Access your files when you’re
away from the office
✓ Upload and download files
✓ Share links to files
✓ Make files available offline
#1 Cloud-Based File Management

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Dropbox
FREE!!

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#2 File / PDF Managers
Documents 5
FREE!!
✓ Top section: “On my iPad”
✓ Middle section: “In the Cloud”
✓ Moving files between services
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Documents 5
FREE!!

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GoodReader
$4.99
PDF Expert
$9.99
iAnnotate 4
$9.99
✓ Your “digital manila folder”
✓ View almost any kind of file
✓ Move, copy, rename files
✓ View multiple files
✓ Annotate PDF files
#2 File / PDF Managers

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GoodReader
$4.99

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Adobe Acrobat Reader
FREE!!
#2 File / PDF Managers
✓ Works best with a subscription to Acrobat DC (Document Cloud)

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MyCase Mobile App

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#3 Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
FREE!!
VIEWING vs. EDITING Microsoft Word Documents

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Microsoft Word
FREE!!

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Poll Question #2
Have you given a presentation
on an iPad or tablet?

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#4 Presentation Apps
LINEAR Presentation
Microsoft PowerPoint
FREE!!
Keynote
$9.99 (or FREE with new iPad)

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#4 Presentation Apps
Microsoft PowerPoint
FREE!!
Keynote
$9.99 (or FREE with new iPad)
✓ Create your presentation on your
computer (Windows or Mac) like
you’ve always done and then
transfer to iPad
✓ Can modify the presentation,
transition, animations, etc.
✓ Mark up slides
✓ Speaker notes

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Microsoft PowerPoint
FREE!!

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#4 Presentation Apps
DYNAMIC (Non-Linear) Presentation
(aka “Trial Presentation”)
TrialPad
$129.99
TrialDirector for iPad
FREE!!

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#4 Presentation Apps
TrialPad
$129.99
TrialDirector for iPad
FREE!!
✓ Comparable to full-featured
Windows trial presentation
software - but simpler!
✓ Call-outs on documents
✓ Highlight text
✓ “John Madden” mode

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TrialPad
$129.99

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#5 Legal Research
Lexis Advance
FREE!!
Westlaw
FREE!!
Fastcase
FREE!!

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Westlaw
FREE!!

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#5 Legal Research
LawStack
FREE!! (but rules cost $1.99 - $3.99)
Rulebook
FREE!! (but rules cost $1.99 - $3.99)

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#5 Legal Research
LawStack
FREE!! (but rules cost $1.99 - $3.99)
Rulebook
FREE!! (but rules cost $1.99 - $3.99)
✓ Doesn’t require an Internet
connection
✓ Replaces heavy books binders
that you used to carry
✓ Updates automatically!

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LawStack
FREE!!
(but rules cost $1.99 - $3.99)

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Poll Question #3
Do you take notes on your iPad
(typing or handwriting)?

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#6 Note-Taking

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#6 Note-Taking
Notability
$9.99
GoodNotes 4
$7.99

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#6 Note-Taking
✓ Typing or handwriting
✓ Snap a picture and include in your
notes
✓ Syncs recorded audio with your notes
Notability
$9.99

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Notability
$9.99

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#6 Note-Taking
✓SEARCH YOUR HANDWRITING!
GoodNotes 4
$7.99

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GoodNotes 4
$7.99

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#6 Note-Taking
OneNote
FREE!!
Evernote
FREE!! (Plus & Premium subscriptions available)

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#6 Note-Taking
OneNote
FREE!!
Evernote
FREE!!
✓ Online “note managers”
✓ Organize your notes by tabs or tags
✓ Sync your notes across computers &
devices
✓ Can attach images, files, audio
recordings, etc.

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OneNote
FREE!!

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Evernote
FREE!!

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#7 Transcript Management
TranscriptPad
$89.99
TextMap
FREE!!
Westlaw Case Notebook Portable E-Transcript
FREE!!

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#7 Transcript Management
TranscriptPad
$89.99
TextMap
FREE!!
Westlaw Case Notebook Portable E-Transcript Longest Name Ever
FREE!!
✓ Only opens .TXT files (no E-Transcripts)
✓ Generates amazing PDF reports
✓ Works best with a TextMap server
✓ Import cases from TextMap via e-mail
✓ Opens .PTX files (E-Transcripts)
✓ Works best with desktop software of
Westlaw Case Notebook

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TranscriptPad
$89.99

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Westlaw
Case
Notebook
Portable
E-Transcript
FREE!!

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#8 Document Scanner

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#8 Document Scanner
Scanbot 6
FREE!! (but you need the in-app purchase for $7.99)
Scanner Pro
$3.99

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#8 Document Scanner
Scanbot 6
FREE!! (but you need the in-app purchase for $7.99)
Scanner Pro
$3.99
✓ “Scan” document as JPG or PDF
✓ OCR the text
✓ Upload to cloud storage services

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Scanbot 6
FREE!!
(but you need the
in-app purchase for $7.99)

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#9 PDF Converter
PDF Converter
$4.99
PDF PROvider
$7.99

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#9 PDF Converter
PDF Converter
$4.99
PDF PROvider
$7.99
✓ Convert documents to PDF
✓ Convert web pages to PDF
✓ Use the “Open In” menu to send files
over to GoodReader or PDF Expert

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PDF Converter
$4.99

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#9 PDF Converter
PDF to Word Converter
FREE!! (but $9.99 in-app purchase for
“Lifetime of Immediate Conversions”)

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#10 Task / To-Do Management
iOS Reminders App
Included
Wunderlist
FREE!! (Pro subscription available)
Todoist
FREE!! (Premium subscription available)

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Wunderlist
FREE!!
(Pro subscription available)

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BONUS #11 Password Management
LastPass
FREE!! (Premium subscription available)
Dashlane
FREE!! (Premium subscription available)
1Password
FREE!! (Premium subscription available)

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EVEN MORE BONUS!!!
Dictionary.com
FREE!!
Fantastical
$9.99
Microsoft Outlook
FREE!!
NetDocuments WirelessDMS
(eDOCS DM)
iManage Work
Mobility
Document Management Systems
Worldox
Copied
FREE!! ($2.99 in app upgrade)
TextExpander
FREE!! (Requires TextExpander account)

75. Presenter Contact Info:
Brett Burney
brett@appsinlaw.com
(216) 245-1414
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