Thank you to Westlaw for sponsoring iPhone J.D. this month. Westlaw is incredibly useful on a computer, but it also works really well on an iPhone or iPad with the fantastic Westlaw app. With the Westlaw app, you can extend the power and collaboration capabilities of Westlaw so that research begun in one place can be continued on your mobile device and vice versa. The Westlaw app has long been useful on the iPad, and as I discussed last year, the update to support the iPhone made the app even more useful.
There have been countless times when I was in court and I suddenly needed to pull up a case or statute. With the Westlaw app on my iPhone or iPad, I was able to do so quickly and easily. And using KeyCite, I could quickly see if there were cases distinguishing the jurisprudence cited by opposing counsel..
Even when I have been in my office with my computer on my desk, and thus I don't technically need to use Westlaw on a mobile device, I often find that it is nice to be able to access Westlaw on my iPad so that my computer screen can be devoted to a brief that I am writing. I can lean back in my chair and review cases on my iPad, and then pull back up to my desk when I'm ready to type again on my computer. The Westlaw app lets you run searches and filter the results, review prior research in folders, and add notes and highlighting.
If you haven't yet checked out the Westlaw app for iOS, or if it has been a while since you did so, use it the next time that you perform legal research. It's a great tool for any attorney with an iPhone or iPad.
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