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Trial lawyers find new ways to use the iPad to help try cases 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 4, 2012

Tags: iPad, legal technology, technology

Trial lawyers keep finding new ways, some expected and others surprising, to use the iPad to settle cases, prepare for litigation and try cases.

The big change is that lawyers have moved from using the iPad purely for content consumption to putting it to work in all aspects of litigation.

Tech roundup: Accidents, ethics and reminders 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: March 2, 2012

Tags: apps, AppsLegal, ethics, iPad, iphone, Mobile Apps for Law, technology

Lawyers USA has rounded up another batch of useful apps and websites for lawyers on the go. From searching for ethics opinions on a smartphone to personalizing an accident app for clients to an app that can remind you to well, remember things, attorneys have even more reasons to be mobile.

2011 wrap-up: Tech and practice management tips 

Published: January 3, 2012

Tags: blogging, ethics, iPad, iPhone apps, legal fees, practice management, referrals, technology, websites

In 2011, Lawyers USA covered a range of technology, marketing and law firm management topics for small and solo law firms.

Here’s a look at some of our top stories on managing your technology and marketing your firm.

The verdict on the iPad 2 

Published: November 14, 2011

Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, iPad, iPad 2

Could the iPad 2 be a trial lawyer’s best friend? Some of the features that make the iPad 2 better than the original are slimmer and lighter specs that make it feel like you’re carrying only a yellow pad. The device shed a few ounces and half an inch in thickness, now weighing 1.3 pounds and measuring 0.35 inches. But some lawyers who snatched up the first generation iPad say the original is still enough for most legal needs.

The apps lawyers need most 

Published: November 14, 2011

Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, iPad, iphone, iPhone apps

There are an estimated half a million apps available at the App Store, with more every day. Here are some of the apps that lawyers have vetted and call their favorites.

App roundup: Signatures, phone billing, notes and more 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: August 3, 2011

Tags: Black’s Law Dictionary, EasySign Mobile, GoodReader, iPad, iPad apps, iphone, iPhone apps, Notes Plus, phone billing, RogueTime, SignMyPad, technology

As lawyers increasingly perform their work on the go using mobile devices, work-related applications are more important than ever before. Lawyers USA has compiled the following handful of useful apps for lawyers.

ABA releases 2011 legal technology survey 

Published: July 29, 2011

Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, blogs, iPad, SaaS, smartphones, social media

The American Bar Association recently released the results of its 2011 legal technology survey, which evaluated lawyers’ use of smartphones, tablets and software as a service, among other things.

Learn the iPad in one hour 

Published: May 31, 2011

Tags: American Bar Association, Dropbox, iJuror, iPad, iPad apps, iTunes, TrialPad

Recognizing the growing number of lawyers making use of tablet technology in the office and the courtroom, tech guru Tom Mighell has authored a new book: “iPad in One Hour for Lawyers.”

New iPad app helps trial lawyers with depositions 

Published: May 2, 2011

Tags: depositions, iPad, technology

A new app for the iPad helps trial lawyers create and organize deposition questions.

iPad app makes client information portable 

By: Tony Ogden
Published: March 25, 2011

Tags: iClient, iClient for Attorneys, iPad, iPad apps

Thanks to a new iPad app, lawyers can now safely bring all their client information with them wherever they go.