Applications seem to be everywhere in today’s society, and that is mainly down to Apple – the driving force behind the ‘apps’ success. With so many applications in today’s market, there is an app for almost everything, so how can you find what you really need, without wasting money? In an attempt to save you both, time and money, I will be listing my favourite applications, which I feel will be useful to other law students. Three of the six applications listed will be free, and I really recommend checking them out.
Blackboard Learn – Free – Blackboard learn is an application designed to help students view their course management system whilst on the move, or away from a computer. With this app you can keep track of your grades, get course updates from lecturers and receive school announcements – all whilst on the move!
LexisNexis Get Cases & Shepardize – Free – Although not as fully functional as the online version of the software, this application allows students to search cases and summaries – providing that you know the case siltation in advance. This is a great free application, especially for those who are on the move a lot or can’t access a computer.
Fastcase – Free – Fastcase is a relatively new application which lets you search case law and statutes whilst on the move. It acts as a free mobile library for your law needs, and even allows you to save your search history and documents which you may need at a later date. For a free app this is certainly useful, and can save time as you don’t have to try and find the information you need online or find the time to visit a real library.
So, there were my favourite three free applications, let’s take a look at some of the more pricier – but still extremely useful applications on the market at the moment.
iStudiez Pro - $2.99 – Law students have to be organised and have a routine; that is exactly where this app offers a helping hand. iStudiez helps you to organize a schedule by splitting your day into groups and therefore allowing time for assignments, deadlines and studying. You can change the colour of each label, to easily differentiate between your set activities.
Law in a Flash apps - $31.99 to $47.99 – This application is your standard flash card application, which attempts to prepare you for your exams. There are sixteen ‘Law in a Flash’ applications, providing you with almost every law school subject you will ever need to revisit for exam preparation. Each app has more than 300 flash cards, and also includes the ability to bookmark or save cards so that you can revisit them at a later date. The application also allows you to ‘shuffle’ the cards, to prevent you from memorising the answers, rather than studying the card. You can also add notes to the cards, which may help you understand the question or answer a little easier the second time around.
Black's Law Dictionary - $49.99 – Having a dedicated law dictionary on your iPhone, iPod or iPad is incredibly useful – especially for those times when you aren’t in a WiFi zone and don’t want to pay to use 3G internet (if you have 3G in the first place!). This app may seem expensive, but it is a useful tool for law students on the move, and is much lighter than carrying the paper version of the book.
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