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    Friday
    Jun042010

    Other iPad lawyers

    As well as writing about my own experiences of the iPad, I have also been keeping an eye on what others have been blogging about its suitability for lawyers. A quick roundup of the highlights so far:

    Jason Plant has changed tack slightly on his No Option for Law Firm blog with a post entitled Stop printing your emails… the iPad's a game changer. Using Adobe Acrobat to turn his email inbox into a PDF folder for viewing on the iPad is a pretty creative idea - although I won't be able to try it without investing a hefty sum for Acrobat 9.

    @ljanstis (a new Twitter followee of mine) has also shared his experiences in the iPad and legal practice on his Work Life Law blog, which highlights some interesting drawbacks and benefits. Apparently the most was inspired by an earlier piece by @neildenny on Lawyer1point9. and my own (much less eloquent) ramblings.

    Finally, I also stumbled on a higher profile review in The Times by the eminent legal expert Richard Susskind (will lawyers find the iPad useful?). This was probably the least useful contribution and would have been a lot more relevant if it had been written by someone using the iPad in legal practice. For example, anyone who has followed my posts will see that using Pages to edit legal documents (as Susskind suggests) is pretty much a non-starter. Unfortunately, the moderators obviously didn't agree with me and my comment to this effect has ended up on the Times moderating room floor.

    I'm sure there are other UK lawyers blogging on the subject so if you know of any then please give me a shout so I can include them!

    Reader Comments (1)

    Great post Jon.

    I was fascinated by this account of accessing court records in the US. We've got a long way to go in the UK.

    Have a good weekend.

    June 4, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterljanstis

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