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PUT YOUR CLIENTS AND THEIR CASES IN YOUR POCKET

Litigators have always led a mobile lifestyle. Trials don't occur in the conference room in your office after all. Even today, some litigators still walk into court toting paper documents in a litigation briefcase on wheels. But there's no need to risk a muscle strain as you climb the courthouse steps given the onward march of mobile technology.

TrialWorks Mobile App … in One Sentence
Launched earlier this month, Lawex's TrialWorks Mobile App, which works in conjunction with the company's TrialWorks case management software, enables you to access your entire case file on your iPad and/or iPhone.

The Killer Feature
Most practice management systems understandably try to appeal to all practice areas. By contrast, TrialWorks focuses on litigation. Thus, in addition to organizing information like contacts and calendar events by matter, it also accommodates litigation-specific information. For example, it tracks dates such as incidents, statutes of limitations, and trials. It also stores medical records and contains a settlement calculator.

The TrialWorks Mobile App enables you to take this information with you on your iOS device. Most notable is the Case History function as it contains all case data in chronological order. Through Case History, you can access any calendar item, document, note, and more. Additionally, you can email documents such as a court opinion or pleadings directly from the app to the judge, opposing counsel, etc.

"The TrialWorks Mobile App is a game changer," Lawex president Robb Steinberg told us. "The ability to review the entire case history, including documents, notes, deadlines, contacts, and email, from your iPad or iPhone, enables attorneys to be productive anywhere anytime."

Other Notable Features
When you launch the TrialWorks Mobile App, you first see the Dashboard. You can quickly select a recently-viewed case or find and select a case you have not previously viewed in the app. A toolbar enables you to access other features of the app such as Contacts, Docket, Notes, and Timekeeper.

When you pull up a contact, you can tap a telephone number to place a call. The Docket enables you to review court dates and tasks. Notes store information related to a matter added by you and your colleagues. With Timekeeper, you can enter time on the go as it occurs.

All the features in the TrialWorks Mobile App are bidirectional, which means you can both access existing information as well as enter new information (calendar events, new client intakes, expenses, notes, tasks, time, etc.). The app securely syncs with TrialWorks in your office when your iPad or iPhone has access to the Internet.

What Else Should You Know?
The TrialWorks Mobile App is free for TrialWorks users who have an active maintenance agreement. It features its own login screen for added security. Learn more about the TrialWorks Mobile App.

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VOIR DIRE FOR THE MODERN LITIGATOR

Lawyers win or lose trials because of many factors, but jury selection might be the most important, especially if both parties are evenly matched financially. Given the importance of voir dire, it's ironic that most litigators still use stickie notes and other archaic means of keeping track of potential jurors. Up until now, software has failed to make much of a dent in this process because laptops have poor battery life and are not conducive to being used while standing and walking. The iPad solves this problem — provided you have an app that's more reliable than the old paper-based methods.

JuryStar 2.0 … in One Sentence
Launched earlier this week, Litigator Technology's JuryStar 2.0 is an iPad app for managing the jury selection process (voir dire).

The Killer Feature
Because Litigator Technology is not just an app developer but also a provider of an online jury consultancy program, it tested the first version of JuryStar with hundreds of juries. The company also received feedback from dozens of lawyers and paralegals who used version 1. Litigator Technology applied this real-world feedback to the new version.

For example, Litigator Technology learned that jury panels can differ dramatically in layout and size depending on the type of case and venue. Thus, you can configure the new version of JuryStar for any seating scenario, and change it dynamically if the environment changes during voir dire.

The full screen view displays up to eight rows of eight seats per row (64 prospective jurors). If more seats exist than you can display, you can scroll up, down, left, and right. Numbers along the sides and top (think stadium seating) help you find your place when confronted with large jury panels.

"We learned a great deal from our early clients since launching JuryStar 1.0 in the fall of 2011," Litigator Technology CEO Nancy Patterson told us. "It was the feedback from attorneys, paralegals, and trial consultants that helped shape this major version 2.0 update."

Other Notable Features
The new version of JuryStar makes it easier to get up and running thanks to a video tutorial within the app, as well as a redesigned user interface that minimizes the number of taps so that you can enter data quickly as you poll jurors.

JuryStar features a new "Choose Topic" library in which you can store questions by topic for reuse in similar cases. The app includes a "Default Trial" with three sample topics and associated questions that pertain to most trials (remember, JuryStar was created with the help of jury consultants).

You can track jurors by number or both name and number. You can also apply one of three colors to each juror — blue for male, red for female, and green for a custom label of your choosing (e.g., Challenge for Cause). In addition to entering this basic juror information, you can apply other details using customizable fields.

For both individual and group voir dire, you can quickly rate each juror using a scale of -5 to +5, as well as strike one or more jurors simultaneously. JuryStar tracks both your peremptory challenges as well as those of the other party. Once a juror is struck, you can re-assign that juror's number and seat if another prospect takes their place on the panel.

What Else Should You Know?
JuryStar 2.0 costs $39.99. It works on all iPads, but performs best on the iPad 2 and later models. Learn more about JuryStar 2.0.

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LEGAL BILLING AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ON YOUR IPHONE

Nearly half of all lawyers use an iPhone. This percentage will likely increase because of two words — productivity apps. More exist for the iPhone than for any other smartphone platform. But even on the iPhone, relatively few apps exist for billing and practice management. It's not for lack of demand. Just as teenagers want games and music in their pocket, lawyers want their law firm in their pocket. A new app aims to fulfill this wish.

Rocket Matter iPhone App … in One Sentence
Rocket Matter iPhone App enables you to use Rocket Matter, a cloud billing and practice management system, on the go.

The Killer Feature
Rocket Matter helped pioneer cloud practice management systems a few years ago. From the beginning, Rocket Matter offered a mobile-friendly version for smartphones like the iPhone. But the web has limitations — like requiring an Internet connection.

Rocket Matter iPhone App works offline (e.g., airplanes, courtrooms, prisons, etc.), storing any data you enter locally and then synchronizing it with your Rocket Matter account when you're back online. In offline mode, you can enter billable time, expenses, new contacts, and calendar events. You can also view all client- and matter-related information as of the time you last synced.

"We designed our app to help busy attorneys on the go," Rocket Matter CEO Larry Port told us. "We covered the bases of our core functionality, and created a remarkable product based on the feedback of our Rocket Matter customers. We're excited to make the work lives of attorneys a whole lot easier."

Other Notable Features
As Larry noted, Rocket Matter asked its customers what they wanted most in an iPhone app. As noted above, you can capture time and expenses as they occur, and add other data too. You can also retrieve information such as contacts, calendars, bills, trust account balances, and more. Thanks to synchronization, colleagues with the appropriate user access privileges (such as fellow partners) will immediately gain access to any information you enter.

One of the iPhone's most enduringly cool features is the ability to tap a telephone number to call someone, tap an email address to email someone, tap a Skype address to … you get the idea. Rocket Matter iPhone App supports this functionality, the difference being that you have access to your firm's address book, not just your local address book. Furthermore, you can find contact information by client and matter — especially helpful if you represent companies.

While the iPhone itself provides good security assuming you use a passcode, Rocket Matter iPhone App adds an additional layer of security by requiring a login and logging you out after a period of inactivity.

What Else Should You Know?
Rocket Matter iPhone App is free for all Rocket Matter users. Pricing for Rocket Matter is listed on the web site with both quarterly and annual subscriptions available. Learn more about Rocket Matter iPhone App.

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