Just in time for ABA TECHSHOW 2015, Clio announced this week that it now has an iPad app. Clio (a former sponsor of iPhone J.D.) offers web-based practice management, time & billing and client collaboration services (including document management) for small and mid-sized law firms. When you use Clio, your important client data is securely accessible anywhere that you have Internet access. Because Clio is web-based, you always had the ability to access Clio using Safari on an iPhone or iPad. In September of 2013, Clio introduced an iPhone app to provide a customized interface for using Clio on that mobile device. With the new iPad app, you now have the option of using an iPad-centric interface on the iPad instead of just using the web-based interface in Safari.
I played around with the Clio for iPad app using a demo account, and it looks like a very nice app. A bar on the left includes all of the main features: Matters, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Time, Documents and Settings. In much of the app, the left portion of the screen shows you a list of selections, and items that you select have more specific information on the right side. And the design of the app matches the aesthetic of iOS 8. Here is what it looks like:
If you are a current user of Clio, the new iPad app should make the service even easier to use. And if you have a small or medium-sized law firm and you are considering upgrading your practice management software (or using practice management software for the first time), Clio is an even better option now that it has a useful and attractive iPad app.
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